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L'chaim: לְחַיִּים To life Hebrew/Yiddish Hebrew and Yiddish equivalent of saying "cheers" when doing a toast [1] Gesundheit: געזונטהייט Health [ɡəˈzʊnthajt] Yiddish Yiddish (and German) equivalent of saying "bless you" when someone sneezes. Also sometimes "tsu gezunt". [2] Labriut (or Livriut)
L'Chayim was one of the first Jewish programs to adopt a contemporary talk format and has always featured guests from a variety of Jewish movements, reflecting JEM's pluralistic approach to modern Jewish life. [3] In the early 1980s, L'Chayim was sponsored in Jewish communities by local Jewish federations.
According to The Jewish Daily Forward, its use as an amulet originates in 18th century Eastern Europe. [1] Chai as a symbol goes back to medieval Spain.Letters as symbols in Jewish culture go back to the earliest Jewish roots, the Talmud states that the world was created from Hebrew letters which form verses of the Torah.
Mark S. Golub (1945 – January 31, 2023) was an American rabbi, media entrepreneur, television personality and educator. He created the television channel Jewish Broadcasting Service and the first Russian-language television channel produced in America, RTN (The Russian Television Network of America).
In the United States, Chaim is a common spelling; however, since the phonemic pattern is unusual for English words, Hayim is often used as an alternative spelling. The "ch" spelling comes from transliteration of the Hebrew letter " chet ", which also starts words like Chanukah, Channa, etc., which can also be spelled as Hanukah and Hannah.
However, L'Chaim Society evolved to become an independent interfaith, debating society, with thousands of Jewish and non-Jewish members. [5] The society grew to be the second-biggest student organization ever in Oxford, with a membership that included over 5,000 non-Jews. [6] [7] The society held communal Sabbath dinners every Friday evening ...
In Derech Chaim, Rabbi Schneuri interprets the second blessing in the Jewish Shemoneh Esreh prayer ("Blessed are You, God, Who revives the dead") as referring to two sets of resurrections. One of the messianic era (following the traditional interpretation) as well as a present resurrection of the souls of the wicked.
L'Chaim Kosher Vodka is a line of Israeli kosher alcoholic beverages. It is distributed by Group Force Capital, LLC of Miami, Florida , [ 1 ] in the Wynwood Art District . [ 2 ] L'Chaim (meaning “to life” in Hebrew ) is certified kosher by the Orthodox Union .