sheloshim

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From the Hebrew שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shloshím, thirty).

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sheloshim (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) A period of thirty days after the burial of a deceased person, during which a mourner is forbidden to do certain things, such as marrying or shaving.
    • 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 214:
      S'fardim commonly dedicate the [grave]stone at the end of sh'loshim

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