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In Judaism, a chillul hashem (Hebrew: חילול השם) is an act that violates the prohibition in the Torah of desecrating (chillul) the name (hashem) of God. A chillul hashem occurs when a Jew acts immorally in the presence of others, either Jews or Gentiles. Since Judaism believes that Jews are representatives of God and his moral code ...
In traditional Sabbath Torah reading, the parashah is divided into seven readings, or עליות , aliyot.In the Masoretic Text of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), Parashat Nitzavim is a single "open portion" (פתוחה , petuchah) (roughly equivalent to a paragraph, often abbreviated with the Hebrew letter פ , peh) and thus can be considered a single unit.
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 strong and blessed [χaˈzak uvaˈʁuχ] Hebrew
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"The Heart Knows Its Own Bitterness" (Hebrew: לֵ֗ב י֭וֹדֵעַ מׇרַּ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ) is a sugya (passage) in the Babylonian Talmud's tractate Yoma, which discusses when a person may be exempt from fasting on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The sugya hinges on the interpretation of a Biblical verse.
Shalom aleichem (/ ʃ ə ˌ l ɒ m ə ˈ l eɪ x ə m, ˌ ʃ oʊ l ə m-/; Hebrew: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם šālōm ʿalēḵem [ʃaˈloːm ʕaleːˈxem], lit. ' 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 ...
Holiness in Judaism, often referred to by the Hebrew word for holiness, Kedushah (Hebrew: קְדֻשָּׁה), is frequently used in Judaism to describe God; worldly places and items that have holy status, such as a Torah, other Torah literature, and Jewish ritual objects such as a menorah, tzitzit, tefillin, or mikveh; special days of the year; and people who are considered on a high ...
Yishtabach (Hebrew: ישתבח) (Hebrew: "[ God] be praised") is a prayer in the final portion of the Pesukei Dezimra morning prayers of Judaism known as shacharit, recited before the first kaddish of the prayer service itself leading to the Shema prayers.