Al kiddush Hashem \u2013 for the sanctification of Hashem\u2019s Name<\/p>\n
Ahavat Hashem \u2013 love of Hashem<\/p>\n
Aron Hakodesh \u2013 Ark, where the Sefer Torah is housed<\/p>\n
Aveirah, aveirot (pl) \u2013 transgression<\/p>\n
Avodat Hashem \u2013 service of Hashem<\/p>\n
Avot \u2013 Patriarchs, Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov<\/p>\n
Avrech, avrechim (pl) \u2013 young Torah scholar<\/p>\n
Ayin hara \u2013 evil eye<\/p>\n
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Ba\u2019alei Mussar \u2013 Masters of Ethics<\/p>\n
Ba\u2019al teshuvah, ba\u2019alei teshuvah (pl) \u2013 (lit. Master of Return\/Repentance), one who returns to Hashem<\/p>\n
Ba\u2019alat chessed \u2013 woman who does many acts of kindness<\/p>\n
Bachur \u2013 young man<\/p>\n
Baruch Hashem \u2013 Thanks to Hashem<\/p>\n
B\u2019chasdei Hashem \u2013 With the help of Hashem<\/p>\n
Bedikat chametz \u2013 searching the house for chametz on the night before Pesach<\/p>\n
Bein Hazmanim \u2013 intercession between study semesters in yeshiva<\/p>\n
Beit Din \u2013 rabbinical court<\/p>\n
Beit Hakeneset, Batei Kenesiot (pl) \u2013 house of prayer, synagogue<\/p>\n
Beit Hamidrash, Batei Midrashot (pl) \u2013 house of study<\/p>\n
Beit Hamikdash \u2013Holy Temple<\/p>\n
B\u2019ezrat Hashem \u2013 With the help of Hashem<\/p>\n
Berachah, berachot (pl) \u2013 blessing<\/p>\n
Bikur cholim \u2013 visiting the sick<\/p>\n
Bikurim \u2013 first of the produce from the seven species, brought to the Beit Hamikdash<\/p>\n
Birkat hagomel \u2013 blessing of thanksgiving after one has been rescued from danger<\/p>\n
Birkat Hamazon \u2013 Grace after Meals<\/p>\n
Bitachon \u2013 trust<\/p>\n
Bitul Torah \u2013 time wasted from Torah study<\/p>\n
Bli ayin hara \u2013 May there be no evil eye (expression)<\/p>\n
Bnei Yisrael \u2013 The Children of Israel<\/p>\n
Brit (milah) \u2013 circumcision<\/p>\n
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Chachamim \u2013 (lit. wise people), Sages, teachers<\/p>\n
Chametz \u2013 leavened bread, which is forbidden to be eaten on Pesach<\/p>\n
Chanukat habayit \u2013 dedication ceremony for a new home or institution<\/p>\n
Chas v\u2019shalom, chalilah \u2013 May G-d have mercy<\/p>\n
Chatan \u2013 bridegroom<\/p>\n
Chatunah \u2013 wedding<\/p>\n
Chavruta \u2013 study partner<\/p>\n
Chazal \u2013 our Sages, may their memory be for a blessing<\/p>\n
Chessed \u2013 kindness<\/p>\n
Chevrah kadisha \u2013 Jewish burial society<\/p>\n
Chillul Hashem \u2013 desecration of Hashem\u2019s Name<\/p>\n
Chizuk \u2013 inspiration<\/p>\n
Chuppah \u2013 wedding canopy<\/p>\n
Chutz la\u2019aretz \u2013 Diaspora<\/p>\n
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Daf Hayomi \u2013 program to learn one page of Gemara every day, which is completed in approximately seven and a half years<\/p>\n
Dayan \u2013 judge<\/p>\n
Divrei Torah \u2013 words of Torah<\/p>\n
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Eirev Rav \u2013 gentiles who joined the Jewish people at the Exodus<\/p>\n
Erev \u2013 the eve of (Shabbat)<\/p>\n
Emunah \u2013 faith<\/p>\n
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Gabbai, gabbaim (pl.) \u2013 caretaker of the synagogue<\/p>\n
Galut \u2013 exile<\/p>\n
Gematria \u2013 numerical value<\/p>\n
Get \u2013 Jewish bill of divorce<\/p>\n
Geulah \u2013 redemption<\/p>\n
Gezel \u2013 robbery<\/p>\n
Gilgul \u2013 reincarnation<\/p>\n
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Hachnasat orchim \u2013 hosting guests<\/p>\n
Hachnasat Sefer Torah \u2013 dedication ceremony for a Sefer Torah<\/p>\n
Hakadosh Baruch Hu \u2013 The Holy One, Blessed is He (referring to Hashem)<\/p>\n
Halachah, halachot (pl) \u2013 Jewish law<\/p>\n
Halachic \u2013 according to Jewish law<\/p>\n
Hashgachah, hashgachot (pl.) \u2013 kashrut<\/em> symbol<\/p>\n Hashgachah pratit \u2013 Divine intervention<\/p>\n Hilula \u2013 celebration of the anniversary of a death of a tzaddik<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Im yirtzeh Hashem \u2013 If Hashem wants<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kabbalat kahal \u2013 receiving the public for private audiences<\/p>\n Kaddish \u2013 prayer said by the mourner for the merit of the deceased<\/p>\n Karet \u2013 punishment of being cut off from Hashem<\/p>\n Kashrut \u2013 laws pertaining to food<\/p>\n Kedushah \u2013 holiness<\/p>\n Kelippah, kelippot (pl) \u2013 force of impurity<\/p>\n Kiddush Hashem \u2013 sanctification of Hashem\u2019s Name<\/p>\n Kimcha d\u2019Pischa \u2013 