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1) Afternoon prayer services. See Jewish Liturgy. 2) An offering of meal or grain. See Food and Drink Offerings.
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From a root meaning "to study," "to seek out" or "to investigate. " Stories elaborating on incidents in the Bible, to derive a principle of Jewish law or provide a moral lesson.
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Lit. Gathering. A ritual bath used for spiritual purification. It is used primarily in conversion rituals and after the period of sexual separation during a woman's menstrual cycles, but many Chasidim immerse themselves in the mikvah regularly for general spiritual purification.
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The quorum necessary to recite certain prayers, consisting of ten adult Jewish men. See Group Prayer.
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Lit. Custom. A custom that evolved for worthy religious reasons and has continued long enough to become a binding religious practice. The word is also used more loosely to describe any customary religious practice.
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Lit. Scroll. One of five books of the Bible (Esther, Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, and Ecclesiastes). The remaining books are referred to as sefers (books). Usually refers to the book of Esther. See Purim. In Yiddish, the term can be used to refer to something that is long, drawn out and excessively detailed.
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Lit. Doorpost. A case attached to the doorposts of houses, containing a scroll with passages of scripture written on it. The procedure and prayers for affixing the mezuzah is available.
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The process of pasteurizing wine, commonly used with American kosher wine to avoid certain kashrut issues.
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A period of global peace and prosperity that will be brought about by the messiah when he comes.
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Anglicization of the Hebrew, "mashiach" (anointed). A man who will be chosen by G-d to put an end to all evil in the world, rebuild the Temple, bring the exiles back to Israel and usher in the world to come. It is better to use the Hebrew term "mashiach" when speaking of the Jewish messiah, because the Jewish concept is very different from the Christian one.
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