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Yisa SofoluweYisa Sofoluwe (born December 28, 1967) is a former Nigerian football Defender. He won 40 caps and scored 1 goal for his country, and was their regular left back between 1983 and 1988, playing at the 1984 and 1988 African Nations Cups. After the 1988 season he left his club Abiola Babes to play in Be..
Yishai Be'erAluf Yishai Be'er (b. 1956) is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and currently the President of the Israeli Military Court of Appeals. He was drafted into the IDF in 1974 and joined the Paratroopers Brigade. Two years later he took part as a platoon leader in Operation Entebbe, freeing Isra..
Yishan LuYishan Lu (宜山路) is a metro station in the city of Shanghai. This station is part of Line 3. ..
YishtabachIn the shacharit service, the short yishtabach (ישתבח) prayer is the final portion of the Pesukei D'Zimrah ("verses of praise"), recited before the second kaddish leading to the Shema. The theme of fifteen plays a pivotal role in the blessing; there are fifteen expressions conveying praise in t..
YishunYishun, or Nee Soon as it was initially christened, is a suburban town in the northern part of Singapore, encompassing the Yishun Planning Area, in the North Region, which includes Yishun New Town and the Nee Soon private residential estate. Contents 1 History2 Amenities3 Industri..
Yishun 10Yishun 10 is Asia's first multiplex, opened in May 1992. It is operated by Golden Village, one of Singapore's leading cinema operators. As the name suggests, it has ten halls. The multiplex is located adjacent to Northpoint Shopping Centre, which is linked to Yishun MRT Station via an underpass. Te..
Yishun Bus InterchangeYishun Bus Interchange (Chinese: 义顺巴士转换站) is located in northern Singapore, across Yishun Avenue 2 from Yishun MRT Station. The interchange is operated by SMRT. Routes Service Destination Notes SMRT Buses Trunk Services 171 Marina Centre Bus Terminal 851 Bukit Merah Bu..
Yishun Junior CollegeYishun Junior College 义顺初级学院 (YìShùn ChūJī XuéYuàn) Makhtab Rendah Yishun Florescat ConcordiaLet Harmony Abound Established 1986 School Type Government, Single Principal Ng-Gan Lay Choo (Mrs.) Location Yishun, Singapore School Code 0708 Enrollment approx. 80..
Yishun MRT StationYishun station at night Yishun MRT Station (NS13) is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, built above ground level. It is the northernmost of 2 stations serving Yishun New Town and is part of the North South Line. This used to be the northernmost station of the line until stations along ..
Yishun New TownYishun New Town Total area: 8.10 km² Residential area: 4.45 km² Dwelling units: 46,613 Projected ultimate: 84,000 Population: 162,900 Yishun New Town is an area of Singapore. The Lower Seletar Reservoir may be found there. [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] New to..
Yishun StadiumYishun Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Singapore. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Sporting Afrique. The stadium holds 3,700 people. Entry is SGD$7 on matchdays, Ladies enter for free. On other days, entry is free. ..
Yishun TownYishun Town may stand for: Yishun, a town in Singapore.Yishun Town Secondary School, a school in that same town. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point d..
Yishun Town Secondary SchoolYishun Town Secondary School 毅道中学 (yì dào zhōng xúe) Sekolah Menengah Yishun Town We Will Excel Established 1986 School Type Government, Single Principal Tan Yee Kan Location Sembawang, Singapore School Code 3045 Enrollment approx. 1,200 School colours Blue and..
YishuvThis does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Yishuv (Hebrew: ) is a Hebrew word meaning "settlement." This term (or the full term הישוב היהודי ב..
Yisrael AlterRabbi Yisrael Alter Rabbi Yisrael Alter (October 12 1895 - February 20 1977) who was also known by the title of his Torah work's as the Bais Yisrael was a Hasidic rebbe ("spiritual leader") who lead the Ger Hasidic sect as its fifth rebbe. He succeeded his father Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter ..
Yisrael AmirLt. Col. Yisrael Amir (1903-November 1, 2002) was the first commander of the Israeli Air Force. Amir was born in Russia, moving to Palestine in 1923 while it was under the British Mandate. Amir then began his military career by joining the newly created Haganah, a Jewish paramilitary group. Follo..
