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  • 101ALEKSANDROW — (Danziger), influential dynasty of ḥasidic rabbis in Poland active from the second half of the 19th century   (see Ḥasidism ). Their court was at aleksandrow lodzki (Yid. Alexander), a small town near Lodz. In contrast to the Ḥasidim of Góra… …

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  • 102DRESS — In the Bible The biblical terms for clothing (Heb. בֶּגֶד, beged; כְּסוּת, kesut; לְבוּשׁ, levush) and the corresponding verbs are employed in connection with the cover of the body for warmth or reasons of modesty. Extensive use is also made of… …

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  • 103GORA KALWARIA — (Yid. Ger; Heb. Gur), town 19 mi. (30 km.) S.E. of Warsaw, Poland. The town, known popularly as Nowy Jeruzalem, obtained a charter in 1670 which included a clause prohibiting the settlement of Jews there. Jews were first permitted to settle in… …

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  • 104Yiddisher — Yid dish*er, n. [See {Yiddish}.] A Yid. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 105Tottenham Hotspur F.C. — Tottenham Hotspur Full name Tottenham Hotspur Football Club …

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  • 106Store consciousness — The Eight Consciousnesses (Sanskrit: IAST|Aṣṭavijñāna , from IAST|aṣṭa eight and IAST|vijñāna consciousness ) are a concept in the doctrine of the Yogacara school of Buddhism. They enumerate the five senses, supplemented by the mind (manas), the… …

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  • 107Music of Wisconsin — Music of the United States AK AL AR AS AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA GU HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA …

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  • 108Tulpa — Part of a series on Tibetan Buddhism …

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  • 109Chenoua language — language name=Chenoua nativename=Haqbaylit̠ states=Algeria region=Mt. Chenoua, wilaya of Tipasa speakers=4,764 familycolor=Afro Asiatic fam2=Berber fam3=Northern iso2=ber|iso3=cnuChenoua (autonym: Haqbaylit̠ ) is the Berber language of Jebel… …

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  • 110Jew (word) — This article focuses on the etymology of the word Jew.Biblical and Middle Eastern origins: The Jews in their landThe Jewish ethnonym in Hebrew is he. יהודים Yehudim (plural of he. יהודי Yehudi ) which is the origin of the English word Jew . The… …

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