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arbes
Boiled chickpeas
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askan
A Jewish communal or social worker (Steinmetz)
Activist
A person who is influential in working for the community
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balaboosta
1) Female head of household 2) Impressively competent homemaker
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bencher
prayer booklet or card with the text of the blessings after meals, and often times including other meal-time blessings and songs
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biberhit
A man's black hat with beaver fur, worn on weekdays.
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bokser
The fruit of the carob tree, traditionally eaten on Tu Bishvat.
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bubbale
sweetie, darling [term of endearment]
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chalat
A man's silk robe for indoor use, usually on Shabbat or holidays.
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cheder
Hebrew and religious classes (often on Sundays) for elementary school children.
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chrain
A spicy paste made from grated horseradish.
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duchen
A ritual where the kohanim recite the Priestly Blessing (Num. 6:24-26), blessing the rest of the congregation.
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eyer kichlech
Egg cookies, usually in the shape of bow ties.
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gut chodesh
"Good month!" Ashkenazi greeting on Rosh Chodesh.
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gut moed
"Good festival season!" Used by Ashkenazim on Chol Hamoed.
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gut voch
"Good week!" Ashkenazi greeting at the conclusion of the Sabbath.
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gut yontef
"Happy holiday!" Ashkenazi greeting used on any of the holidays, including Rosh Hashanahh and Yom Kippur.
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gut yor
"Good year!" Ashkenazi greeting on Rosh Hashanah.
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kaftan
A man's long black overcoat.
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keinehora
"no evil eye" (Rosten). "An expression said to ward off the evil eye or bad luck in general; the verbal equivalent of knocking on wood." (JPS)
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kishka
"Stuffed derma: a sausagelike comestible of meat, flour, and spices stuffed into intestine casing and baked" (Rosten) Also, "guts," literally, Slavic. (Wikipedia)
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kivyakhol
Substitute or euphemism for God's name, similar to Hashem
"As if", "so to speak," can be used to refer to anthropomorphic language about God
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leibedik
lively, enthusiastic; warm, heartfelt
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lekech
"Honey cake, traditionally served on Rosh Hashanah... made with honey, eggs, cinnamon, and, often, coffee" (JPS).
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mandelbrot
"Literally, 'almond bread.' A crunchy, dry cookie, similar to biscotti" (JPS).
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mazume
"ready money, cash" (Steinmetz)
"A group of three or more adult males who join together to recite the after-meal blessings..." (Steinmetz).
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nittel nacht
Christmas Eve
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pesadik
"Acceptable to be eaten on Pesach" (JPS), kosher for Passover.
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shomer
one who keeps vigil over a dead body before it is buried
adj. observant, observing the laws of kosher, shabbat, or negiya (not touching members of the opposite gender outside of family)
a member of Hashomer Hatzair or a camper or counselor at a Hashomer Hatzair camp
a chaperone, protector, or guard
a camp counselor on duty
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shtrayml
A hat trimmed with fur pieces, typically worn by Hassidim on Shabbat.
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sidra
weekly Torah portion
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tate
dad
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tichel
headscarf worn by Orthodox women
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tzadik
Common name for the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (tzadi / tzade).
Someone who does extremely righteous deeds.
A highly learned and esteemed rabbinic leader (sometimes used as an alternative name for a Hasidic rebbe).
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tzimmes
"Troubles, difficulties, a contretemps" (Rosten).
"A prolonged procedure, and involved business, a mix-up" (Rosten).
"A sweet, baked dish of vegetables or fruit. Carrot tzimmes, a popular version, includes carrots, sweet potatoes, dried apricots, raisins, sugar, and cinnamon" (JPS).
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tznius
(adj.) modest, discrete, especially according to Orthodox norms of dress, comportment, and gender interaction
(n.) modesty, discretion, especially according to Orthodox norms of dress, comportment, and gender interaction
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yichus
Bragging rights based on respected family history
"Pedigree, lineage, family background." (JPS)
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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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yiddishkeit
"Jewishness"; sometimes used interchangeably with 'Judaism' or 'Jewish culture'
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zivug
(n.) mate, predestined match
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