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- Shalom!
- This tile set is a bit more challenging than the standard version due
- to the fact that much of the writing on the tiles is done in Hebrew characters,
- without vowel pointing. It may be played with no knowledge of Hebrew
- whatsoever using the pictures provided, and is played as the standard Mahjongg
- set in this program. The Seasons and Torah tiles (35-42) should be noted as
- these contain no writing and will be matched against other tiles in the same
- color suit rather than identical tiles. These tiles contain solid blue and
- brown backgrounds respectively. In fact, each of the suits are identifiable
- by the background color and layout.
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- the files are 'JUDAICA.TIL' Judaica related tile set.
- 'JUDAICA.TXT' this message.
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- TILE 1 - 9 (Dots).......Men of the tenach who represent peace to Israel.
- Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua,
- David, Elijah, Messiah
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- 11 - 19 (Bamboo).....Jewish festivals (In chronological order).
- Shabbat, Rosh HaShannah (Feast of Trumpets),
- Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles),
- Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law),
- Hannukah (Festival of Lights),
- Tu B'Shvat (, Purim, Pesach, Shavuot
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- 21 - 29 (Characters).Numbers 1-9 in Hebrew characters.
- Aleph, Bet, Gimmel, Dalet, Hay, Vauv, Zayin,
- Chet, Tet
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- 10,20,30 (Dragons)....Jewish fast days (In chronological order).
- Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement),
- Tisha B'Av (Commemorates the destruction of the
- Temples, among other tragic events),
- Yom Ha Shoah (Holocaust Day)
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- 31,32,33,34 (Winds)......Cities in Israel; North, South, East and West.
- N = Haifa, S = Eilat, E = Zion (Jerusalem),
- W = Tel Aviv
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- 35 - 38 (Seasons)....Seasons of a Jewish person's life.
- Brit Milah (Circumcision),
- Bar Mitzvah (Subject to the commandments),
- Nisuin (Wedding beneath a chupah),
- Aliyah (Returning to the Land)
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- 39 - 42 (Flowers)....Torah and reminders of Torah.
- Mezuzah (Holds a scroll containing Deut. 6:4-9 &
- Deut. 11:13-21),
- Tefillin (Contain scrolls as above in addition to
- Exo. 13:1-16 and worn on the forehead and arm),
- Tallit (four-cornered garment with fringes at each
- corner and worn during prayer as commanded in
- Num 15:37-41)
- Torah Scroll (Containing the five books of Moses)
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- I hope you enjoy playing with this tile set and encourage you to look for
- the purposes behind my symbology. Any suggestions are welcome. Send
- suggestions or comments to:
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- Anne M. Vass
- 3901 Stanley Ave.
- Fort Worth, TX 76110-6039
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