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ken about you? Do you have all your goods?
Are you at peace because you are whole?
An often-used reply is, “H’col b’seder.” “The
whole is in order.”
Did you catch that the word seder is taken
from the Passover Seder meal? Seder means “or-
der.” The Seder meal is partaken of in a definite
order. It is amazing how much of everyday life
and language in modern day Israel is based on
biblical foundations.
And I might add, that often the reply “H’col
b’seder” is preceded by “Baruch HaShem!” Bless
the Name!
How wonderful it is to commonly hear that
the name of the Lord is blessed that every-
thing is in order. That the Lord is given glory
for one’s shalom.

In Bible Times

An esteemed Hebrew-English Lexicon gives
these meanings to the usage of the noun
shalom: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace,
health, prosperity. Keep that in mind as we
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consider a few biblical greetings and inquiries
into the shalom of individuals spoken then
exactly as such greetings and inquiries are
spoken in the streets of Israel today.

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