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beit din
Hebrew Spelling
בֵּית דִּין
Alternate Spelling
beth din, bet din, beis 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 Spelling
סֵפֶר כְּרִיתוּת
Hebrew for "scroll of cutting off". Refers to a get.
Ashkenaz
Hebrew Spelling
אַשְׁכְּנַז
Lit. "Germany"; includes Jews of European origin.
beit kevarot
Hebrew Spelling
בֵּית קְבָרוֹת
Alternate Spelling
bet kevarot
"Cemetery."