Meanings
- JudaismIsrael
Nor do I claim to be vrsed in Talmudic lore about the profundity of Eretz Yisrael and the holiness of Jerusalem.
1998, Dovid Rossoff, Where Heaven Touches Earth, page iii2 more examples
He categorically states that there will not be a renewal of Jewish sovereignity ^([sic]) in Eretz Israel prior to the Mashiach, thus indicating that the Jews would, for the indefinite future, would remain in Europe.
2006 February 28, YM, “Rabbi Wein on Robert Auman and parshas Vayishlach”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)After 70 CE, the rabbis of the Mishnah faced perhaps an even greater tragedy. The Romans burned down the Temple, destroyed the city of Jerusalem and much of Eretz Yisrael. Hundreds of thousands were killed or sold into slavery.
2024, David Golinkin, “Comfort, Oh Comfort My People”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page x
Origin
- Hebrewאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל“land of Israel”
- EnglishEretz Yisrael
Borrowed from Hebrew אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל (“land of Israel”).
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