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Though their tiny Gothic architectural features belie their Jewish origins, the proof is that they are engraved with the phrase mazel tov,
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The concept that each nation has its own "mazel" (constellation) but for Yisrael there is none you can check out midrash on Gen. 15:5 in particular (start w/ Rashi: there are plenty of English translations) and as 530nm330hz commented above, see the Talmud Bavli, Shabbos (Shabbat) 156a + following, for some astrology discussion.
Query: Jewish References to the Star of Bethlehem? brotherguy 2010
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To this day, when a diamond changes hands, the seller, regardless of his ethnic background, says in Hebrew, "mazel," or good luck.
International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions 2009
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To this day, when a diamond changes hands, the seller, regardless of his ethnic background, says in Hebrew, "mazel," or good luck.
International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions 2009
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"We say 'mazel bueno' here," says Haim Casas, using a mix of the Jewish expression for good luck or good fortune (mazel tov) and the Spanish word for good (bueno).
Bob Schulman: Sephardic Spain: Mazel Bueno Bob Schulman 2011
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"We say 'mazel bueno' here," says Haim Casas, using a mix of the Jewish expression for good luck or good fortune (mazel tov) and the Spanish word for good (bueno).
Bob Schulman: Sephardic Spain: Mazel Bueno Bob Schulman 2011
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"We say 'mazel bueno' here," says Haim Casas, using a mix of the Jewish expression for good luck or good fortune (mazel tov) and the Spanish word for good (bueno).
Bob Schulman: Sephardic Spain: Mazel Bueno Bob Schulman 2011
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And if you do get engaged this holiday season, mazel tov.
Jamie Wetherbe: Lesbians Are Forever: A Gay Take on Kay Jewelers' Commercials Jamie Wetherbe 2012
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"We say 'mazel bueno' here," says Haim Casas, using a mix of the Jewish expression for good luck or good fortune (mazel tov) and the Spanish word for good (bueno).
Bob Schulman: Sephardic Spain: Mazel Bueno Bob Schulman 2011
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"We say 'mazel bueno' here," says Haim Casas, using a mix of the Jewish expression for good luck or good fortune (mazel tov) and the Spanish word for good (bueno).
Bob Schulman: Sephardic Spain: Mazel Bueno Bob Schulman 2011
sgordonson commented on the word mazel
language hebrew , mazel means luck . usually used in combination with "tov" which means good. so the combo
mazel tov means good luck.
July 10, 2009