Expressions (A–Z)
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B
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Ban imposed by Rabbi Gershon on bigamy/ Harem, our enemy, Gershom
A prohibition established by our Rabbi Gershon (11th century) and according to w...
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battered woman
A woman whose husband habitually beats her.
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Bride and groom
A couple at a wedding ceremony.
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Brought in the marriage covenant
A bridegroom. Or: conducted the wedding canopy ceremony.
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C
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Catholic marriage
Figuratively: a bond that cannot be broken.
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D
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Do not cook in a pot where your friend cooked
By extension: Do not take a wife who belonged to your friend. Or: It is better t...
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Do not take a wife for money or beauty.
Choose a spouse for their good personality, for money and beauty may disappear.
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E
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Either take or release / Either this or that
Either take it or release it. Figuratively: you must choose between two options,...
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entered into the covenant of marriage
They got married.
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Everyone knows why everyone gathered for the wedding.
By analogy: Everyone knows why the matter is done. The matter is known and there...
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