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  2. List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar - Wikipedia

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    Holidays for the Jewish calendar year of 5781 (2020–2021) Yom tov for the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot) is observed for 1 day in Israel and in Reform and most Reconstructionist communities around the world, and is observed for 2 days in Orthodox and most Conservative communities outside Israel, because of yom tov sheni shel galuyot.

  3. Yom - Wikipedia

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    Biblical Hebrew has a limited vocabulary, with fewer words compared to other languages, such as English or Spanish. [1] [a] This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context. [9] Strong's Lexicon yom is Hebrew #3117 יוֹם [10] The word Yom's root meaning is to be hot as the warm hours of a day.

  4. List of Jewish prayers and blessings - Wikipedia

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    Waking up. Modeh Ani. מודה אני ‎. Modeh Ani is a short prayer recited first thing after waking in the morning. Thanking God for all he does. Elohai Neshamah. אלהי נשמה ‎. Thanking God for restoring the soul in the morning. Said following washing the hands and Asher Yatzar blessings.

  5. Hebrew calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Hebrew calendar ( Hebrew: הַלּוּחַ הָעִבְרִי, romanized : HaLuah HaIvri ), also called the Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today for Jewish religious observance and as an official calendar of Israel. It determines the dates of Jewish holidays and other rituals, such as yahrzeits and the schedule of public ...

  6. Yom Kippur - Wikipedia

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    The synagogue is cleaned ahead of time, and all the lights left on. One bathes before Yom Kippur, and clean clothes are worn. Smelling pleasant smells is allowed on Yom Kippur, so many make a point of smelling pleasant spices throughout the day. Candles are lit just before Yom Kippur, as is done before Shabbat.

  7. High Holy Days - Wikipedia

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    In Judaism, the High Holy Days, also known as High Holidays or Days of Awe ( Yamim Noraim; Hebrew: יָמִים נוֹרָאִים, Yāmīm Nōrāʾīm) consist of: strictly, the holidays of Rosh Hashanah ("Jewish New Year") and Yom Kippur ("Day of Atonement"); by extension, the period of ten days including those holidays, known also as the Ten ...

  8. Jewish greetings - Wikipedia

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    Hebrew. This form of greeting was traditional among the Ashkenazi Jewish communities of Eastern Europe. The appropriate response is " Aleichem Shalom " (עֲלֵיכֶם שָׁלוֹם) or "Upon you be peace." (cognate with the Arabic-language "assalamu alaikum" meaning "The peace [of ] be upon you.)" L'hitraot.

  9. Psalm 121 - Wikipedia

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    Order in the Christian part. 19. Psalm 121 is the 121st psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help”. In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 120.