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aleichem sholom
Peace be upon you. Response to "sholom aleichem"
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almemar
the platform on which the Torah is read in synagogue; the bima
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Ashki
nickname for Ashkenazi Jews
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asina
Just like this/that, thus, in this manner. Such, even if.
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Bayit Sheni
Second Temple, period of the Second Temple
A place one repairs to for debauchery after being expelled from one's initial location.
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Beta Israel
Ethiopian Jewish community
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Bivas
Life! Said upon hearing someone sneeze.
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biz hundert un tsvantsik
[may you/he/she live] "until a hundred and twenty [years]" -- often used as a birthday wish for long life, or when mentioning a person who is getting on in years.
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cashew
a person of Catholic and Jewish heritage
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chazak u'baruch
"be strong and be blessed," usually said to someone who participated in a religious service in some way (for example, has an aliyah, makes a donation, opens the ark, etc.)
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Chrismukkah
"Chrismukkah is a pop-culture portmanteau neologism referring to the merging of the holidays of Christianity's Christmas and Judaism's Hanukkah." (Wikipedia)
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Dahak
A joke. Or someone or something who is funny.
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De carne
Meaty / fleshing
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De queso
Dairy / milchig / cheesy
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dos
A derogatory term for ultra-Orthodox/Haredi Jews, common in Israel.
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Escapamiento bueno
May the results be good/ said upon hearing of a pregnancy/ said before giving birth
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Flus
Money
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geza
n. good lineage, adj. having good lineage. people from the right families that go back generations within a given Orthodox community
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golem
"A creature of Jewish medieval folklore, a golem is a figure made into the form of a human and given life." (JPS)
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gondi
A Persian Jewish soup, commonly prepared on Shabbat, consisting of a meatball/meat dumpling prepared with ground chickpeas in a chicken or meat broth.
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Hadeed
Awesome.
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hajj
to stop, "enough" (slang), not in the mood
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Hak mir nisht keyn tshaynik
Literally, don't knock a teakettle at me
Stop annoying me
Don't bother me
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Harry
A single, yeshivish male (see bochur) who is less culturally yeshivish than his peers.
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Haskalah
19th century Jewish Enlightenment, in which modern philosophy and literature entered Jewish consciousness
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hitbodedut
solitary prayer
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ipcha mistabra
"the opposite is more reasonable"; "you have it backwards"
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Itchy
Ashkenazi Jew
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JDub
An American Jew who is not Syrian (usually refers to Ashkenazim)
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justo
True, right.
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kalike
1. Cripple 2. Someone who is sickly 3. A clumsy person 4. A stupid ignorant man 5. An inept performer, a singer off-key, a pianist who hits the wrong notes, a waiter who spills the soup.
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kike
A derogatory slur for a Jewish person.
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knis
Synagogue, Syrian word for 'shul'
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kuracha
Tefillin bag
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maimouna
a celebration, traditionally among Moroccan Jews, right after Passover ends, marking the springtime and the return to eating chametz (leavened foods which are forbidden on Passover)
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mayofes
a servile person (see note below)
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meldado
anniversary of someone's death; the study session done in honor of that person
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misnagdim
Non-Hasidim (literally "opponents.")
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moserim
informers
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nittel nacht
Christmas Eve
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ohel
tent (in a summer camp setting)
structure built over a grave, especially that of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
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patrilineal
Being considered Jewish because one's father but not mother is Jewish.
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Pew
Shorthand reference to “A Portrait of Jewish Americans,” a comprehensive survey, released in October 2013 by the Pew Research Center’s Religion and Public Life Project. Upon its release, the survey's findings on population, Jewish identity, and interfaith marriage seemed likely to play a central role in determining priorities for myriad Jewish institutions.
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Pitseleh
Little one, dear
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prakes
Stuffed cabbage, also known by holiptshes, goluptshes, and golomkes, among other names
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Recon
Adj. Of or pertaining to Reconstructionist Judaism (a movement founded by Rabbi M. M. Kaplan, emphasizing Judaism as a civilization more than a religion).
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responsa
Written decisions and legal rulings by rabbis appointed to be legal deciders.
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S/Y
Syrian Jew
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Salud y vida
Have health and long life! Said in response to Buenas semanas / Shavua tov.
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shoo
An emphatic "what!?"
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shtadlan
an elected or self-appointed Jewish emissary pleading the cause of his people before the authorities
an intercessor
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Shulchan Aruch haRav
the Chabad/Lubavitch redaction of the Shulchan Aruch as written by Shneur Zalman of Liadi, notable for its application of Chassidic principles to halachah and codification of differences between Lubavitch Jews and others
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snag
Misnaged (non-Hasidic Orthodox Jew)
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tzitzit
The fringes on a tallit (tallis) prayer shawl or on a tallit katan.
A garment worn under the shirt by Orthodox men and boys, with a tassel hanging down from each of the four corners.
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vig
The commission one receives for conducting a transaction, usually gambling or drug deals, but can also be used in day-to-day transactions.
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wimpel
a long, linen sash used as a binding for the Sefer Torah by Jews of German (Yekke) origin
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yainee
other types of chassidim [i.e. non-Chabad] , especially youth
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yiddishkeit
"Jewishness"; sometimes used interchangeably with 'Judaism' or 'Jewish culture'
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