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Shul
A synagogue.
Wholly Jewish: Grace: Breaking Down the Gates of Queer Judaism
Being queer and Jewish means something different to everyone, and those differences deserve to be celebrated. This week, Grace Collins (they/them) talks about being a Jewish storyteller and teacher; their connection, as a Jew-by-choice, to Rabbi Akiva’s teachings;, repairing the world in an oppressive political climate; and the dangers of “gatekeeping” in queer and Jewish spaces.
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Wholly Jewish: Dara: From Parliament to the Bimah
Hosted by Jewish performance and ritual artist Shira Kline (she/her), a.k.a. ShirLaLa, this season features interviews with LGBTQIA+ Jews from the Union for Reform Judaism's JewV'Nation Fellowship.
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shoah
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שׁוֹאָה
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Lit. "conflagration;" the Shoah refers to the murder of the six million Jews.
shomeir
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שׁוֹמֵר
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shomer
Guard who sits with the body before burial, often reciting psalms.
t'hillim
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תְּהִלִּים
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tehilim
"Psalms."
Tzidkuk HaDin
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צִדּוּק הַדִּין
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Tziduk ha-din
The "justification of God" prayer recited at burial.
am haSefer
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עַם הַסֵּפֶר
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am ha-sefer
People of the Book.
Babylonian Talmud
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תַּלְמוּד בָּבְלִי
Compendium of Jewish law and lore developed by the Rabbis from the first centuries of the Common Era (C.E.). Codified circa 500 C.E.