Yom HaShoah
Holocaust Remembrance Day, on which we remember the Holocaust and honor the memory of those who perished.
Yom HaZikaron
Israeli Memorial Day on which citizens remember the soldiers who lost their lives fighting the War of Independence and other subsequent battles.
Yom Kippur
"Day of Atonement;" holiest day of the Jewish year, which includes a focus on prayer, repentance and fasting.
Yom Tov
"Good Day;" the term, often pronounced as yuntiff (Yiddish) has come to mean "holiday;" "Good Yuntiff" is often used a holiday greeting.
Yom T'ruah
"Day of Shofar Blowing;" alternate name for Rosh HaShanah.
Yom Y'rushalayim
"Jerusalem Day;" Israeli holiday that commemorates the 1967 reunification of Jerusalem and Israeli control of the Old City.
Zionism
The belief that there should be a Jewish homeland in Zion (Israel).
beit din
Hebrew for "house of judgment", a beit din is a rabbinical court that has jurisdiction in matters of Jewish law.
sefer k’ruitut
Hebrew for "scroll of cutting off". Refers to a get.
Podcast: Dead Goldfish
Dr. Mogel discusses how to talk to young children about death of pets and relatives, and explains how even a small child can write a eulogy.