Rosh

• Rosh is a Hebrew word meaning "chief". (Example: Ezek. 38:2, 3; 39:1)

• "The Rosh" is a Hebrew acronym which refers to Rabbi Asher ben Jehiel, a prominent Talmud scholar from Germany (1250-1328)

• Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New year.

• Rosh Hashanah (Talmud) is a tractate in the Talmud dealing with a number of issues, including laws related to the holiday of Rosh Hashanah.

• Rosh Yeshiva is a title for the religious leader of a Yeshiva, a Jewish school of higher religious study.

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