Shalom

• Aleichem Shalom!

  1–2 minutes

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  Oct 7, 2022

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  Bible Study, Reflections

  “Shalom” is a salutation by Jewish people at the time of the meeting or parting, that simply means “peace”. In response, people will say “Aleichem shalom”, meaning “to you, peace,” while the literal meaning of Shalom is tranquillity and the absence of agitation, spiritually it explains the divine peace that passes all understanding. As a salutation, this meaningful word, leaving aside all its significance, is used as a simple greeting such as ‘howdy.’ Gradually people forget the powerful meaning of this word and use it to greet each other to initiate a conversation. Eventually, it resulted in people losing their…