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Shul
A synagogue.
HaShem
Title used to referred to God
tzedek
Hebrew Spelling
צדק
Justice
Mishkan
The portable tabernacle.
Chesed
Kindness
k'hilah k’doshah
holy community
aleph-bet
The Hebrew alphabet
Shmita
Hebrew Spelling
שְׁמִטָּה
A year of “release,” described in the Torah (Ex 23:11; Lev 25:2,5-7; Deut 15:1-2) as occurring every seventh year, during which the land of Israel is not farmed, debts are remitted, and slaves granted freedom.
Bet Mitzvah
Hebrew Spelling
בֶּת מִצְוָה
A gender-inclusive term for b’nai/bat/bar mitzvah. Bet is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet and the first letter of the traditional Hebrew names of this lifecycle event.
Rosh HaShanah
Literally, “head of the year;” the start of the new year on the Jewish calendar.