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The word Yisrael literally means “person who struggles with God.”
THE BLESSING OF A SKINNED KNEE Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2001
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The word Yisrael literally means “person who struggles with God.”
THE BLESSING OF A SKINNED KNEE Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2001
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The most common basis for exclusion is based on various constructs of the Hebrew word for “man” — ish, anashim, anshei — though it can also involve words such as Yisrael, bnei Yisrael (children [lit. “sons”] of Israel), ben (son), aviha (her father), and so on.
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"Yisrael" was conferred on our forefather Yaakov by the angel of darkness after a night-long battle.
Aish Weekly Articles 2009
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I have drawn on the Prophet Martin, who was deeply rooted in Christianity, and the Prophet Amos, who was deeply rooted in the community of Yisrael -- the Godwrestlers.
Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Justice Still Denied: My Mini-Sermon at the 'One Nation Working Together' Rally Rabbi Arthur Waskow 2010
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He grew so discouraged at one point that he decided to recite the Shema Yisrael, a verse spoken by Jews when they think they're going to die.
Ed Rosenthal, LA Hiker Lost In Desert, Followed Shade For 6 Days AP 2010
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And the group that has been making the biggest inroads here is Yisrael Beiteinu, or Israel Our Home, led by current Foreign Minister Avigdor Leiberman.
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I have drawn on the Prophet Martin, who was deeply rooted in Christianity, and the Prophet Amos, who was deeply rooted in the community of Yisrael -- the Godwrestlers.
Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Justice Still Denied: My Mini-Sermon at the 'One Nation Working Together' Rally Rabbi Arthur Waskow 2010
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I'm sitting next to the people from the Yisrael Beiteinu Leiberman party.
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“The goals of Hamas and Balad are the same: to destroy Israel,” insists the always bellicose Yisrael Beitenu chairman Avigdor Lieberman, who favors a ban on the party.
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