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aba
father, dad, daddy
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b'vakasha
JPS: "Literally, 'please'. It can be used in various ways, including "please go ahead" and at the end of a sentence as 'you're welcome'."
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chalutzim
Pioneers in the building of the State of Israel.
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chanukiah
Nine-branched menorah / candelabrum used on Chanukah
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davka
just to annoy, just to be contrary
even; despite expectations to the contrary -- often with a slightly amused or ironic feeling of "wouldn't you know it?" or "of all things" ("of all people" ... etc.)
"definitely or exactly stated; specifically" (Weiser)
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eema
mother
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golus
literally "exile" (JPS); outside of the Land of Israel; away from a vibrant Jewish community; the time period since the destruction of the Second Temple at Jerusalem (Glinert)
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hamsa
a hand-shaped amulet (often a wall-hanging or jewelry) conferring good luck or protection, popular in Israel and originally from the Middle East / North Africa
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hatikvah
literally "the hope." "The Israeli national anthem." (Glinert)
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Kotel
"The Western Wall"/wailing wall (Glinert)
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labriut
"bless you" (after someone sneezes) [lit., "to health"] (Glinert)
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lehitraot
"Goodbye for now, see you again soon" (JPS) "see you later."
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nu
so what?; so?; hurry up already
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saba
grandfather
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savta
grandmother
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Shoah
Eastern European Holocaust (of World War II)
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TzaHaL
acronym for: ts'va ha-haganah le-yisrael, the Israeli defense force (IDF)
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