In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
PARASHOT
Noun
parashot
plural of parashah
Source: Wiktionary
PARASHAH
Par"a*shah, n.; pl. -shoth (#) or -shioth (#). [Heb. parashah.]
Definition: A lesson from the Torah, or Law, from which at least one section is read in the Jewish synagogue on every Sabbath and festival.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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