JEWISH VOCABULARY Flashcards
Tikkun
repairing/perfecting “Fixing/Rectification”. It has several connotations in Judaism: Traditional: Tikkun (book), a book of Torah scroll text, used when learning to chant Torah portions or for correct-fixed scribal calligraphy. refers to the nightly/early morning synagogue readings on the following Jewish holidays: Seventh Day of Passover, Shavuot, Hoshanna Rabbah, and the Seventh of Adar.
tikkun olam
repairing/perfecting the world.
terumot
free-will offerings, tithes, corner gleanings, and the like
Beit Knesset
Pronounced BATE kih-NEH-set, this term literally means “house of assembly” Hebrew for synagogue.
Havdalah
[ˌhävdäˈlä, hävˈdôlə] Hebrew for “separation” and refers to the verbal declaration made at the end of Shabbat or a Jewish holiday, in which the holy day is separated from the mundane period that follows.
Yeshiva
(/jəˈʃiːvə/; Hebrew: ישיבה, lit. ‘sitting’; pl. ישיבות, yeshivot or yeshivos) plural noun: yeshivas
An Orthodox Jewish elementary or secondary school. An Orthodox Jewish college or seminary. A Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and the Torah. The studying is usually done through daily shiurim (lectures or classes) as well as in study pairs called chavrutas (Aramaic for 'friendship'[1] or 'companionship'[2]). Chavrusa-style learning is one of the unique features of the yeshiva.
Shalom bayit
Domestic peace, an important Jewish value, one which can be challenging within Jewish families
Tefillot
Jewish prayer Tefillah - specifically referring to the Amidah prayer.
Shacharit
(SHAH-kha-reet) morning prayer services,
Mincha
(MIN-kha) afternoon prayer services,
Maariv
(MA-ah-reev) evening prayer services,
Hovah
Shaharit and Minhah prayers are mandatory.
Reshut
optional, Maariv prayer services are optional
Torat Chaim
literally, ‘instructions for living’.
Middot
literally “measures”, cultivation of personal virtues.
