shalom zachar

welcoming party to celebrate the birth of a son, usually held at the house of the child's parents on the first Friday night after his birth

matzoh ball

dumpling made with matzah meal and eggs and generally served in chicken soup

achshav

Now, immediately

schlep

To travel from one place to another when one would prefer not to

An annoyingly long journey

"To carry, lug" (JPS)

borscht

"Borshtsh" is the Russian word for beet soup. Among Jews soup made from beets is considered Polish borshtsh, while Russian borshtsh is made from cabbage.

"An Eastern European soup traditionally made with beets." (JPS)

schmegege

"silly or stupid person; simpleton; nitwit" (Steinmetz)

"An untalented loser; a whiner; a petty person" (JPS).

"An unadmirable, petty person" (Rosten)

bruchim haba'im

welcome! [lit. "blessed are those who come"]

bokser

The fruit of the carob tree, traditionally eaten on Tu Bishvat.

flus

money

kitke

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

chacham

rabbi (Sephardi)

wise, learned person; genius

wiseguy

tzimmes

A sweet, fruit-and-vegetable stew made usually with carrots, plums, apples, and sweet potatoes.

pita

A round, thin bread with a pocket, eaten plain or with filling as a sandwich.

rov

A particularly notable rabbi; a halachic decisor

schmooze

to make small talk or informally chat; to network, kiss up

kaddishl

A son who will say kaddish for a parent (literally, "little kaddish").

shiksa

"1. A non-Jewish girl. 2. A housemaid. 3. An irreligious or nonobservant Jewish girl. The term is often regarded as disparaging." (Steinmetz)

shpatzir

literally 'to walk, take a stroll'; figuratively 'to delay, tarry, procrastinate'

farchadat

"Dizzy, confused, dopey, 'punchy.'" (Rosten)

"Having a headache." (Rosten)

"Smitten, charmed, beguiled." (Rosten)

"Surprised, stunned, shocked." (Rosten)

"Confused, distracted, mixed up." (JPS)

"confused; dazed; stunned" (Steinmetz)

kuntz

strategy (Weiser)

feat, stunt, trick, challenge, ingenuity

peculiarity, particular oddness (JPS)