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teshuvah

teshuvah is the alternative form of teshuva.

Meaning of teshuva

Noun

teshuva (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) The Jewish concept of penitence.
    • The message that through sincere teshuvah and resolution, light and gladness can be achieved by all, is most fitting for the opening of the Yom Kippur service.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 161
  2. (Judaism) A responsum.
    • As I maintained in my teshuvah about Kitniyot, just as the original custom of not eating Kitniyot related originally to all the Pilgrim Festivals but the prohibition ended up sticking to Pesaḥ, the same thing happened regarding Shabbat Hagadol.2024, David Golinkin, “Why Is The Shabbat Before Pesaḥ Called Shabbat Hagadol”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 101

Questions about teshuvah

What is teshuvah the alternative form of?
Teshuvah is the alternative form of teshuva.

Words near teshuvah in the dictionary

  1. Teshomes
  2. Teshu Lama
  3. teshuba
  4. teshubah
  5. teshuva
  6. teshuvah
  7. tesia
  8. tesias
  9. tesice
  10. Teske
  11. Teskes

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