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  2. Marriage vows - Wikipedia

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    An older version of the final phrase is " until death us depart" where "depart" means "separate". "Until death us depart" had to be changed due to changes in the usage of "depart" in the Prayer Book of 1662. In the 1928 prayer book (not authorized) and in editions of the 1662 prayer book printed thereafter "obey" was retained (in the 1928 book ...

  3. Live until 120 - Wikipedia

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    The saying is a fixture of Jewish humor, as in the story of a man who said to his noisy neighbor "May you live until 119" and then said to the wife "May you live until 120." When asked by the husband "why only until 119", the man who was seeking a bit of quiet said "she deserves one good year".

  4. Shemira - Wikipedia

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    Shemira (Hebrew: שמירה, lit. "watching" or "guarding") refers to the Jewish religious ritual of watching over the body of a deceased person from the time of death until burial. A male guardian is called a shomer (שומר ‎), and a female guardian is a shomeret (שומרת ‎). Shomrim (plural, שומרים ‎) are people who perform ...

  5. Jewish greetings - Wikipedia

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    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

  6. Shalom Aleichem (liturgy) - Wikipedia

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    Shalom Aleichem (Hebrew: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם, 'Peace be upon you') is a traditional song sung by many Jews every Friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer. It signals the arrival of the Shabbat , welcoming the angels who accompany a person home on the eve of the Shabbat.

  7. Jewish eschatology - Wikipedia

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    Jewish eschatology is the area of Jewish theology concerned with events that will happen in the end of days and related concepts. This includes the ingathering of the exiled diaspora, the coming of the Jewish Messiah, the afterlife, and the resurrection of the dead.

  8. Bereavement in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    The word is used by Ashkenazi Jews and refers to the anniversary, according to the Hebrew calendar, of the day of death of a loved one. On the anniversary of a death, it is the custom to light a candle to commemorate the departure of a loved one. These are called yortseytlikht, meaning "yahrzeit candle".

  9. Yahrzeit - Wikipedia

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    Yahrzeit is typically observed on the anniversary according to the Hebrew calendar of the date of death of an immediate family member or outstanding individual. [7] Some authorities hold that when an individual was not buried within two days of their death, the first Yahrzeit is instead held on the anniversary of their burial. [17]