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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Shiva Asar be-Tamuz (17 Tamuz)

A fast is held in memory of the day on which the walls of Jerusalem were broken down in 586 B.C.E. by the Babylonian army. This starts a three-day period of mourning, which ends on 9 Av, to which relates a number of prohibitions.

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