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  2. Shabbat - Wikipedia

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    A halakhically authorized Shabbat mode added to a power-operated mobility scooter may be used on the observance of Shabbat for those with walking limitations, often referred to as a Shabbat scooter. It is intended only for individuals whose limited mobility is dependent on a scooter or automobile consistently throughout the week.

  3. Jewish greetings - Wikipedia

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    Pronunciation Language Explanation Shabbat shalom: שַׁבַּת שָׁלוֹם: Peaceful Sabbath [ʃaˈbat ʃaˈlom] Hebrew Used any time on Shabbat, especially at the end of a Shabbat service. Used also preceding Shabbat almost like "have a good weekend." [2] Gut Shabbes: גוּט שַׁבָּת: Good Sabbath [ɡʊt ˈʃabəs] Yiddish

  4. Ashkenazi Hebrew - Wikipedia

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    Other variants exist: for example in the United Kingdom, the original tradition was to use the northern German pronunciation, but over the years the sound of ḥolam has tended to merge with the local pronunciation of long "o" as in "toe" (more similar to the southern German pronunciation), and some communities have abandoned Ashkenazi Hebrew ...

  5. Ashkenazi Jews - Wikipedia

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    The most prominent consonantal difference from Sephardic and Mizrahic Hebrew dialects is the pronunciation of the Hebrew letter tav in certain Hebrew words (historically, in postvocalic undoubled context) as an /s/ and not a /t/ or /θ/ sound.

  6. Zemirot - Wikipedia

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    The inclusion of songs into the gustatory rites of Shabbat is thought to help achieve the Jewish religious aspiration of transforming the domestic table into a recreation of the Temple altar. The first evidence for the practice of singing zemirot occurs in the northern French manuscript Machzor Vitry, from around the turn of the 13th century.

  7. Shibboleth - Wikipedia

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    Australian English has a higher forward sound [i], close to the y in happy and city, while New Zealand English has a lower backward sound [ɘ], a slightly higher version of the a in about and comma. Thus, New Zealanders hear Australians say "feesh and cheeps", while Australians hear New Zealanders say "fush and chups". [ 45 ]

  8. Sephardi Hebrew - Wikipedia

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    Closely related to the Sephardi pronunciation is the Italian pronunciation of Hebrew, which may be regarded as a variant. In communities from Italy, Greece and Turkey, he is not realized as [h] but as a silent letter because of the influence of Italian, Judaeo-Spanish and (to a lesser extent) Modern Greek , all of which lack the sound.

  9. Shabbat (Talmud) - Wikipedia

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    Shabbat (Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, lit."Sabbath") is the first tractate of Seder Moed ("Order of Appointed Times") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud.The tractate deals with the laws and practices regarding observing the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat in Hebrew).