havdalah
Literally, “separation." The Saturday night home ritual that separates the Sabbath from the beginning of the new week. The ritual uses wine, spices, and candles to transition from Sabbath to the weekdays.
High Holidays
Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur
hora
Traditional Israeli folk dance
Jew-by-choice
One who has, through a process of study and Jewish living, joined the Jewish people.
kabbalat ol ha-mitzvot
"Acceptance of the commandments;" a ger's intent to live a Jewish life.
Kaddish
An Aramaic prayer recited in several iterations during a worship service.
kalah
"Bride;" plural: kallot
kallah
A conclave or retreat; plural: kallot
Patrilineal descent
The idea that one is Jewish if either parent is Jewish and one was raised with Judaism. This contrasts with the traditional idea of matrilineal descent, in which one is Jewish if one’s mother is/was Jewish.
K’hilah
“Congregation” or “community.”