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Definition of Mitzvahs
1. mitzvah [n] - See also: mitzvah
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mitzvahs
Literary usage of Mitzvahs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill (1895)
"Women have no need to live as long as men, for they have not so many mitzvahs to
perform as men; and inasmuch as " — here his tones involuntarily assumed ..."
2. Day One and Beyond: Practical Matters for New Middle-Level Teachersby Rick Wormeli by Rick Wormeli (2003)
"Some even share major events with teachers such as bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs,
confirmation, Scouting honors, weddings, swim meets, and dance recitals. ..."
3. For the Land and the Lord: Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel by Ian Lustick (1988)
"For Eleazar Waldman, the wars to be fought against the evil that will press upon
Israel until the completion of the redemption are mitzvahs which, ..."
4. Shifting Sands by Will Kester (2007)
"I only noticed that it is the same as the caps that Jews wear at Bar mitzvahs
and such." Bar mitzvahs came from the same origins in both religions, ..."
5. The Immigrant Jew in America by National Liberal Immigration League, Edmund Janes James, Walter Scott Andrews, Oscar R. Flynn, J. R. Paulding, Charlotte Kimball Patton (1907)
"... (3) contributions from congregations; (4) donations on various occasions, such
as weddings, bar mitzvahs, ..."
6. Muhammad Ali & Company by Thomas Hauser (1998)
"It's the difference between managing Frank Sinatra and managing some guy who
sings at weddings and bar mitzvahs." So where does all that leave Stewart? ..."
7. The Jewish Travel Guide by Betsy Sheldon (2001)
"When visiting for simchas such as weddings or bar/bat mitzvahs, we may want to
enhance the meaning of the event by taking in some Jewish sightseeing. ..."
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