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A B R I E F H E B R E W V OC A B U L A R Y
Aggada
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The Midrashic element in the Talmud
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Akeda, The Story of
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The Binding (The Sacrifice of Isaac)
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Amacha
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Ordinary Jewish Folk
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Amidah
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The standing in prayer (3 steps forward)
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Baracha
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Prayer
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Bar Kochaba
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Messiah of 2nd Century A.D.
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Bayn
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Between
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Berakhah
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Fixed formula of blessing
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Binah
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Understanding
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Booth
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Temporary frail dwelling at vineyard or garden, etc., erected during Fall Festival of Tabernacles (Sukkot)
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B'richa
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Illegal flight
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B'rit
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Covenant (Circumcision)
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Diaspora
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Dispersion of the Jews (voluntary and involuntary)
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Esh Kodesh
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The Fire of Holiness, written by Rabbi Kalonymos Shapiro
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Galut
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Exile
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Gaon
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"Majesty," or "Excellency"
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Goy
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Gentile
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Hadassah
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Esther
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Haftarah
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A portion (of reading taken from the Prophets)
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Halacha
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Legal discussons, authortative - of the Talmud (Law)
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Hamakom
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When scholars study
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Hamon
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The masses
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Ha'tikvah
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The Hope - The National Anthem (5/14/48; 10/29/47 on vote)
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Herzl
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Father of Zionism (an early 20th Century Viennese correspondent)
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Judenraete
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Jews chosen by enemy to kill selves or other Jews
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Judenstaat
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Jewish state
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Kabbalat Shabbat
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Receiving the Sabbath
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Kavanah
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Attunement (of soul to prayer)
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K'byachol
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As it were
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K'doshim
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Holy ones
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Kiddush
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Sanctification - Recited by one with no home, or away from home
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Kippah
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Covering for the head, skull cap
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Maariv
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Evening Prayer
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Mahzorim
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Prayer Book for Festivals of Pilgrimage, Pesach, Shavuot, Succot, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur
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Malchuyot
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Kingship, divine
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Maror
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Bitter herbs (for Pessah, or Passover)
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Matzah
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Unleavened bread
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Mehitzah
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Division
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Melammed
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Hebrew teacher of children
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Mensch
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Human being
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Meturgaman
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Translator
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Metzavve
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The One who commands
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Mezuzah
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Signs on doorposts (seclected O.T.Scripture)
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Midrash
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Jewish commentary, individual story or parable
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Minhah
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Afternoon
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Minyan
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"Quorum of 10" for Jewish Assembly (males past the Bar-mitzvah age)
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Mitzve
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Good deeds (Mitzvah)
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Mitzvot
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Commandment
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Months
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April |
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Nissan or Abid |
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7 |
Oct |
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Tishri |
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May |
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Ziv or Iyar |
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8 |
Nov |
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Marcheshvan |
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June |
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Sivan |
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Dec |
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Chislev |
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July |
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Tammuz |
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Jan |
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Tavet |
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Aug |
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Av |
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Sh'vat |
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Sep |
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Ellul |
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12 |
Mar |
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Adar I |
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Patul
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Unusable (food)
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Pesach
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Passover
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Pogrom
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Government organized, officially encouraged persecution of a minority
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Rosh Hashanah
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Day of Judgment
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Rambam
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Sage of 1135 -1204 A.D. Moses ben Maimonedes. Wrote the 13 Jewish Creeds (Principles)
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Sancta
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Holy symbols
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Shadchan
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Professional matchmaker
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Shaddai
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A name for God
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Shaharit
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Morning worship
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Shaliah-tzibbur
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Messenger of the Congregation
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Shammai
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Leader
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Shavuot
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Feast of Weeks (Torah given at Sinai)
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Shekhinah
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God's presence (Glory)
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Shofarot
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Arousal through the Shofar
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Siddur
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"Order of Worship" (Traditional Orthodox Prayer)
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Sifri
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Learning
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Sofar
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Scribe who writes the Torah (Law of Moses)
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Succot
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Sukkot. Feast of Booths, observing 40 years wandering in wilderness
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Synagogue
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"Bet-ha-knesset" = House of Assembly
"Bet-ha-midrash" = House of Study
"Bet-am" = Peoples' House
Three parts as the Temple:
1. Courts = Auditorium
2. Sanctuary = Bimah, Pulpit
3. Holy of Holies = Holy Ark
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Tallit
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Robe of responsibility, large or small. Usually made by bride as gift of marriage.To be used for death garment.
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Talmud
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The written Oral Torah
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Targum
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Any of several Aramaic translations or paraphrases of the Old Testament Mishnaic Hebrew "targum, translation, interpretation."
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Tefillin
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"Bond of faith" Straps on the head or hand
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TeNaCh
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Torah + Neviim (prophets) + Writings = The Jewish Book
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Teshuvah
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Turning and returning in which the old is renewed
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Tifillah
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Prayer
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Tikkun-olam
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Perfection of world
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Tzimtzum
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Make himself small
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Tzitzit
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4 tassels on the tallit, white, one blue
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Yad
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Pointer (hand)
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Yom Ha-tzmaut
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Independence Day of State of Israel
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Yom Ha-Shoah
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Day of Observance (Holocaust)
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Yom Kippur
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1st day of Elull - Day of Forgiveness (New Year)
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Zichronot
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Divine memory
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