Yisrael GaliliYisrael Galili (10 February 1911-8 February 1986) was an Israeli politician and member of Knesset. Before Israel's independence in 1948, he had served as Chief of Staff of the Haganah. Galili was born in the town of Brailov in the Ukraine. His family immigrated to Palestine when he was three years..
Yisrael MaimonYisrael Maimon is a former lawyer and the current government secretary of Israel. Maimon graduated from Blich High School in Ramat Khen, Ramat Gan[#endnote_grad]. In 1984, he became a member of the Golani Brigade, before attaining the rank of Company Commander at the school for Section Com..
Yisrael Meir KaganThe Chofetz Chaim. There is a widely circulated claim that this picture is actually of a local butcher or of the Chofetz Chaim's attendant. Yisrael Meir (HaCohen) Kagan (1838 - 1933) was an influential Eastern European rabbi, Halakhist, Kabbalist, and ethicist. He is widely referred to as the..
Yisrael Meir LauYisrael (Israel) Meir Lau is currently the Chief Rabbi of the city of Tel Aviv in Israel. He previously served as the Israeli Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi from 1993 to 2003. Contents 1 Childhood2 Public life2.1 Presidential Candidacy3 Family4 Quotes5 Footnotes6 Exter..
Yisrael Mendel KaplanFor other possible meanings see Subject's last name (disambiguation) Rabbi Yisrael Mendel Kaplan (1913 – April 4, 1985) was known as Reb Mendel by his thousands of students. He served as a teacher in Chicago to many of men who were to become the leaders of Orthodox American Jewry, then in t..
Yisrael Salanter[Orthodox Rabbinical Biography Collaboration of the Week ] Rabbi Yisrael Lipkin, better known as "Rav Yisrael Salanter", (1810- February 21883) was the father of the Mussar movement in Orthodox Judaism and a famed Rosh yeshiva and Talmudist. The epithet Salanter was a..
Yisrayl HawkinsYisrayl (Israel) Hawkins (born Bufallo Bill Hawkins''') is the founder of the House of Yahweh religious group in Abilene, Texas. He claims to be descended from Jewish immigrants who fled Nazi persecution in Europe. Hawkins was a country-western singer earlier in his life. In 1974 his brother Jacob ..
Yisroel Avrohom PortugalYisroel Avrohom Portugal (or Israel Abraham Portugal) (born approx. 1925) son of Rabbi Eliezer Zusia Portugal is the Rebbe (Grand Rabbi) of Skulen in Brooklyn, New York. He lives primarily in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn but spends some time including about half of the Jewish holidays in Wi..
Yisroel BelskyRabbi Yisroel Belsky is an important Haredi posek ("decisor of Jewish law") in the United States, residing in Brooklyn, New York. He is a posek for the Orthodox Union and a Rosh yeshiva ("dean") at Yeshiva Torah Vodaath. Although he never attended secular college he is extremely knowledgeable in t..
Yisroel Ber OdesserRabbi Yisroel Ber Odesser Yisroel Dov Ber Odesser, (Hebrew: ישראל דב בער אדסר) also known as Reb Odesser (1905-1994) was a controversial figure in the Breslov movement. He is best known for revealing and teaching the Na Nach Nachma mantra in his old age in Jerusalem. Contents ..
Yisroel Dovid HarfenesRabbi Yisroel Dovid Harfenes is an important Haredi posek ("decisor of Jewish law") and Scholar in the United States, residing in Williamsburgh, Brooklyn, New York. He is the author of Sefer Yisroel Vehazmanim ..
Yisroel HalpernYisroel Halpern, also known as Yisroel Karduner (d. 1920), was a rabbi and Breslover Hasid who lived in northern Israel at the turn of the century. He was the teacher of Rabbi Yisroel Ber Odesser, and brought many other people closer to the Hasidut through his intense devotions and beautiful songs. ..
