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bar mitzvah |
a coming of age ceremony held in a synagogue to admit a 13 yo boy as an adult to the jewish community |
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mazel tov |
congratulation or good luck |
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Ivrit |
Hebrew |
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get |
A divorce under Jewish law that is required to dissolve a marriage in addition to a civil divorce. |
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agunah |
A term for a woman whose husband is unable or unwilling to grant her divorce |
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Hashem |
A term for God that is used in casual conversation when his real name would not be allowed. |
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tzaddik |
A general term for a righteous person in Jewish tradition. |
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Lamed Vovnik |
The thirty-six just men on whom the existence of the world depends, according to Jewish lore. |
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Olam Ha-ba |
The afterlife and the world to come. |
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Shiva |
Seven days of mourning after the burial of a close relative. |
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Shabbat |
A day of rest and the seventh day of the Jewish week. It begins at sundown on Friday night and ends forty minutes after sundown on Saturday. |
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tsuris |
Aggravating trouble |
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Kiddush cup |
A cup used for the wine drunk during Kiddush, a ritual of Jewish Sabbath and other holy days. |
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Chuppah |
A canopy traditionally used in Jewish weddings. The home the couple will build together is symbolized by the chuppah. |
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naches |
Pride and joy; pleasure that parents commonly receive from the children. |
