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What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

Shofar, Thalit, Torah, Judaism, yom kippur

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Why Do People Say “Amen” at the End of a Prayer?

A Jewish man blowing the shofar at the Western Wall (Jerusalem, Israel)during Rosh Hashanah Jewish Holiday on September 18, 2009. (holidays, Judaism, new year)

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Which Is Correct: Hanukkah or Chanukah?

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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Why We Celebrate MLK Day

Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta

9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

Flag of Bhutan

6 Small Kingdoms of the World

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

Washington, D.C. locator map.

What State Is Washington, D.C. In?

United States elections portal page linking to each election interactive

A History of U.S. Presidential Elections in Maps

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Also Known As	Sheʾelot u-Teshubot

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Jewish literature Yiddish literature Talmud and Midrash Hebrew Bible Hebrew literature apocrypha Midrash Mishna Halakhah Haggada Tosefta

Key People

Meir Of Rothenburg

Jewish rabbi and scholar

Hai ben Sherira

Jewish scholar

Gershom ben Judah

Jewish scholar

Amram bar Sheshna

Jewish scholar

Solomon ben Abraham Adret

Spanish rabbi