funds allotted to the needy for Pesach<\/p>\n Kinot \u2013 Tishah B\u2019Av lamentations<\/p>\n Kippah, kippot (pl) \u2013 skullcap<\/p>\n Kohen Gadol \u2013 high priest<\/p>\n Kollel, kollelim (pl) \u2013 Torah institution for married men<\/p>\n Korban, korbanot (pl) \u2013 offering, sacrifice<\/p>\n Kriyat Shema \u2013 the recital of the Shema<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lashon hakodesh \u2013 (lit. the holy tongue), Hebrew<\/p>\n Lashon hara \u2013 evil speech, slander<\/p>\n Leket \u2013 gleanings: one or two stalks that fall away at the time of reaping and must be left for the poor<\/p>\n L\u2019havdil \u2013 to separate the holy from the mundane<\/p>\n L\u2019shem Shamayim \u2013 For the sake of Heaven<\/p>\n Luchot \u2013 Tablets, on which the Ten Commandments were written<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ma\u2019aser \u2013 tithe<\/p>\n Ma\u2019ariv \u2013 Evening Prayer<\/p>\n Maggid shiur \u2013 one who delivers a Torah lecture<\/p>\n Masechet, masechta \u2013 tractate<\/p>\n Mashiach \u2013 Messiah<\/p>\n Mashgiach, mashgichim (pl) \u2013 supervisor, assistant dean in a yeshiva<\/p>\n Mashgiach kashrut \u2013 kashrut <\/em>supervisor<\/p>\n Matan Torah \u2013 The Giving of the Torah<\/p>\n Matmid \u2013 diligent student<\/p>\n Mazal \u2013 sign of the zodiac, luck, fate<\/p>\n Mesirut nefesh \u2013 self-sacrifice<\/p>\n Mezuzah \u2013 parchment containing Torah verses, commanded to be affixed to every doorpost<\/p>\n Middah \u2013 character trait<\/p>\n Midrash \u2013 homiletical teachings of the Sages<\/p>\n Mikveh, mikvaot (pl) \u2013 body of water for ritual immersion and purification<\/p>\n Minchah \u2013 the Afternoon Prayer<\/p>\n Minyan \u2013 quorum of ten men necessary to conduct prayers<\/p>\n Mishkan \u2013 the Tabernacle<\/p>\n Mitzrayim \u2013 Egypt<\/p>\n Mitzvah, mitzvot (pl) \u2013 commandment<\/p>\n Muktzeh \u2013 items set aside, forbidden from touching on Shabbat<\/p>\n Mussar \u2013 ethics<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nachat \u2013 joy or pleasure from another\u2019s accomplishments<\/p>\n Navi \u2013 prophet<\/p>\n Neshamah, neshamot (pl) \u2013 soul<\/p>\n Neshamah yeteirah \u2013 the additional soul awarded a person on Shabbat<\/p>\n Niddah \u2013 woman who became impure due to her menstrual cycle; the mitzvah\u00a0\u00a0 concerning this<\/p>\n Nisayon, nisyonot (pl) \u2013 test, challenging situation<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Parashah, parshiyot (pl) \u2013 chapter<\/p>\n Pasuk, pesukim (pl) \u2013 verse<\/p>\n Payot \u2013 side locks<\/p>\n Pe\u2019ah \u2013corner of a field which must be left for the poor<\/p>\n Pirkei Avot (or Avot) \u2013 The Chapters of the Fathers<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rabbanim \u2013 rabbis<\/p>\n Rachmana litzlan \u2013 May G-d\u2019s mercy be upon them<\/p>\n Rasha, resha\u2019im (pl) \u2013 evil person<\/p>\n Rechilut \u2013 gossip<\/p>\n Ribbono shel Olam \u2013 Master of the World (referring to Hashem)<\/p>\n Rosh Kollel \u2013 Dean of a kollel<\/p>\n Ruach hakodesh \u2013 Divine inspiration<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sandek \u2013 one who holds the baby during a circumcision<\/p>\n Sefer \u2013 book<\/p>\n Sefer Torah, Sifrei Torah (pl) \u2013 Torah Scroll<\/p>\n Segulah \u2013 act or talisman to gain merit<\/p>\n Selichot \u2013 special prayers said prior to the Yamim Nora\u2019im<\/p>\n Seudah \u2013 meal<\/p>\n Seudat hodayah \u2013 thanksgiving meal for salvation<\/p>\n Seudat mitzvah \u2013 meal eaten for a mitzvah celebration<\/p>\n Seudah shlishit \u2013 third meal on Shabbat<\/p>\n Sha\u2019atnez \u2013 mixture of wool and linen that is forbidden to be worn<\/p>\n Shacharit \u2013 Morning Prayer<\/p>\n Shaliach tzibbur \u2013 cantor, one who leads the prayers<\/p>\n Shalom bayit \u2013 marital harmony<\/p>\n Shechinah \u2013 Divine Presence<\/p>\n Shemoneh Esrei \u2013 prayer containing eighteen blessings, recited three times a day<\/p>\n Shidduch, shidduchim (pl.) \u2013 marriage proposal, marriage partner<\/p>\n Shikchah \u2013 bundle of stalks of grain forgotten in the field at the time of the harvest, which must be left for the poor<\/p>\n Shiur, shiurim (pl) \u2013 Torah lecture<\/p>\n Shivah \u2013 seven-day mourning period for a deceased family member<\/p>\n Shlita \u2013 May he live many good years, Amen<\/p>\n Siddur \u2013 prayer book<\/p>\n Simchah \u2013 joy, joyous celebration<\/p>\n Siyata 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