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Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

Shofar, Thalit, Torah, Judaism, yom kippur

African American man praying in church with stained glass in background

Why Do People Say “Amen” at the End of a Prayer?

A Jewish man blowing the shofar at the Western Wall (Jerusalem, Israel)during Rosh Hashanah Jewish Holiday on September 18, 2009. (holidays, Judaism, new year)

Four year old boy with grandfather and father lighting Hanukkah menorah. Photo taken on: December 21st, 2009

Which Is Correct: Hanukkah or Chanukah?

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Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket

Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?

Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

The Jeff Koons tulips sculputure outside the Guggenheim Museums in Bilbao, Spain, Basque Country.

What’s the Difference Between Modern and Contemporary Art?

Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Takkanah.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jun 24, 2024
	Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Takkanah.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jun 24, 2024
	Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Takkanah.	Darshana Das	Feb 21, 2011
	Add new Web site: Fordham University - Ordinance of the Jews of the Crown of Aragon, 1354 CE.	Darshana Das	Feb 21, 2011
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998