Shalom!
The Hebrew word SHALOM, (made up of the Hebrew letters, Sheen, Lamed, Vav, Mem), has little in common with its English translation of "PEACE." SHALOM does not have the passive, even negative, connotation of the word "peace." Shalom does not mean merely the absence of strife. It is pregnant with positive, active and energetic meaning and association.
Shalom connotes "totality," "health," "wholesomeness," "harmony," "balance," "success," "the completeness and richness of living in an integrated social milieu." When people meet or part they wish each other SHALOM, or they inquire about each other's SHALOM.
Shalom!
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