mosser

Nothing reflects the ludicrous, surrealistic quality of this halachic discourse more than the term mosser, which, like rodef, originated in the dark ages to meet the secret needs of a persecuted religious minority forced to defend itself, as best it could, in a hostile, alien world.

'Israel's Demons': An Exchange Auerbach, Jerold S. 1996

"Why, o 'course that ain't right;' mosser 'ain't it!" volunteered one of the hired men, who had lingered to hear the discussion.

The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Harriet Stark

And she made us call it 'mosser' all the rest of the day, too, "I ended triumphantly.

The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Harriet Stark

He has been warned that he might be found guilty of being a mosser (a betrayer, another crime punishable by death in the halacha) and has not been heard from since.

'Israel's Demons': An Exchange Auerbach, Jerold S. 1996

But when I showed it to teacher, she looked at it awhile, and then she wrinkled up her eye-brows, and whispered it once or twice and said: 'Oh, yes; "mosser."'

The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Harriet Stark

I will be the one sitting in support of trooper mosser, his wife and their children ... and I feel lucky to have them working in this area .. you are a big man here spewing hatered without knowing one real fact ..

RutlandHerald.com 2009

He expressed his racial hatred for everyone, especially OBama making veiled death threats, spoke of other dangerous topics etc … and then offered to sell me a mosser rifle as he was buying a a whole shippment of them.

Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com 2009

Recommended: The Mosser (54 4th St.; 800-227-3804; www. the-mosser.com), a five-minute walk southeast of Union Square.

The Roanoke Times: Home page 2008

February 1st, 2010 at 4: 37 pm tombaker says: that darned mosser, so proud of his grubby lil’ fingerbooger. not bad, for a feller who gave up on reality and sincerity so very long ago … if he prays hard, and stays in school and away from drugs, he mught just stand a fighting chance. lucky thing, for kids like him, that there are so many compassionate liberals in the world.

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