Meanings
alternative Yom Tov · alternative yontif · alternative yontiff · alternative yontiv · alternative yuntif · alternative yuntiff · alternative yuntiv
- JudaismA major religious holiday, on which a certain set of rules and prohibitions applies.
Although they believed in Provence that Tohorah was a "custom" [rather than a mitzvah], they still allowed water to be heated for it on Yom Tov out of respect for the dead.
2024, David Golinkin, “What Are The Sources And Halakhic Requirements For The Tohorah Ritual?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 222
Origin
- Yiddishיום־טובֿ
- Hebrewיוֹם טוֹב
- Englishyom tov
From Hebrew יוֹם טוֹב (yom tov). Pronunciation from Yiddish יום־טובֿ (yontev).
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