Bayit Sheni

Second Temple, period of the Second Temple

A place one repairs to for debauchery after being expelled from one's initial location.

peoplehood

sense of belonging to the world Jewish people

adon olam

a hymn in the traditional Jewish liturgy, usually recited before Shacharit and often sung after services in synagogue, made up of traits attributed to God

farfufket

befuddled, taken aback, disoriented, confused

nittel nacht

Christmas Eve

Shleger

Bully, violent person

bubbale

sweetie, darling [term of endearment]

yeshiva

traditionally, an institution that focuses on teaching Talmud to boys and young men. Today yeshivas exist for men and women.

mesameach

to gladden another person

chap

"to comprehend" (Weiser) (lit. "to grasp")

kollel

Institution where married men pursue advanced Talmudic study and, often in conjunction with their wives, offer classes and other rabbinic services to the Jewish community around them, especially in non-Orthodox neighborhoods.

klafte

a naughty or nasty woman; a bitch

Ashki

nickname for Ashkenazi Jews

kitke

braided egg-bread eaten on the Sabbath (known as challah elsewhere)

geshmak

delicious, delightful

chuppah

wedding ceremony (not including reception)

"The Jewish wedding canopy; that is, the cloth under which the Jewish wedding ceremony is conducted." (JPS)

haggadah

"The small book of liturgy, prayers, songs, and rituals used at a Pesach seder" (JPS)

mezuzah

a piece of parchment with the Shema written on it that is then placed in a case and mounted on doorways in keeping with the Biblical commandment mentioned in the Shema

amud

page (in a prayerbook)

one side of a page (of Talmud)

pulpit, lectern

oso ha-Ish

literally "that man", an irreverent/euphemistic reference to Jesus of Nazereth