aba

father, dad, daddy

anticirc

Growing movement of Jews and non-Jews who are opposed to circumcision.

bageling

Inserting a Jewish phrase or concept into a conversation in order to indicate that one is Jewish or to determine whether the other person is Jewish.

Identifying another person as a Jew.

barmy

Bar mitzvah

beck

young, materialistic, shallow person

Bujew

a Jew who practices Buddhism; a Jew interested in Eastern spirituality

by

at [a location], at the house of, with, among, according to the opinion of, at [an event, time of year] (in addition to Standard English near).

cashew

a person of Catholic and Jewish heritage

dos

A derogatory term for ultra-Orthodox/Haredi Jews, common in Israel.

egal

adj. describing a non-Orthodox Jewish prayer group or service in which men and women can participate equally and a mechitzah (boundary separating women from men) is not used.

farmisht

mixed up, confused, crazy

heeb

slang term used to describe a Jewish person

Hinjew

a Jewish person of Indian origin or a person with mixed Jewish and Indian ancestry

Jalapeño Bagel

A person of Hispanic (non-Jewish) and Jewish origins.

JBA

Jew by Association

Jew Bub

"Jewish Bubble"; the network of Jewish organizations and social circles in which Jews interact mostly with other Jews

Jew crew

group of Jews who hang out together

Jewdar

ability to detect individuals' Jewishness (on analogy with "gaydar" and ultimately "radar")

Jewfro

a large, frizzy hairstyle, sported by Jewish men (on analogy with "afro")

Jewitch

A Jew who is a witch or pagan.

Kab Shab

Abbreviated form of Kabalat Shabbat (the Friday night prayer service).

kelev

dude

dog

krav maga

A form of mixed martial arts developed in the Israeli Army but popularized worldwide. Literally means "contact combat"

M.O.T.

"member of the tribe;" a Jew

mazel

luck (good)

congratulations

member of the tribe

non-derogitory slang term used to identify a Jewish person

Mizrachi

adj. or noun describing a person or practice (including music and ritual) of Middle Eastern Jewish origin. Lit. "Eastern," "Oriental."

Modern Orthodox

'Modern Orthodox'. Observant, but open to the outside world, general culture and education; not 'Yeshivish' or 'Haredi'.

Ortho

shorthand, or slang term, for Orthodox

shpitz

top or extreme part

the ultimate, the best of, "cool"

typical, classic, a perfect example of; definitively

sikkum

summarize, usually at the end of a session

a summary

tochacha

Rebuke, or corrections, for one's behavior, particularly as it pertains to Jewish practice.

The portions of the Torah containing the curses the Israelites will incur if they do not follow the commandments (Lev. 26 and Deut. 28)

triple-h

good-looking Jewish female ("hot Hebrew honey")

tza'ar ba'alei chayim

pity for living creatures (Steinmetz), or compassion for animals.

yid

A derogatory term used by non-Jews for a Jewish person (particularly so in Great Britain).

a Jewish person