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A Popular Dictionary of Judaism

SACRILEGE

Violation of the sacred. The tractate Meilah in the *Talmud is concerned with the subject of sacrilege in the *Temple. Today *Torah *scrolls, *tefillin, *siddurim, *synagogues and their furnishings and cemeteries should all be treated with respect. (See also *GENIZAH).

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Sacrilege from A Popular Dictionary of Judaism. ISBN: 0-203-98620-2. Published: 2005–05–04. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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