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  2. Jewish greetings - Wikipedia

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    Translation Pronunciation Language Explanation Mazal tov / Mazel tov: מַזָּל טוֹב ‎ good luck/congratulations [maˈzal tov] [ˈmazəl tɔv] Hebrew/Yiddish Used to mean congratulations. Used in Hebrew (mazal tov) or Yiddish. Used on to indicate good luck has occurred, ex. birthday, bar mitzvah, a new job, or an engagement. [1]

  3. Purim - Wikipedia

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    It is common to greet one another on Purim in Hebrew with Chag Purim Sameach (חג פורים שמח, in Yiddish with ah freilichin Purim (א פרייליכן פורים) or in Ladino with Purim Allegre. The Hebrew greeting loosely translates to 'Happy Purim Holiday' and the Yiddish and Ladino translate to 'Happy Purim'. [67] [68]

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  5. Isru chag - Wikipedia

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    Isru Chag (Hebrew: אסרו חג, lit. 'Bind [the] Festival') refers to the day after each of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals in Judaism : Passover , Shavuot and Sukkot . The phrase originates from the verse in Psalms 118:27 , which states, “ Bind the festival offering with cords to the corners of the altar.”

  6. Chol HaMoed - Wikipedia

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    Isru chag refers to the day after each of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. Mimouna, a traditional North African Jewish celebration held the day after Passover. Pesach Sheni, is exactly one month after 14 Nisan. Purim Katan is when during a Jewish leap year Purim is celebrated during Adar II so that the 14th of Adar I is then called Purim Katan.

  7. Simchat Torah - Wikipedia

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    On the Hebrew calendar, the seven-day holiday of Sukkot in the autumn (late mid-September to late mid-October) is immediately followed by the holiday of Shemini Atzeret.In Orthodox and Conservative communities outside Israel, Shemini Atzeret is a two-day holiday, and the Simchat Torah festivities are observed on the second day.

  8. Hanukkah - Wikipedia

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    Hanukkah table. Hanukkah [a] (/ ˈ h æ n ə k ə /, / ˈ h ɑː n ə k ə /; חֲנֻכָּה ‎ Ḥănukkā listen ⓘ) is a Jewish festival commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple at the beginning of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE.

  9. Shemini Atzeret - Wikipedia

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    Shemini Atzeret (שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת ‎—"Eighth [day] of Assembly") is a Jewish holiday.It is celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, usually coinciding with late September or early October.