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A political movement to create and maintain a Jewish state. The word is derived from Zion, another name for Jerusalem.
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Lit. Peace offering. A type of sacrifice expressing thanks or gratitude.
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Holiday celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem in the hands of the modern state of Israel.
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Lit. Day of Atonement. A day set aside for fasting, depriving oneself of pleasures, and repenting from the sins of the previous year.
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Founder of the school at Yavneh, which became the center of Jewish learning for centuries.
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Lit. May He remember. . . Prayers said on certain holidays in honor of deceased close relatives. See Mourning.
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Isaac. Son and spiritual heir of Abraham. Father of Jacob (Israel). One of the three Patriarchs of Judaism.
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