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The root meaning of erev, the Hebrew word for evening, we learn is mixture, disorder, chaos—just as vision becomes blurry and chaotic at dusk.
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The root meaning of erev, the Hebrew word for evening, we learn is mixture, disorder, chaos—just as vision becomes blurry and chaotic at dusk.
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If this were pure fiction, it might sting a little less, but unfortunately it isn't: Zuckerberg, who might be the most eligible Jewish bachelor in the world met his current girlfriend, Chinese-American medical student Priscilla Chan on erev Shabbat at an AEPi party during his sophomore year.
Danielle Berrin: Mark Zuckerberg Created Facebook to Get Non-Jewish Girls
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If this were pure fiction, it might sting a little less, but unfortunately it isn't: Zuckerberg, who might be the most eligible Jewish bachelor in the world met his current girlfriend, Chinese-American medical student Priscilla Chan on erev Shabbat at an AEPi party during his sophomore year.
Danielle Berrin: Mark Zuckerberg Created Facebook to Get Non-Jewish Girls
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No, wait, that can't be right --- I am very honored to be here tonight of course, but I can hardly claim to be the first woman since the time of the prophets to speak to a Jewish religious assembly on erev Yom Kippur.
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The erev (evening) service on Rosh Hashanah is one of my favorites.
Anita Diamant: Let Us Begin: Celebrating the Mikveh Water's Power to Renew
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In further celebration of Mitchieville's third year Anniversary, an event greater in magnitude than that of the Lord Jesus Christ's birthday, I have found another post that I think is worthy to make the list of the bestest postesis erev to grace these pages.
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It's also a regular workday, and I have a lot of work to do this erev shabbas that's going to keep me from periodically checking in for birthday greetings.
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In further celebration of Mitchieville's third year Anniversary, an event greater in magnitude than that of the Lord Jesus Christ's birthday, I have found another post that I think is worthy to make the list of the bestest postesis erev to grace these pages.
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When the slaves left Egypt, the Bible (Exodus 12: 37-38) calls them in Hebrew, an "erev rav" which means a mixed multitude.
glypheme commented on the word erev
Lexic.us gives me the definition "the day before."
June 18, 2014