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111Hasidic Judaism — Hasidic Jews praying in the synagogue on Yom Kippur, by Maurycy Gottlieb Part of a se …
112Flag Day in the United States — In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777.In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a… …
113List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland to 1700 — NOTOC This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland for the years up to 1700. Click here for the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1701 to 1800.The numbers after the titles of the acts are the chapter numbers. Acts are… …
114Time in Indiana — refers to the controversial time zone division of Indiana, and to the state s historical response to the innovation of daylight saving time. The official dividing line between Eastern Time and Central Time has, over time, progressively moved west …
115Shomer Shabbat — A shomer Shabbat or shomer Shabbos (plural shomrei Shabbat or shomrei Shabbos ; he. שומר שבת) is a person who observes the mitzvot (commandments) associated with Judaism s Shabbat ( Sabbath , Friday evening until Saturday night.) In particular,… …
116Abbaye de Cîteaux — Abbaye Notre Dame de Cîteaux Le bâtiment Lenoir Diocèse Châlon sur Saône puis Dijon Patronage …
117Jewish religious year — Introduction the cycle of Sabbaths and holidays that are commonly observed by the Jewish religious community and officially in Israel by the Jewish secular community as well. The Sabbath and festivals (feast) are bound to the Jewish… …
118Western Monasticism — Western Monasticism † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Western Monasticism (1) Pre Benedictine Period The introduction of monasticism into the West may be dated from about A.D. 340 when St. Athanasius visited Rome accompanied by the two… …
119BA'ALEI TESHUVAH — (pl. of ba al teshuvah; literally penitent ones ). Beginning with the Bible (see Deut. 30), Jewish tradition has always encouraged those who stray from the path of mitzvah observance to return, to do teshuvah and readopt a traditional life style …
120CANADA — CANADA, country in northern half of North America and a member of the British Commonwealth. At the beginning of the 21st century, its population of approximately 370,000 Jews made it the world s fourth largest Jewish community after the United… …