Yisroel ValisYisroel Valis is an Israeli, 19 years old in 2006 (and thus born in 1986 or 1987). He became notable in the Israeli news in April 2006, when he was arrested by the police for killing his three-month-old son. According to the police, Valis had confessed to biting, beating, pinching and punching the..
Yissachar Dov Rokeach (I)Yissachar Dov Rokeach (I) (1854-October 30, 1926) was the third Rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty. He was the son of Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach, and reigned as Rebbe from 1894 until his passing in 1926. ..
Yissachar Dov Rokeach (II)Yissachar Dov Rokeach (II) (b. 1948) is the fifth and present rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty of Belz. Yissachar Dov, also known as "Beryl", was the son of Rabbi Mordechai of Bilgoray and the nephew of the fourth Belzer rebbe, Rabbi Aharon Rokeach. He has led the Hasidut since 1966. Contents 1&nb..
Yissocher FrandRabbi Yissocher Frand is an American orthodox rabbi and author. He is a rosh yeshiva (dean) at [[Yeshiva Ner Yisrael: Ner Israel Rabbinical College|Ner Yisrael yeshiva]] in Baltimore, MD. Born in Seattle, Washington, he attended Ner Yisrael as a student and progressed to become a maggid shiur (lectu..
Yi SabuYi Sabu was a general of Silla during the 6th century. He is best remembered today for his role in subjugating the island nation of Usan-guk. During the reign of Jijeung, in 505, Yi was appointed the governor (gunju) of Siljikju, modern-day Samcheok. It was as governor of the wider region of As..
Yi SaekYi Saek(李穡, 1328–1396), also known as Mokeun, is a Korean Neo-Confucian philosopher, writer and poet. Yi Saek played a crucial role in introduction and localisation of phiosophy of Zhu Xi. He studied Neo-Confucianism in Yuan Dynasty China and opened an academy after his return to Goryeo, and f..
Yi SaenggangYi Saenggang is a Korean musician and a famous practitioner of Sanjo, an instrumental style of Korean music. ..
Yi Sam PyongYi Sam Pyong is considered the Father of Japanese Porcelain. He was born in Korea (then known as Kingdom of Joseon) and abducted by Japanese invaders during the Seven Year War along with several thousand other artisans. In 1616, he discovered a Kaolin deposit on Izumiyama mountain in Arita, effectiv..
Yi SangPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Yi Sang was one of Korea's ..
Yi Sang-ryongYi Sang-ryong was a Korean Liberation activist, serving as the 3rd president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea from 1925 to 1926. External Links |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Yi scriptThe Yi scripts, also known as Cuan [tswen] or Wei, are used to write the Yi languages. Contents 1 Classical Yi2 Modern Yi (ꆈꌠꁱꂷ)2.1 Syllabary3 Yi in Pinyin3.1 Consonants3.2 Vowels3.3 Tone4 Yi in Unicode5 See also6 External links ..
Yi SeokKorean name Hangul: 이석 Hanja: 李錫 McCune-Reischauer: Yi Sǒk Revised Romanization: I Seok His Highness Prince Yi Seok (born 1941) a descendant of the Joseon Dynasty is one of two pretenders to the throne of Korea. He is a son of Prince Gang of Korea, a 5th son of Emperor G..
Yi ShuNames Given name Pen name Trad. 倪亦舒 亦舒 Simp. 倪亦舒 亦舒 Pinyin Ni Yishu Yi Shu CantoneseRomanization Ngi Yik Sue Yik Sue Yi Shu (born 1946) was a popular Hong Kong writer, likewise her elder brother, Ni Kuang. She had other pen names like Rose (玫瑰), Mu..
Yi Su-gwangYi Su-gwang (1563-1628)(Hangul:이수광) was a Korean scholar and a military officer who lived during the Joseon Dynasty. Contents 1 Early Life2 Military Career3 Career as an Emissary4 Government official5 External Links Early Life He was born to a wealthy, aristocr..
Yi Sun-sinKorean name Hangul: 이순신 Hanja: 李舜臣 Revised Romanization: I Sun-sin McCune-Reischauer: Yi Sun-sin Yi Sun-sin (April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598), was a Korean naval leader noted for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin War, during the Joseon ..
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