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<DIV>From: Yitzchok Levine <A
href="mailto:Larry.Levine@stevens.edu">Larry.Levine@stevens.edu</A><BR><BR>Quoting
R' Seth Mandel: </DIV>
<DIV>>> For a linguist, the importance of <BR>the ceremony being
called "halaqe" (Arabic for "shaving, haircut") <BR>also cannot be
overemphasized. As most people are aware, Jews have <BR>always used Hebrew
words for old Jewish minhogim, even if there was a <BR>suitable term in the
spoken language (e.g. Shabbos rather than <BR>Sabbath, or bris rather than
circumcision), because the Hebrew term <BR>carried with it the connotations of
the Jewish dinim and minhogim <BR>associated with it. Arabic (and
Germanic/Yiddish) were only used for <BR>customs that did not have a Jewish
background (e.g. shtreimel or <BR>yarmulke or farbrengen). <<</DIV>
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<DIV>What about negel vasser?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10"><BR><BR><B>--Toby
Katz<BR>=========</B><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>_____________________<BR><BR></DIV>
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