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79 not required to come down from t
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81 allowed to lead the prayers. How
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83 applies to the opinion of the Ta
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85 comforting mourners is exempt fr
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87 matter what.” 8 Notes: 1. Mish
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89 1. Mishna Berachot 3:6 states a
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91 inquisitor who was standing by t
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93 2. Terms ןבת (Teven) and שק
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95 4. Since he was wearing underwea
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97 Shmoneh Esreh] a person must mov
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99 it, he [may] not read [the Shema
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101 1. The Tosefta continues on the
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103 may not put [his Tefillin] on [
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105 Plan of Stabian Baths, Pompeii,
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107 Berachot, Chapter 3 Tractate Be
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109 7. The hours which are used in
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111 10. Again the Tanna Kama simply
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113 the altar. Therefore the Torah
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115 Esreh] either after the morning
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117 does not remember the words so
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119 became a heretic. Rebbi Akiva w
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121 “… and three times a day he
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123 5. As was explained in note 4 o
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125 (sanctification)] 6 he says 7 ,
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127 of the day in Birkat Hamazon 5
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129 3. The 9 th Beracha of Shmoneh
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131 Shacharit and Mincha 10 he woul
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133 Talmud Bavli (Berachot 28b). Ou
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135 prays eight [Berachot in the Mu
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137 [should] direct their hearts to
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139 donkey [and it came time to pra
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141 5. On Purim it is a rabbinical
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143 Roman paved road in the city of
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145 Tractate Berachot, Chapter 3 To
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147 they say one [Beracha]. [In] a
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149 Such is the road (i.e. course o
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151 The Tosefta says that the Berac
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153 to us constantly repeating our
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155 two, one about the heretics and
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157 Samaritans on Mount Gerizim in
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159 Berachot, Chapter 4 Tractate Be
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161 3. Literally “apple wine”.
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163 probably due to Greek influence
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165 It should be noted that Rebbi E
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167 3. The Hebrew word אמיגרת
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169 Blessed are You Hashem, our God
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171 correct one for the made produc
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173 Blessed are You Hashem, our God
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175 3. I have explained the Tosefta
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177 he learned that it means what i
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179 have reclined for the main meal
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181 versions see Mareh Hapanim on T
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183 Rabbanan (Our Rabbis have taugh
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185 2. As opposed to one person mak
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187 Tanach. It would appear from ou
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189 a specific type of bread althou
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191 say like this and your friends
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193 1. The Tosefta continues on the
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195 It happened [once] with Rebbi T
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5. ְ ָ ּוני ֵהֹל ֱא 'ה
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199 then at the time [of God’s] m
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201 ‘Yehudah said to his brothers
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203 2. King David whose descendants
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205 king, Shaul was hiding among so
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207 less than 1 hour. Talmud Bavli
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209 and the person did not go far a
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211 Figs growing on a Common Fig tr
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213 of the olives fell down. See De
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215 Berachot, Chapter 5 Tractate Be
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217 comment on Rebbi Yehudah’s op
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219 3. Since Rebbi Yehudah was ther
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221 reading in the Vienna and Erfur
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223 Tractate Berachot, Chapter 5 To
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225 couch), “lectus summus” (up
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227 4. However if there are five or
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229 Talmud Bavli (Berachot 47a) say
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231 him in the dining room. See Ram
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233 Tractate Berachot, Chapter 5 To
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235 makes the Beracha (blessing) on
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237 2. The reason for washing hands
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239 cleanliness. Therefore since te
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241 I do not like the explanation o
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243 exempt from Birkat Hamazon and
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245 “gave”. Gibeonites came to
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247 Rabbis in Talmudic times who di
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249 3. Since a Tumtum’s sexual or
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251 such a reason is not mentioned
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253 the Rabbis and by pure Torah la
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255 1. Mishna Berachot 7:2 states t
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257 really agrees with the Mishna t
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259 something that a person should
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261 3. This is the way this Tosefta
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263 4. See above Tosefta 3:26. Trac
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265 either private or public, and a
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267 Blessed are You Hashem, our God
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269 (Zevach) means “something tha
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271 for people traveling to take la
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273 mentioned in Mishna Berachot 8:
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275 there would be no Kiddush; henc
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277 Bava Metzia 59b) who says that
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279 cup onto its outside, and the c
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281 which does not flow with the fa
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283 impurity (Shlishi Letumah), as
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285 picked up. If he is uneducated
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287 (Berachot 8:5, Daf 60a). The re
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289 7. The reason for the argument
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291 Hillel do not argue about Birka
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293 Hillel the order is as follows:
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295 Who creates the lights of fire.
