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  2. Jewish greetings - Wikipedia

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    You should have increased strength [jiˈʃaʁ ˈko.aχ] Hebrew Meaning "good for you", "way to go", or "more power to you". Often used in synagogue after someone has received an honour. The proper response is "baruch tiheyeh" (m)/brucha teeheyi (f) meaning "you shall be blessed." [1] [9] Chazak u'varuch: חֵזָק וּבָרוךְ ‎ Be ...

  3. Haim - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. List of Hebrew abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    אל תקרי, א״ת (al tikrei) - (Aramaic, Talmud) an additional reading; lit. do not read (but note traditional sources regarding this phrase, as in the Ashkenaz Artscroll Siddur, footnote, p. 329, citing Etz Yosef, emphasis theirs: "As in all cases where the Sages use this expression they do not seek to change the Masoretic text, but to ...

  5. James (given name) - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish name Jaime for James is pronounced in Spanish like the Israeli pronunciation of חיים (Haim or Chaim pronounced Kha-yim and meaning life). Diminutives of Chaim are: חיימי Chayimee (from Yiddish or Spanish Jaime) חיק׳ל/חיימקה (Chaikel/Chayimke from Yiddish) Hindi: जेम्स (Jēmsa) Hungarian: Jakab, Jákob

  6. Shalom aleichem - Wikipedia

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    ' peace be upon you ') [1] [2] is a greeting in the Hebrew language. When someone is greeted with these words, the appropriate response is aleichem shalom (עֲלֵיכֶם שָׁלוֹם, lit. ' unto you peace '). [3] [4] The term aleichem is plural, but is still used when addressing one person.

  7. L'Chaim Vodka - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  8. Etz Chaim - Wikipedia

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    Etz Hayim, also transliterated as Eitz Chaim (עץ חיים ‘Ēṣ Ḥayyīm, meaning "Tree of Life"), is a common term used in Judaism. The expression can be found in Genesis 2:9 , referring to the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden .

  9. Chabad - Wikipedia

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    Novelist Chaim Potok authored a work My Name is Asher Lev in which a Hasidic teen struggles between his artistic passions and the norms of the community. The "Ladover" community is a thinly veiled reference to the Lubavitcher community in Crown Heights.