Glossary of Terms for the Walking app
Shochet: (Hebrew) (Pl. Sochetim) (shoh-khit) Ritual slaughterer; one who slaughters and inspects cattle and fowl in the ritually-prescribed manner, for kosher consumption.
Chazan: (Hebrew) (Pl. Chazanim) (khah-zahn) The person who chants worship services in the synagogue. Sometimes applied in a general way to anyone who leads service. It is more commonly used to denote someone who has completed professional musical training and been ordained as a cantor
Chief Rabbi: A title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country’s Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities.
Rosh Hashanah: (Hebrew) (rosh huh·shaa·nuh) A celebration that is usually commemorated in September, marking the beginning of the Jewish New Year.
Shul: (Yiddish) (shool) Another word for a synagogue or a temple.
Simchat Torah: (Hebrew) (sim·chat taw·ruh) also spelled Simhat Torah, is a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle.
Torah: (Hebrew) (taw·ruh) Scripture; the law of God as given to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Bible.
Chatan Bereshit: (Hebrew) (cha-tahn b-rey-sheet) The honour on Simchat Torah of being called up to the Torah for the last reading which contains the first lines of the Torah.
Chatan Torah: (Hebrew) (cha-tahn taw-ruh) The honour on Simchat Torah of being called up to the Torah for the penultimate reading which contains the last lines of the Torah.
Chevra: (Hebrew) (khev-ruh) Community, society, a close-knit group.
Synagogue: A building in which Jewish people worship and study their religion.
Shabbos (or Sabbath): (Hebrew) (sha·buhs) Judaism’s day of rest on the seventh day of the week, Saturday.
Yomtov: (Hebrew) (yom-tov) Holiday, festival, day of celebration.
Talmud Torah: (Hebrew) Study of the Torah.
Minyan: (Hebrew) (pl. Minyanim) ( mi·nyn) A meeting of Jewish people for public worship.
Yiddish: (yi·duhsh) a language once spoken by Jews in an area spreading from Alsace to the Urals, influenced by and influencing local languages and cultures. It neared extinction in the 20th century when it lost the majority of its speakers, mostly – but not only – through the Holocaust.
Drashah: (Yiddish) (drah-shah) Sermon.
Yom Kippur: (Hebrew) (yom ki·puor) The most solemn of Jewish religious holidays, observed on the 10th day of the lunar month of Tishri (in the course of September and October), when Jews seek to expiate their sins and achieve reconciliation with God.
Kez: (Yiddish) Cheese.
Balabos: (Yiddish) (pl. Ballabatim) (bah-leh-buus) Male head of the household, proprietor, boss.
Bocher: (Yiddish) (pl. Bocherim) (bo-her) Young man, Talmud student.
Landsleute: (Yiddish) (sg. Landsman) (lants·läu·te) Compatriots, fellow countrymen.
Sidra: (Hebrew) (sed-ruh) Order; arrangement; weekly readings from the Scriptures as part of the sabbath service
Kashrut: (Hebrew) A set of dietary laws dealing with the foods that Jewish people are permitted to eat and how those foods must be prepared according to Jewish law.
Barmitzvah: (Hebrew) (baa-mits-vuh) A coming of age ceremony for Jewish boys and girls when they reach the age of 12 or 13
Maftir: (Hebrew) (mahf-tur) Concluder; is the last person called up to the Torah on Shabbat and holiday mornings.
Pesach: (Hebrew) (peh-sakh) Passover; a major Jewish holiday that celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Biblical Egypt.
Kinder: (Yiddish) (kin-dur) Children.
Alephbeis: (Yiddish) (ah-lihf bays) Alphabet.
Chukke: (Yiddish) Chicken.
Bensch licht: (Yiddish) (bench lihkht) To light and bless candles.
Havdallah: (Hebrew) (huhv-duh-luh) A Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat and ushers in the new week.
Meschullah: (Yiddish) (me-shul-lah) (pl. Meschullachim) An accredited itinerant collector sent out to raise funds especially for the maintenance of orthodox Jewish religious and charitable institutions.
Maccabean: (mak-uh–bee–uhn) Relating to the Maccabees or Judas Maccabaeus, the Jewish leader of a revolt (166–161 BC) against Seleucid oppression.
Kosher Milk: Milk produced by Kosher mammals, such as cows, goats, and sheep, are considered Kosher.
Lange: (Yiddish) (long-ee) Long.