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Counting the Omer
Tithing property
Washing hands after a meal
The overriding theme of Neilah is God's readiness always to accept and forgive all who turn in repentance.
The word harat is connected to pregnancy and birth.
Machzor is a cycle, deriving from the root chazar, to return.
Taharah is purification, from tahor, meaning pure.
The modern Hebrew word for soldier is chayal, coined by Eliezer Ben Yehuda.
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