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297 9. This is referring to a regul
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299 Tosefta says “or two”, impl
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301 fire], until he [can] see the f
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303 For more information about diff
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305 fire] the whole night [of Satur
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307 fire on Shabbat in the first pl
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309 was over. Talmud Bavli (Pesachi
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311 smelling spices] once [in the b
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313 introduced in Mishna Berachot 7
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315 a Beracha before [eating food]?
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317 would simply provide additional
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319 officials so that they do not k
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321 4:21, 4:40, 5:15, 7:16, 12:9, 1
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323 Blessed are You Hashem, our God
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325 of us? How many different types
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327 daughter, but then decided not
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329 10. Reaping is the step of the
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331 Wheat Sheaves in a field. Photo
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333 16. Once the grain was ground i
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335 Wool combs. Photo: www.mamaliz.
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337 Replica of a warp weighted Roma
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339 Tractate Berachot, Chapter 6 To
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341 this list in the Tosefta are ta
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343 Talmudic times they were consid
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345 to disperse in the air. I think
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347 The belief in the resurrection
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349 originally created. This is of
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351 is the Beraita referring to, th
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353 8. Since in ancient times the s
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355 able to see the opposite shorel
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357 4. King David proclaimed in Teh
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359 6. Grain and wine in the barrel
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361 (Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, The Living
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363 because it mentions the Beracha
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365 the Sukkah is disputed by both
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367 branch of a date palm), Hadasim
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369 Tzitzit strings tied to a corne
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371 President George Bush Jr. of th
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373 12. The Mitzvah of Tefillin rea
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375 himself or for someone else he
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377 Blessed are You Hashem, our God
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379 Hashem, Who establishes the cov
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381 to be circumcised. For the stor
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383 Romans that particularly target
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385 {U}Lehatif Mehen Dam Brit Sheil
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387 Beracha. Therefore they imply t
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389 extremely unlikely that the Tan
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391 2. For a description of what Te
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6. ְ ּוני ֵהֹל ֱא 'ה ה
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395 Mitzvah of washing hands. The r
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397 [the city] in peace, he [should
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399 Yochai. The confusion in the ma
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401 peace and you will take me out
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403 Caldarium from the Roman bathho
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405 a robe, but he (i.e. the servan
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407 person who does it out of his o
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409 belt. This Tosefta adds another
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411 sling was essentially a leather
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413 why rules in God’s palace are
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415 on Yom Kippur it was never pron
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417 concordance to the Dead Sea scr
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419 meaning in this case, because C
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421 them bless Your glorious name.
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423 was coming from Bet Lechem and
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425 God, and as can be seen from Gi
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427 Elder, but as a separate statem
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429 transmission of the Torah (see
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431 6. For the description of the c
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433 άνδρόγυνος, 245 Αί
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435 Abahu, 9 Abaye, 402 Abba, 119 A
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437 Aswan, 338 attic, 121, 289 Atya
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439 British, 15, 332 bromide, 238 b
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441 door, 74, 91, 178, 301, 428 doo
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443 Greeks, 60, 132, 163, 223, 338,
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445 Magnesium, 238 Magog, 60 Mamzer
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447 Pompeii, 105, 143, 396 ponchos,
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449 Steinsaltz, 305 Strata, 142 Str