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The would-be buyer, a partnership called Mazal 485 created by the firms Optibase and Gilmore
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[36] See Gemara Shabbat 156a which does provides significances (astrological) to the ruling planet of the hour, that the "Mazal" ( "luck" or personality) of a person depends on the hour of the day that he was born (or day of the week, defined by the first hour of the day or night).
Hirhurim - Musings 2009
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The Diamond Dealers Club also acts as a middleman between buyers and sellers, holding collateral and regulating Mazal.
Changing Facets of the Diamond District Alexandra Cheney 2011
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The new generation of dealers doesn't fully understand the concept of Mazal.
Changing Facets of the Diamond District Alexandra Cheney 2011
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The Mazal, for example, which hails from the Yiddish phrase, Mazal und brucha , or "luck and blessing" is the definitive word that signals the close of a deal and can be heard throughout the diamond business world-wide.
Changing Facets of the Diamond District Alexandra Cheney 2011
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Although technology and younger dealers are changing the shape of the Diamond District, men still call out to customers on the street, deals continue to be done face-to-face and Mazal remains as pertinent as ever.
Changing Facets of the Diamond District Alexandra Cheney 2011
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I think the appropriate expression here is: Mazal tov!
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While her earlier stories (Mazal dagim [Pisces] in 1969 and five later collections) were much more traditional, her recent work is marked by both social and feminist consciousness, e.g. the plays mentioned above, and the 1998 novel Ezel Babou [Chez Babou], in which she tackles the painful topic, rarely addressed in Israeli literature, of the foreign, mostly illegal, laborers and the subhuman conditions of their work and life.
Shulamit Lapid. 2009
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Mazal dagim [Pisces] (1969); Shalvat shotim [The Calm of Fools] (1974); Kadahat [Fever] (1979); Mah mesameah akavishim [Happy Spiders] (1990).
Shulamit Lapid. 2009
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Regarding the spelling of Mazal/Mazel, in Israel it's pronounced Mazal and with the accent on the second syllable.
Return of the Belly Cake Jen 2009
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