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The number 3 has many significances in Judaism, but it has no single meaning.

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It can refer to the patriarchs:

  • Avraham - Abraham
  • Yitzchak - Isaac
  • Yaakov - Jacob

It can refer to the 3 functions of a synagogue:

  • A house of prayer
  • A house of study
  • A house of assembly

It can refer to the three things the world stands on:

  • Learning
  • Work
  • Deeds of Kindness

It can refer to the 3 types of Jews:

3 activities that can reverse the evil decree:

  • Repentance
  • Prayer
  • Charity

It can refer to the 3 major sections of the Rosh Hashana Musaf:

  • Malchiyot (verses of kingship)
  • Zichronot (verses of recollection)
  • Shofrot (verses of the shofar)

It can refer to the 3 descriptions of Joseph by Pharaoh's wine steward:

  • boy
  • Hebrew
  • slave
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