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aba
father, dad, daddy
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anticirc
Growing movement of Jews and non-Jews who are opposed to circumcision.
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Ashkenormative
Assuming that all Jews are Ashkenazi, not considering Jews with other backgrounds.
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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.
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barmy
bar mitzvah
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beck
young, materialistic, shallow person
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Bujew
a Jew who practices Buddhism; a Jew interested in Eastern spirituality
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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).
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cashew
a person of Catholic and Jewish heritage
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dos
A derogatory term for ultra-Orthodox/Haredi Jews, common in Israel.
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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.
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farmisht
mixed up, confused, crazy
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flip out
When a Modern Orthodox post-high-school student becomes more religiously observant during or after a gap year at a yeshiva/seminary.
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halakhic-egalitarian
A type of prayer group, service, community, or personal practice where people of all genders participate fully and equally in prayer services or other ritual functions (particularly women also performing rituals traditionally ascribed to men), while maintaining an adherence to traditional halachic practice, and seeing the egalitarian aspects of practice as harmonious with halacha.
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heeb
slang term used to describe a Jewish person
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Hinjew
a Jewish person of Indian origin or a person with mixed Jewish and Indian ancestry
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JalapeƱo Bagel
A person of Hispanic (non-Jewish) and Jewish origins.
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JBA
Jew by Association
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Jew Bub
"Jewish Bubble"; the network of Jewish organizations and social circles in which Jews interact mostly with other Jews
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Jew crew
group of Jews who hang out together
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Jewdar
ability to detect individuals' Jewishness (on analogy with "gaydar" and ultimately "radar")
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Jewfro
a large, frizzy hairstyle, sported by Jewish men (on analogy with "afro")
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Jewitch
A Jew who is a witch or pagan.
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Jews of Color
A pan-ethnic term that used to identify Jews whose family origins are originally in African, Asian or Latin-American countries (rac.org)
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Kab Shab
Abbreviated form of Kabalat Shabbat (the Friday night prayer service).
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krav maga
A form of mixed martial arts developed in the Israeli Army but popularized worldwide. Literally means "contact combat"
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M.O.T.
"member of the tribe;" a Jew
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member of the tribe
non-derogitory slang term used to identify a Jewish person
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Mizrachi
adj. or noun describing a person or practice (including music and ritual) of Middle Eastern Jewish origin. Lit. "Eastern," "Oriental."
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Modern Orthodox
'Modern Orthodox'. Observant, but open to the outside world, general culture and education; not 'Yeshivish' or 'Haredi'.
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Ortho
shorthand, or slang term, for Orthodox
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sheket bevakasha
"Quiet please."
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shpitz
top or extreme part
the ultimate, the best of, "cool"
typical, classic, a perfect example of; definitively
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tochacha
The portions of the Torah containing the curses the Israelites will incur if they do not follow the commandments (Lev. 26 and Deut. 28)
Rebuke, or corrections, for one's behavior, particularly as it pertains to Jewish practice.
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traditional-egalitarian
A type of prayer group, service, community, or personal practice where people of all genders participate fully and equally in prayer services or other ritual functions (particularly women also performing rituals traditionally ascribed to men), while maintaining an adherence to traditional halachic practice.
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triple-h
good-looking Jewish female ("hot Hebrew honey")
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tza'ar ba'alei chayim
pity for living creatures (Steinmetz), or compassion for animals.
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yid
a Jewish person
A derogatory term used by non-Jews for a Jewish person (particularly so in Great Britain).
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