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Patrilineal descent
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שׁוֹשֶׁלֶת מִצַּד הַאָב
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
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קְהִלָּה
“Congregation” or “community.”
Siyyum
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סִיּוּם
“Completion.” Usually refers to the completion of the study of a book of Torah, Mishnah, or other study text. The occasion is often accompanied by a festive meal.
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.