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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.
Joseph S. Park argues that it is distinctively Jewish, relating to the Jewish concept of death-as-sleep, although it also appears in a period Christian inscription. [3] It is equivalent to Hebrew י/תנוח בשלום and משכבו בשלום (cf. Is. 57:2), found on 3-6th century Jewish tombstones in Palestine.
A birthday cake iced with the words mazal tov, often done in Israel. Here the phrase is written in Hebrew cursive . " Mazel tov " ( Yiddish : מזל טוב , romanized : mázl tov ) or " mazal tov " ( Hebrew : מזל טוב , romanized : mazál tov ; lit. "good fortune") is a Jewish phrase used to express congratulations for a happy and ...
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". Another joke said is: "What do you say to someone ...
A Hebrew birthday (also known as a Jewish birthday) is the date on which a person is born according to the Hebrew calendar. This is important for Jews, particularly when calculating the correct date for day of birth, day of death, a bar mitzva or a bat mitzva. This is because the Jewish calendar differs from the secular and Christian Gregorian ...
Halacha. In the Talmud, one of the primary sources for traditional Jewish Law ( Halacha ), happiness and sadness are associated with particular months of the Jewish calendar. One is meant to increase in happiness during the month of Adar and decrease in happiness during the month of Av. [ 9][ 10] However, in both Maimonides 's main legal work ...
Upsherin, Upsheren, [ 1] Opsherin or Upsherinish ( Yiddish: אָפּשערן, romanized : opshern, lit. 'shear off', Judeo-Arabic: חלאקה, romanized: ḥalāqa[ 2]) is a first haircut ceremony observed by a wide cross-section of Jews and is particularly popular in Haredi Judaism. It is typically held when a boy turns three years old.
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.