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mazel tov

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ma·zel tov also ma·zal tov  (mäzl tôf, tôv, tv)
interj.
Used to express congratulations or best wishes.
[Mishnaic Hebrew mazzl ôb, good luck : mazzl, constellation, destiny (ultimately from Akkadian manzaltu, mazzaztum, position of a star, from izuzzu, to stand; see w1 in Semitic roots) + ôb, good; see yb in Semitic roots.]
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Siegel that the Jewish song wishing good fortune to a bride and groom, Chussen Kalle Mazel Tov (in Yiddish) has the same melody as the blues song St.
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My apologies to the members of The Firesign Theatre for quoting their witticism out of context; but Mazel Tov to readers who smiled, however faintly, upon reading that little segment of my favorite Firesign Theatre word play.
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We circle around the four in a healing, prayerful incantation of song and dance, as if through our spell we can cast mazel tov like grains of confetti.
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