handl

to bargain, do business

freilach

adj: happy, merry

noun: (frailach or freylekhs) a lively song/dance performed at simchas

kedusha

holiness, sanctity

a responsive prayer sung/recited by the shaliach tzibbur (prayer leader) and congregation as part of the Amidah in a minyan

zall

study hall; beis medrash (lit. "hall")

Jewish professional

An employee, excluding support staff, of an institution, including a synagogue, non-profit organization, and school, specifically or largely devoted to a Jewish cause or agenda.

pishachs

(vulgar) urine, piss

putzing, putzed

wasting time [offensive]

davka

even; despite expectations to the contrary -- often with a slightly amused or ironic feeling of "wouldn't you know it?" or "of all things" ("of all people" ... etc.)

"definitely or exactly stated; specifically" (Weiser)

just to annoy, just to be contrary

patur

not liable, exempt

tallis

prayer shawl

perush

A commentary on a text, something that makes the meaning clear.

toivel

to immerse dishes in a ritual bath (mikvah) to render them usable in a kosher kitchen

musaf

The additional service added to the morning services on the Sabbath and holidays.

farshtunken(e)

literally 'stinking' (Rosten); contemptible

avodah zarah

a tractate of the Talmud

idolatry

Hafgana

Demonstration, protest.

tate

little boy; especially when using diminutive tatele / tattele / tattaleh / tattale / tateleh (in child-directed speech)

dad

payos

Sidelocks, sidecurls, or earlocks, common among Haredi boys and men.

Three Weeks

a period of semi-mourning commemorating the destruction of the first and second temples in jerusalem. "The three weeks between shiva asar betamuz (17th of Tamuz), when the walls of Jerusalem were breached, and Tisha b'Av (9th of Av), when the Temple was destroyed." (Steinmetz)

klutz

"clumsy, slow-witted...person" (Rosten)