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  • 71gai|ly — «GAY lee», adverb. 1. in a gay manner; happily; merrily; cheerfully: »Addison wrote his papers as gaily as if he was going out for a holiday (Thackeray). SYNONYM(S): joyously, festively. 2. brightly; …

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  • 72FOLKLORE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction …

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  • 73ITALY — Jews have lived in Italy without interruption from the days of the Maccabees until the present, through a period of 21 centuries. Although they were never subjected to general expulsion, there were frequently partial ones. They often enjoyed good …

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  • 74MELAVVEH MALKAH — (Heb. מְלַוֵּה מַלְכָּה; escorting the queen ), term used to describe the meal and festivities at the end of the Sabbath. This gesture of farewell to the queen (Sabbath) is designed as the counterpart of the festivities which greeted her arrival …

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  • 75MESOPOTAMIA — The original article in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica traced Mesopotamian history to its earliest beginnings and provided a detailed survey of Mesopotamian literature and institutions. With the availability of such tools as J.… …

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