shloshim
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of shloshim
from Hebrew, literally: thirty (days)
Example Sentences
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The month of shiva and shloshim is a liminal time, said Anita Diamant, the author of “Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew.”
From New York Times
After shiva comes shloshim, a period of less intense mourning in which observant Jews leave the home but continue to observe some restrictions, like avoiding music and dancing.
From New York Times
Now, in a glass-walled conference room, everyone gathered again for shloshim, the traditional Jewish ritual marking the end of 30 days of mourning.
From Washington Post
“It felt like this disease was slowly taking away everything he loved,” she said in an empty hotel lobby before the shloshim ceremony.
From Washington Post
The Menorah lighting comes less than a week after the end of Shloshim, a 30-day mourning period observed by Jews following a death.
From Fox News
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