aba

father, dad, daddy

al regel achat

lit. "on one foot"; off-the-cuff; "To answer a question or deal with a query very briefly and cursorily." (Glinert)

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

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'."

baruch haba

"Welcome!"

bekitzur

"Briefly or concisely: succinctly" (Weiser)

boydem

attic

chag sameach

"Literally, 'Happy Holiday.' The traditional, all-purpose greeting exchanged on almost any Jewish holiday" (JPS).

chas v'chalila

"heaven forbid" (Steinmetz's Yiddish and English dictionary)

chaver

friend

comrade, mister (in left-wing political organizations)

davka

just to annoy, just to be contrary

"definitely or exactly stated; specifically" (Weiser)

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.)

eema

mother

golus

literally "exile" (JPS); outside of the Land of Israel; away from a vibrant Jewish community; the time period since the destruction of the Second Temple at Jerusalem (Glinert)

inyan

significance within Jewish law.

topic [of conversation] (Weiser, Glinert).

matter (Steinmetz)

madrega

level, especially spiritual level

madrich

1. Youth counselor or supervisor 2. A teacher's assistant for elementary and middle schoolers during classes in religious schools.

matzav

situation

political, military situation in Israel/the Middle East

oleh

Immigrant to Israel; a person who makes aliyah.

saba

grandfather

savta

grandmother

sherut

Lit. "service"; specifically a shared taxi used in israeli transportation

shuk

Open air market in Israel

slicha

"Excuse me", "Sorry"

titchadesh

"Use it in good health" or "Enjoy your new item"

toyve

A favor

yerida

emigration from Israel