maftir (plural maftirim or maftirs)
(Judaism) The person who reads the Haftarah.
(Judaism) The Torah portion read for or by the person who will read the Haftarah, most often the last few lines of the weekly parashah.
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22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
