Yeshivish glossary term
shloshim
שלושים
Meaning
- thirty-day mourning period
- first thirty days from burial including shiva
Alternate spellings
sheloshim
Usage and context
The thirty-day mourning period counted from burial; restrictions differ by relationship to the deceased and other circumstances.
- Category
- mourning - mourning periods
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The family is still within shloshim.
Plain-English example
The family is still within the thirty-day mourning period.