shiva

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Kalp said she still had time to make the shiva, a Jewish period of mourning after a funeral.

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  1. noun Judaism A seven-day period of formal mourning observed after the funeral of a close relative.

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  • Molly i mean Clementine is really gay. dj shiva (231 posts) on March 31, 2009 - 11: 05pm. —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
  • "Captured" shows this change and the protagonists around Patterson now and before, the art scene, the hardcore scene (with Bad Brains e.g.), the queer scene, the squatters. dj shiva: awwww! so glad ya dig the mix! thanks for blogging it! will holler when i post a new one! —  Stylewalker
  • We followed certain rituals with regard to the burial of my mother and shiva, but they didn't feel deeply rooted to me. —  JewishReview.org
  • I began writing the book the day after I got up from shiva, and I spent two years writing that first draft.
  • Future posts of this nature may result in your account being banned. dj shiva (231 posts) on February 23, 2009 - 1: 40am. —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
 

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  1. Yiddish shive, from Hebrew šib'â, seven; see šbʿ in Semitic roots.

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  1. Yiddish, from Hebrew shib'āh, seven.
 

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/ˈʃɪvɑ/
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