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blech
an electric hot plate or "sheet of metal that can be placed over the burners on a stove to retain heat, so that precooked food...can be kept warm during the Sabbath." (JPS)
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chazer
"go over; review" (Weiser)
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derech eretz
Participating in modern society.
"Good conduct; normal, polite behavior in a social setting." (JPS). Manners, respect.
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emunah
"faith"; sometimes contrasted with practical striving in the material world
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farbrengen
Noun: a gathering or celebration that includes a spiritual or religious component.
Verb: to hold such a gathering or celebration.
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fress
To gobble up food; to gorge oneself. "To eat quickly or noisily, like an animal" (JPS)
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gemara
"A compilation of 300 years of rabbis' legal and ethical commentaries on the Mishnah...together, the Gemara and the Mishnah comprise the Talmud." (JPS)
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geshmak
delicious, delightful
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glatt
Showing consistency of reason (Weiser).
Super-kosher (not only of food), or acceptable to the Haredi community.
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goyish
"in the manner or style of a non-Jewish person" (JPS), especially something WASPy or "white bread"
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gurnisht
"nothing, zilch, zero" (JPS)
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kuntz
strategy (Weiser)
feat, stunt, trick, challenge, ingenuity
peculiarity, particular oddness (JPS)
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sefer
"A literary composition written particularly of, on, or about the Torah" (Weiser)
Hebrew or Aramaic book
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seforim
Religious books written in Hebrew or Aramaic.
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Shabbos goy
"A non-Jew who by prearrangement performs chores [that are forbidden] for a Jew on the Sabbath or holidays." (Steinmetz)
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shluffy
[to go] to sleep (child-directed speech)
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shuckle
Literally, "to shake", to sway back and forth during prayer
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shvartsa
black person, [lit. "black"]. Often considered offensive in English.
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simcha
"A joyous occasion; a celebration" (JPS); usually related to a lifecycle event
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