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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Ta’anit Esther (Esther’s Fast)

A fast day on 13 Adar, the day before Purim, in memory of a fast held by Queen Esther before she went to see the King to prevent Haman’s planned destruction of the Jewish nation.

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