Glossary

The entries selection comes from the book “Dictionary of Judaica” (2005), which was written by a group of authors led by Eva Kosáková . Entries were further processed by Jaroslav Kuntoš, Dana Veselská, Olga Sixtová, Michaela Scheibová and Lenka Uličná. The book can be purchased at our e-shop.

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Tzom Gedaliah (Fast of Gedaliah)

A fast day following Rosh ha-Shanah (3 Tishri) in memory of the murdered Jewish Governor Gedaliah, who was in charge of the administration of Judea after the destruction of the Temple in 586 B.C.E.

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