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Across
1. * Judaism = A monotheistic religion = The belief in one ___
4. * Sacred chest containing #28A
7. Joke
10. Summer hrs. in VA
13. Earlier in time, poetically
14. U2 producer
15. Mr. Abner
16. Envision
17. * Pentateuch
19. * Q. "Is ___ _ variant way of referring to the house of worship in Judaism known as the synagogue?" A. "Yes."
21. Bern's river
22. * The founder of Judaism
24. Rush along
26. Parts in a minute, briefly
28. * Moses (the greatest of all Hebrew prophets) received them from Yahweh (name for #1A in the Old Testament) on Mount Sinai: The ___ Commandments
29. nedruB fo tsaeB
30. Tin's symbol
32. Atomic #77
33. * Ceremony that marks the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy, with Mitzvah
34. "Hey, there!"
35. Nair's competition
37. * Person who chants prayers in the synagogue
40. * Jewish mystical tradition (var. sp.)
42. * Older brother of Moses who helped him lead the Hebrew people out of bondage in Egypt: _-_-r-o-_
43. Pitiful
44. Sort of Sheep
45. * The #17A says not to "___ in its mother's milk" (See #63D for a Related Clue)
48. * Beginning at this time of day on Friday, the weekly Judaic day of rest known as the Shabbat (Sabbath) is observed until nightfall on Saturday
51. Comment in the Country: "I wonder __ __ stations come in clear on the radio up here."
52. Spielberg classic
53. Nevertheless
54. Yes!, with Be It!
55. NFL feat
56. Vase
58. Poetic contraction
59. Attention-getter
61. Famous opera
63. * Small case (containing a scroll with passages of scripture written on it) that is placed on the doorpost of a traditional Jewish household
65. House crawler
66. * See #9D
68. * As a supreme test of faith, he was offered by his father (#22A) as a sacrifice to #1A, but the offering was prevented by divine intervention
71. By
72. Fashionable scarf
73. Avant-garde artist: Yoko ___
75. Pete Townshend's band, with The
76. Presidential monogram
77. "The Addams Family" (TV) character
78. Mr. Howard
79. * It is contained in the #17A
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1. * Document of divorce in Judaism
2. Prefix that means "Mountain"
3. Uproot, without the "inate"
4. eman (VT) "sreehC"
5. Doc's helper
6. * Like food that is in accordance with Jewish dietary laws (See #45A and #70D for Related Clues)
7. Down in the Dumps
8. Garlic: French
9. * At a Jewish marriage ceremony, the groom will #66A one with his foot to symbolize the destruction of The Temple which was the central place of worship in ancient Jerusalem
10. * Eldest son of #68A who traded his birthright to his younger twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
11. * The Book of Isaiah is contained in them: The ___ Scrolls
12. Soak flax ...but backwards?
18. Stomach muscles, commonly
20. Mr. Solo (George Lucas character)
23. Type of essential oil (var. sp.)
25. * The Promised Land of the Israelites
26. Intentionally so written
27. * Part of BCE (Acronym used in date reckoning instead of BC)
29. Be in need of a tissue
31. To the ___ degree
33. Authentic, with Fide
34. * Hand-shaped pointer used while following the text of the scrolls of the #17A
36. Sorts of trees
38. Unworldly
39. * Sacred writings of Orthodox Judaism
40. * Prayer associated with mourning, without the "dish"
41. Extremely dry (Champagne term)
43. * What a mourner must do for seven days after the burial of a close relative, with Shiva
45. Small amount
46. * Judaism symbol, with Star
47. Barbie's date
48. Functions (bkwds.)
49. Alphabet letter
50. Youngster
53. * Prayer recited in memory of the departed
57. * Jewish spiritual leader
58. Orange Pekoe, for one
59. Step for a dancer
60. * Worn by Jewish men (and in growing numbers, Jewish women) during morning services, the Tallit is a garment that resembles a ___
62. * Jewish calendar month (var. sp.)
63. * In accordance with Jewish dietary laws, it cannot be eaten with dairy products
64. * Utopia
65. Make-A-Word! V-_-_-i-_-y (Animate)
67. Decomposition
69. "Gotcha!"
70. * Being that it is a cloven-hoofed animal that also chews its cud, the #63D from it is permissible to eat
74. Beatles song, with Reply
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