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  2. 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

  3. List of Jewish prayers and blessings - Wikipedia

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    Blessed are You, L ORD our God, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us regarding the commandment of tefillin. It is customary to add after the Tefillin are on properly: Blessed is the Name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever. When affixing a mezuzah on the door

  4. Hebrew alphabet - Wikipedia

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    Unlike the Paleo-Hebrew writing script, the modern Hebrew script has five letters that have special final forms, called sofit (Hebrew: סופית, meaning in this context "final" or "ending") form, used only at the end of a word, somewhat as in the Greek or in the Arabic and Mandaic alphabets.

  5. Beatitudes - Wikipedia

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    James Tissot, The Beatitudes Sermon, c. 1890, Brooklyn Museum. The Beatitudes (/ b i ˈ æ t ɪ tj u d z /) are blessings recounted by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–10 within the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew, and four in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke, followed by four woes which mirror the blessings.

  6. Jewish symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Gematria is form of cipher used to generate a numerical equivalent for a Hebrew word, which sometimes is invested with symbolic meaning. For example, the gematria of "chai" (the Hebrew word for life) is 18, and multiples of 18 are considered good luck and are often used in gift giving.

  7. Honorifics for the dead in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    The most common honorific is of blessed memory [8] or may his/her memory be a blessing. [9] The Hebrew transliteration is zikhrono livrakha (m.) / zikhronah livrakha (f.) (Hebrew: זיכרונה לברכה ‎ (f.) / זיכרונו לברכה ‎ (m.)). It is often abbreviated in English both as OBM and as Z"L. The Hebrew abbreviation is ז״ל

  8. Bracha - Wikipedia

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    In Judaism, a berakhah, bracha, brokho, brokhe (Hebrew: בְּרָכָה; pl. בְּרָכוֹת, berakhot, brokhoys; "benediction," "blessing") is a formula of blessing or thanksgiving, recited in public or private, usually before the performance of a commandment, or the enjoyment of food or fragrance, and in praise on various occasions.

  9. Baruch HaShem Le'Olam - Wikipedia

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    Baruch HaShem Le'Olam (Hebrew: ברוך ה׳ לעולם ‎, Blessed is HaShem Forever) [note 1] [note 2] is a compilation of 18 verses from Tanach that is recited by some Jewish communities during weekday Maariv between Shema and Amidah. Its name is from the first 3 words of the first verse.