avoda

"Literally, 'divine service'" (JPS) Also, "work" or "service" and sometimes used as the name for a unit at camp in which campers help with such duties as service in the dining hall, laundry, etc.

b'shalom

"in peace" (used to sign off in written correspondence)

b'tzelem Elohim

lit. "in God's image"

bruchim haba'im

welcome! [lit. "blessed are those who come"]

chanichim

campers; members of youth movement, as in Hashomer Hatzair

disciples (in a classroom)

chaver

friend

comrade, mister (in left-wing political organizations)

hachnosas kallah

charitable support for poor young women to get married

hafsaka

break or interruption

Kab Shab

Abbreviated form of Kabalat Shabbat (the Friday night prayer service).

kallah

bride

Jewish communal gathering, conference

kavanah

"Attention to the meaning, spirit, and purpose of words" (Weiser)

intent

L'dor va'dor

Literally "from generation to generation"

l'shalom

"in peace," lit. "to (or toward) peace"

Rosh Chodesh

start of a new month in the Hebrew calendar

ruach

spirit, "spiritedness, morale" (JPS)

shidduch

match

arranged spousal match

a date in the process of finding one's spouse

mate

tachlis

practical details of a matter, "brass tacks" (as in, "Let's get down to brass tacks.")

purpose, aim

tikkun olam

"repairing (the) world," making the world a better place through volunteering, social justice work, and philanthropy

kabbalistic concept of mystically repairing the fabric of the world through the performance of mitzvot

Tot Shabbat

A synagogue-based service or play group for young children on Shabbat.

Tu Bishvat

Jewish Arbor Day, the New Year for Trees, literally 'the 15th day of Shevat'.

tza'ar ba'alei chayim

pity for living creatures (Steinmetz), or compassion for animals.