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]".

madrega

level, especially spiritual level

Mishneh Torah

a 12th-century code of religious law in fourteen parts written by Moses Maimonides

Purim

A joyous holiday that takes place in February or March on the 14th of Adar, retelling the story of the Book of Esther.

remez

"a mark or detail that suggests the existence of implicit information, a trace, an allusion" (Weiser)

interpretation/analysis of Torah (or other texts) on a symbolic level, taking it as an allegory, seeing what is implied

Shabbos

the Jewish Sabbath

shatnez

mixture of wool and linen in a garment, which is prohibited by Jewish law

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

shicker

tipsy/drunk

sofer

A scribe trained in transcribing the Torah, mezuzah, tefillin scriptures and other religious texts on parchment.

yigdal

hymn often sung at the end of a prayer service, based on Maimonides' Thirteen Principles of Faith