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Noun- a chronic, mildly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin, and nasal mucosa and variously characterized by ulcerations, tubercular nodules, and loss of sensation that sometimes leads to traumatic amputation of the anesthetized part.
Also called Hansen's disease |
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| Noun- a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel. |
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| Noun- a book containing the liturgy for the Seder service on the Jewish festival of Passover. |
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| Noun- unleavened bread in the form of large crackers, typically square and corrugated, eaten by Jews during Passover. |
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| Noun- a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter. |
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This is a simple side dish salad recipe is traditional for Passover, and is meant to represent the mortar used by Jewish slaves in Egypt.
The ingredients include:
3 apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 cup chopped walnuts OR golden raisins
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
2 Tbsp. sugar
3 Tbsp. Concord grape wine OR Concord grape juice |
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| Noun- a piece of matzo broken off from the center one of the three matzoth set before the leader of a Seder: it is hidden by the leader and later searched for by the children, with the finder, usually the youngest, receiving a reward. |
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| Noun- a piece of parsley, celery, or similar green vegetable that is dipped in salt water and eaten at the Seder meal on Passover. |
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| Noun- a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover. |
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Noun- 1. a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
2. anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign: Frost is a harbinger of winter. |
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