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cheder
Hebrew and religious classes (often on Sundays) for elementary school children.
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g'mar chatima tova
"A customary greeting among Jews on Yom Kippur [and the period between Yom Kippur and Rosh haShanah]" (JPS). lit. "a good end of [the process of] sealing [in the Book of Life]".
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hesped
eulogy, funeral oration
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Mishneh Torah
a 12th-century code of religious law in fourteen parts written by Moses Maimonides
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Purim
A joyous holiday that takes place in February or March on the 14th of Adar, retelling the story of the Book of Esther.
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refua shlema
"Get well soon." Lit. "full recovery"
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Shabbos
the Jewish Sabbath
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shatnez
mixture of wool and linen in a garment, which is prohibited by Jewish law
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shema
prayer recited in most services as well as at bedtime, and when death is imminent; one of the most important and well-known prayers in Judaism
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sofer
A scribe trained in transcribing the Torah, mezuzah, tefillin scriptures and other religious texts on parchment.
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yigdal
hymn often sung at the end of a prayer service, based on Maimonides' Thirteen Principles of Faith
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