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cheder
Hebrew and religious classes (often on Sundays) for elementary school children.
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frosk
a slap
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goyishe kop
Someone who fails to use his/her head; a dull mind. Someone who thinks like a non-Jew. Lit. "non-Jewish head."
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kosher
"acceptable according to Jewish [ritual] law" (JPS); "trustworthy, reliable" (Rosten); acceptable according to dietary laws
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mechaye
"Pleasure, enjoyment, a real joy" (Rosten); something that gives great joy
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Shabbos
the Jewish Sabbath
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shlump
an unkempt person, a loser
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tzitzit
A garment worn under the shirt by Orthodox men and boys, with a tassel hanging down from each of the four corners.
The fringes on a tallit (tallis) prayer shawl or on a tallit katan.
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yid
A derogatory term used by non-Jews for a Jewish person (particularly so in Great Britain).
a Jewish person
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zaidie
grandpa, grandfather
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