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Glossary of Terms |
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| bs"d | Besiyata DeShamaya – An Aramaic term meaning "with the help of Heaven". |
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Chumash |
The Five Books of Moses from the Bible. |
| Chanukah | Jewish Holiday that celebrates the Jewish military and spiritual victory over the Greeks. The eight days of the holiday commemorate the miracle of a pure flask of daily olive oil for the menorah that was found that kindled for eight days. Starts the 25th of Kislev. |
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Gemara |
See Talmud |
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Halacha |
Jewish Law |
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Hashkafa |
Jewish Outlook / Thought |
| Kislev | The Third Jewish Month from Rosh Hashana. |
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Mussar |
Self-improvement works particularly for developing one’s character |
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Mishna |
Laws compiled from the Oral Torah. |
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Nach |
The Book of Prophets and the Book of Writings from the Bible. |
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Navi |
The Book of Prophets in the Bible. |
| Rosh Hashana | The Jewish new year. Literally "Head of the year." Falls the 1st of the month of Tishrei. |
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Compilation, explanation and derivation of the Torah’s laws. Includes |
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Tanach |
The three books of the Bible – Torah, Neviim (Prophets) & Ketuvim |
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Torah |
1) The five books of Moses in the Bible; 2) Any works that are derived |
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Ulpan |
A quick method to learn Hebrew |
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