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The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to the Gregorian April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan.
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(military) In some Spanish-speaking countries, a junior-ranking officer in the military.
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Alternative form of bat mitzvah [(Judaism) A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl.]
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(archaic, often derogatory, by extension) A grandee.
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Alternative form of bentsh [(Judaism) To recite the Birkat Hamazon.]
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alternate spelling of brit milah
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(Judaism) An old wives' tale; a fairytale.
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Alternative spelling of Chawmos [The most important Kalash festival, celebrated for two weeks at the winter solstice.]
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Alternative spelling of challah [(countable) A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.]
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Alternative form of Kislev (“month of Jewish calendar”) [(Judaism) The third month of the civil year and the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Cheshvan and before Tevet.]
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Alternative form of daven [(intransitive) to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray]
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Alternative spelling of dreidel [A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ (nun), ג (gimel), ה (hey), and ש (shin) (or פ (pey)) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.]
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Alternative spelling of dreidel [A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ (nun), ג (gimel), ה (hey), and ש (shin) (or פ (pey)) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.]
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Alternative spelling of dreidel [A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ (nun), ג (gimel), ה (hey), and ש (shin) (or פ (pey)) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.]
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Alternative form of eruv [(Jewish law, most commonly) An eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines.]
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Alternative form of eruv [(Jewish law, most commonly) An eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines.]
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Alternative spelling of genizah. [(Jewish law) A depository where sacred Hebrew books or other sacred items that by Jewish law cannot be disposed of are kept before they can be properly buried in a cemetery.]
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Alternative form of gross national happiness [A particular indicator of a country's quality of life, developed in Bhutan in the 1970s.]
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Alternative form of Havdalah [the Jewish ceremony that concludes the Sabbath or other Holy days.]
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Alternative spelling of Cheshvan [(Judaism) The second month of the civil year and the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Tishrei and before Kislev.]
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Alternative letter-case form of Jewfro [A curly, bushy hairstyle worn by some Ashkenazi Jews.]
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(Judaism) A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative.
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(Judaism) A long black coat worn on certain occasions by members of the Chabad movement.
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(Judaism) The ritual tearing of one’s clothes while in mourning, now typically the wearing of a torn black tie or ribbon.
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A white linen or cotton robe worn by religious Ashkenazi Jews on holidays, in the synagogue, or at home when leading the Passover seder.
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Alternative spelling of Qliphoth [Evil forces in the mystical teachings of Judaism (such as in the Kabballah).]
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A note with a (general or specific) petitionary prayer, used in Hasidic Judaism.
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Alternative spelling of koan [(Zen Buddhism) A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori.]
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Alternative spelling of machzor [(Judaism) A prayerbook for a Jewish holiday.]
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(Judaism) Alternative spelling of mashgiach [(Judaism) Somebody who supervises the kashrut status of food in a restaurant.]
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Alternative form of mikveh [(Judaism) A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed.]
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(especially UK) Alternative spelling of mikveh [(Judaism) A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed.]
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Alternative spelling of mikveh [(Judaism) A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed.]
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Alternative spelling of mikveh [(Judaism) A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed.]
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Alternative spelling of minyan [The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service.]
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Alternative form of mitzvah [(Judaism) Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law]
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On the Hebrew Calendar, the time at which a new month begins.
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Alternative form of muktzeh [(Judaism) Of objects: restricted from being moved (and sometimes touched) during Shabbat and holidays.]
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Alternative form of muktzeh [(Judaism) Of objects: restricted from being moved (and sometimes touched) during Shabbat and holidays.]
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Alternative form of Mussaf [(Judaism) An additional prayer service recited on holy days (Shabbat, Yom Tov, Chol HaMoed, and Rosh Chodesh).]
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Alternative form of neshama [(Judaism) The soul.]
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(Judaism) The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.
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Alternative spelling of petuhah [(Judaism) An open parashah (a section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh), set apart in roughly the same way as a paragraph would be in modern text.]
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Saint, James. A saint named James
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Alternative form of shehitah [The ritual slaughter of mammals and birds according to Jewish dietary laws.]
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Alternative form of shalom [(countable) The traditional Jewish greeting of "shalom".]
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(Judaism) A small, informal synagogue or shul.
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A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back.
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(Judaism) The tenth month of the civil year and the fourth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Sivan and before Av.
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An annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way.
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Alternative form of tefilla [(countable, often in the plural) The Jewish phylactery, consisting of small boxes containing portions of the Torah worn most commonly during prayer by Jewish men and some Jewish women.]
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A leather strap wrapped around the hand as part of tefillin.
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Alternative form of tefilla [(countable, often in the plural) The Jewish phylactery, consisting of small boxes containing portions of the Torah worn most commonly during prayer by Jewish men and some Jewish women.]
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Alternative form of teshuva [(Judaism) The Jewish concept of penitence.]
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Alternative form of Tishrei [(Judaism) The first month of the civil year and the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Elul and before Cheshvan.]
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Alternative form of tovel. [(Judaism) to immerse (something, especially kitchenware) into a mikveh]
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(Judaism) A state of ritual impurity arising from contact with corpses, the corpses of certain non-kosher animals, certain bodily fluids, diseases, etc.
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Alternative form of tzeniut [(Jewish law) Standards of modesty in dress and conduct, especially between the sexes.]
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Alternative spelling of yahrzeit [(Judaism) The anniversary of a person's death, usually a parent's, often marked by the lighting of a memorial candle and other rituals.]
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Alternative spelling of yahrzeit [(Judaism) The anniversary of a person's death, usually a parent's, often marked by the lighting of a memorial candle and other rituals.]
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Alternative spelling of yahrzeit [(Judaism) The anniversary of a person's death, usually a parent's, often marked by the lighting of a memorial candle and other rituals.]
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(historical) The office or jurisdiction of a zamindar.
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