Etz Chaim - Wikipedia

Etz Hayim, also transliterated as Eitz Chaim is a common term used in Judaism. The expression can be found in Genesis 2:9, referring to the Tree of Life in ... EtzChaim FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch TreeofLifeinHebrew ThisarticleisabouttheHebrewphraseanditsuses.ForwellknownparticularusesinJudaismseeEtzHayim(disambiguation) AndoutofthegroundmadetheLORDGodtogroweverytreethatispleasanttothesight,andgoodforfood;thetreeoflifealsointhemidstofthegarden,andthetreeoftheknowledgeofgoodandevil.— Bereshit,Genesis2:91917JewishPublicationSocietytranslation EtzHayim,alsotransliteratedasEitzChaim(עץחייםEtzḤayyim,meaning"TreeofLife"),isacommontermusedinJudaism.TheexpressioncanbefoundinGenesis2:9,referringtotheTreeofLifeintheGardenofEden.ItisalsofoundintheBookofProverbs,whereitisfigurativelyappliedto"theTorah"Proverbs3:18,"thefruitofarighteousman"Proverbs11:30,"adesirefulfilled"Proverbs13:12,and"healingtongue"Proverbs15:4. Contents 1UsageinHebrew 2Educationalinstitutions 3EnglishPublications 4Seealso 5References 6Externallinks UsageinHebrew[edit] Myson,forgetnotMyinstruction,andmayyourheartkeepMycommandments;[...]Itisatreeoflifeforthosewhograspit,andthosewhodrawnearitarefortunate.— Mishlei,Proverbs3:1,18 Mainarticle:Treeoflife EtzChaimisacommonnameforyeshivasandsynagoguesaswellasforworksofrabbinicliterature. ThetermEtzChaim(plural:עציחייםAtzeiChaim)isalsousedtodescribeeachofthewoodenpolestowhichtheparchmentofaSeferTorahisattached.AhymnincludingtheaforementionedverseProverbs3:18(Etzḥayimhilamaḥaziqimbah,v'tomkheham'ushar)issunginallAshkenaziritesastheTorahisreturnedtotheark.[1] InKabbalah,theEtzḤayimsymbol(EtzHa-Hayim,TheTreeofLife")isamysticalsymbolusedtounderstandthenatureofGodandthemannerinwhichHecreatedtheworld.ThetermEtzḤayimisalsothetitleofoneofthemostimportantworksinJewishmysticism,writtenbyḤayimVitalinthecourseoftwentyyearsfollowingthedeathofhismaster,IsaacLuria,in1572,presentingandexplicatingLuria'ssystematicreconceptualizationandexpansionoftheinsightsoftheZoharandotherearliermysticalsources.Vital'sEtzChaimisthefoundationalworkforthelaterLurianicKabbalah,whichsoonbecamethemainstreamformofKabbalahamongstbothSephardiandAshkenaziJewryuptothemodernperiod.Thismassivemulti-volumedworkcirculatedonlyinmanuscriptformamongstmysticsforover100years,andwasfirstpublishedin1782. Educationalinstitutions[edit] Foramorecomprehensivelist,seeEtzChaimYeshiva(disambiguation). EtzChaimYeshiva,Jerusalem CongregationEtzChaim(Lombard,Illinois) Theirwebsitecanbefoundhere. CongregationEtzChayim(PaloAlto,California) Theirwebsitecanbefoundhere. CongregationEtzChayim(Toledo,Ohio) Theirwebsitecanbefoundhere. CongregationEtzChaimofRamona(Ramona,California) Theirwebsitecanbefoundhereand TheirFacebookpagecanbefoundhere. EitzChaimSchools(Toronto,Ontario) Theirwebsitecanbefoundhere. EnglishPublications[edit] FirstvolumeofHayimVital'sKabbalistictextEtzHayimhasbeentranslatedinTheTreeofLife:ChayyimVital'sIntroductiontotheKabbalahofIsaacLuria –ThePalaceofAdamKadmon,DonaldWilderMenziandZwePadeh,JasonAronson1999.IntroductiongivesoverviewofLurianicsystem EtzHayimHumash:aHebrew-EnglishTorahcommentarywithhaftarot,createdbytheConservativemovementofJudaism,withcommentarybyChaimPotok. Seealso[edit] Treeoflife(disambiguation) References[edit] ^"EitzHayyimHi" Externallinks[edit] FivetunestothehymnsungastheTorahisreturnedtotheark Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Etz_Chaim&oldid=1050590919" Categories:HebrewwordsandphrasesJewishsymbolsHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataPagesincorrectlyusingtheBlockquotetemplateArticlescontainingHebrew-languagetext Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages עבריתLietuvių Editlinks