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aba
father, dad, daddy
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aliyah
immigration to Israel
ascent
"calling to the reading of the Torah" (Glinert)
ascent of the soul of a deceased person to a higher level, as is believed to happen on their yartzeit
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b'vakasha
JPS: "Literally, 'please'. It can be used in various ways, including "please go ahead" and at the end of a sentence as 'you're welcome'."
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boydem
attic
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chutzpah
guts (positive)
nerve, audacity, the quality of over-stepping boundries with no shame (negative)
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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
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eema
mother
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emunah
"faith"; sometimes contrasted with practical striving in the material world
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goy
"most often used among Jews to refer to someone who is not a Jew" (JPS)
a nation, but not the Jewish nation
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hafsaka
break or interruption
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kumzits
sing-along; campfire gathering with singing
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machloket
disagreement, dispute, argument, conflict, especially one about a halachic issue
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madrich
youth counselor or supervisor
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mazel tov
congratulations [lit. "good fortune"]
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moadon
clubhouse, lounge
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oleh
Immigrant to Israel; a person who makes aliyah.
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sabra
a prickly pear, "tough and prickly on the outside, tender and sweet on the inside--a description that many say fits citizens of the Jewish state." (JPS)
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savta
grandmother
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shalom
hello, goodbye, peace
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sherut
Lit. "service"; specifically a shared taxi used in israeli transportation
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shuk
Open air market in Israel
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slicha
"Excuse me", "Sorry"
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toda
"thank you"
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tzadik
Common name for the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (tzadi / tzade).
A highly learned and esteemed rabbinic leader (sometimes used as an alternative name for a Hasidic rebbe).
Someone who does extremely righteous deeds.
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yerida
emigration from Israel
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