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Shiva (Hebrew: שִׁבְעָה , romanized: šīvʿā, lit. 'seven') is the week-long mourning period in Judaism for first-degree relatives. The ritual is referred to as "sitting shiva" in English. The shiva period lasts for seven days following the burial.
The Jewish practice of affixing a mezuzah to the entranceway of a residential unit [40] was rarely challenged in the United States or Canada, [41] However, in Chicago in 2001, a condominium association at Shoreline Towers banned "mats, boots, shoes, carts or objects of any sort… outside unit entrance doors", [42] which by board vote in 2004 ...
In the television series Babylon 5, Lt. Comdr. Susan Ivanova finally decides to sit Shiva and recite the Mourner's Kaddish at the end of episode "TKO" (Season 1, Ep. 14), for her father with an old family friend, Rabbi Koslov, who has come to the station to urge her to mourn.
Matzevah or masseba [1] (Hebrew: מַצֵּבָה maṣṣēḇā; "pillar") or stele (Greek: στήλην stílin) in the Septuagint, is a term used in the Hebrew Bible for a sacred pillar, a type of standing stone.
Pages in category "Jewish symbols" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 613 (number) A.
Seventeenth of Tammuz (Shiva Asar B'Tammuz, minor fast) The minor fasts are mentioned in the Book of Zechariah as fasts in memory of the destruction of the First Temple . Zechariah 7 mentions the fasts in the fifth and seventh months, [ 10 ] and Zechariah 8 mentions four dates: "the fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth and the ...
Symbol Image History and usage Star of David: The Star of David, a symbol of Judaism as a religion, and of the Jewish people as a whole. [1] It also thought to be the shield (or at least the emblem on it) of King David. Jewish lore links the symbol to the "Seal of Solomon", the magical signet ring used by King Solomon to control demons and ...
In Hinduism, the Khanda is a symbol of Shiva. Khanda often appears in Rajput history but later on, it was used by Sikh warriors, scriptures, and art. Nandaka (also Nandaki), the sword of the Hindu god Vishnu. Nistrimsha, the sword of Pradyumna, a son of Krishna. Pattayudha, the divine sword of the Veerabhadra, a commander of Shiva's troops.