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~ Bar Mitzvah.
It's not actually the ceremony; nor does it indicate "full membership" in Judaism. As soon as a Jewish baby is born, it is a full-fledged Jew. When a boy turns 13 years old, he is called a "bar mitzvah" meaning "son of mitzvah". When a Jewish boy becomes a bar mitzvah, it means that he is old enough to be obligated with the religious responsibilities of an adult and this includes being called up to read from the Torah.
Abbasid.
the military class
The candelabra used during Hanukkah actually holds 9 candles and is called a Hannukiah (Hanukkah-menorah).
shogun
The holy book of Muslims is Quran. Quran text book is composed of 114 chapter (called Surah) constituting 30 part (called Juzaa). Each part is composed of two sub-parts (called Hezb). The subpart (or Hezb) is marked in four fourths.
Refer to the related question, listed below, for more information on why Quran was revealed.
Shavuot "sha-VOO-ote" in Hebrew. The word means "Weeks", probably because of
the holiday's timing: It's the only holiday in the Torah without a date of its own,
defined only as commencing seven weeks after the beginning of Passover.
In 2011, Shavuot begins at sunset on Tuesday, June 7.
Mantrayana is a path to enlightenment based on mantras.
Yes and no. The Jewish word for Sabbath is "Shabbat." Christians just say Sabbath.
The Jewish Sabbath is from Friday sundown until Saturday after twilight. That is the seventh day of the Jewish week. See also:
Synagogue
