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  • The root meaning of erev, the Hebrew word for evening, we learn is mixture, disorder, chaos—just as vision becomes blurry and chaotic at dusk.

    THE HIDDEN FACE OF GOD GERALD L. SCHROEDER 2001

  • The root meaning of erev, the Hebrew word for evening, we learn is mixture, disorder, chaos—just as vision becomes blurry and chaotic at dusk.

    THE HIDDEN FACE OF GOD GERALD L. SCHROEDER 2001

  • If this were pure fiction, it might sting a little less, but unfortunately it isn't: Zuckerberg, who might be the most eligible Jewish bachelor in the world met his current girlfriend, Chinese-American medical student Priscilla Chan on erev Shabbat at an AEPi party during his sophomore year.

    Danielle Berrin: Mark Zuckerberg Created Facebook to Get Non-Jewish Girls Danielle Berrin 2010

  • If this were pure fiction, it might sting a little less, but unfortunately it isn't: Zuckerberg, who might be the most eligible Jewish bachelor in the world met his current girlfriend, Chinese-American medical student Priscilla Chan on erev Shabbat at an AEPi party during his sophomore year.

    Danielle Berrin: Mark Zuckerberg Created Facebook to Get Non-Jewish Girls Danielle Berrin 2010

  • No, wait, that can't be right --- I am very honored to be here tonight of course, but I can hardly claim to be the first woman since the time of the prophets to speak to a Jewish religious assembly on erev Yom Kippur.

    New Words for a New Year—Karla Goldman's Sermon 2010

  • The erev (evening) service on Rosh Hashanah is one of my favorites.

    Anita Diamant: Let Us Begin: Celebrating the Mikveh Water's Power to Renew 2010

  • In further celebration of Mitchieville's third year Anniversary, an event greater in magnitude than that of the Lord Jesus Christ's birthday, I have found another post that I think is worthy to make the list of the bestest postesis erev to grace these pages.

    Memories, From The Corner Of My Eyes 2007

  • It's also a regular workday, and I have a lot of work to do this erev shabbas that's going to keep me from periodically checking in for birthday greetings.

    My Birthday 2009

  • In further celebration of Mitchieville's third year Anniversary, an event greater in magnitude than that of the Lord Jesus Christ's birthday, I have found another post that I think is worthy to make the list of the bestest postesis erev to grace these pages.

    Archive 2007-12-01 2007

  • When the slaves left Egypt, the Bible (Exodus 12: 37-38) calls them in Hebrew, an "erev rav" which means a mixed multitude.

    Land Of Contradictions 2008

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  • Lexic.us gives me the definition "the day before."

    June 18, 2014