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Cheit
Hebrew Spelling
חֵטְא
A Hebrew term for “sin.” Cheit is a Hebrew archery term meaning “missing the mark.” A section of High Holiday liturgy is the Al Cheit, a confession of ways in which we “missed the mark” during the past year.
T’kiah
Hebrew Spelling
תְּקִיעָה
Literally, “blast” or “blowing of a horn;” it is a note of the shofar call.
T’kiah g’dolah
Hebrew Spelling
תְּקִיעָה גָּדוֹלָה
Literally the “great” t’kiah, this is the longest, deepest call of the shofar heard as the final shofar blast on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.
T’ruah
Hebrew Spelling
תְּרוּעָה
Literally, “shout;” one of the shofar blasts. It is composed of a series of nine short blasts.
Tzom kal
Hebrew Spelling
צוֹם קַל
Literally, “easy fast.” A customary greeting for Yom Kippur, a fast day.
Yamim Noraim
Hebrew Spelling
יָּמִים נּוֹרָאִים
Alternate Spelling
Yomim Nora'im
"Days of Awe." An alternate name for the High Holidays, and the 10-day period beginning with Rosh HaShanah and concluding with Yom Kippur.