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sidrah
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סִדְרָה
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sidra
"Order." Refers to the weekly Torah portion. (Pl. sidrot)
siddur
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סָדוּר
"Order." Refers to the Prayer Book (i.e., the "order" of the prayers).
simchah
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שִׂמְחָה
"Happiness." Refers to any happy occasion.
Talmud
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תַּלְמוּד
The Jewish legal work that comprises the Mishnah and the Gemara. There are two works of Talmud: The Palestinian Talmud was compiled between 200-450 C.E. in the land of Israel and is also called the Jerusalem Talmud or Talmud Yerushalmi.
tefillin
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תְּפִלִּין
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t'filin
"Phylacteries." Leather boxes and straps worn by religious Jews daily except on Shabbat, holidays, and fast days. "Laying tefillin" is the expression commonly used for putting them on.
Birkat HaGomeil
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בִּרְכַּת הַגּוֹמֵל
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Birkat Ha-Gomel
Prayer said upon surviving a life-threatening illness.
goses
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גּוֹסֵס
A patient within three days of death.
r'fuah sh'leimah
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רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה
Complete healing.
rofeh
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רוֹפֵא
Healer.