ba'al
(Heb.) master, owner; one
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ba'al habayis
(...of the house) host [n] |
ba'al koreh
(...who reads) Torah reader
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ba’al simcha
(... of happiness) the celebrant, esp. the bar or bat
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ba'al teshuva
(...who returns) newly observant Jew |
ba'al toke'a
(...of the sound) shofar blower |
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ba'alabusta
(Yid.) hostess; friendly woman
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babushka
kerchief worn as headcovering
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bachor
first-born male child
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baheyma
domesticated beast; "Animal!"
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Bamidbar
Numbers (4th bk. of Torah)
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bar mitzva
13-year-old boy now responsible for fulfilling mitzvot;
the ceremony at which this rite of passage occurs |
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bat...
daughter of... |
bat mitzva
12-year-old girl now responsible for fulfilling mitzvot;
the ceremony at which this rite of passage occurs |
B.C.E/C.E.
Before the Common Era/Common Era
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b'dikat chametz
the ceremonial, pre-Pesach search for chametz
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becher
(Yid.) wine goblet |
bedecken the veiling of
the bride
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Beit HaT’futzot
The Diaspora Museum, in Tel Aviv
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b'emet
lit.= in truth: "Really?"; "Really!" |
Be'ersheva
lit.=well of the oath:
Israeli
city in the Negev |
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Beit...
pron."bate": House of... [Sefardi pron.]
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Beit Dinlit.=house
of law: rabbinical court |
Beit HaMikdash
Holy Temple, twice destroyed
also see:
Temple / Jerusalem |
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Beit Lechem
lit.=House of bread (Heb.) Bethlehem, Rachel's burial
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Beit (Ha)Midrashroom,
building for religious study |
ben... son
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bentch
(Yid.) say Grace After Meals |
bentch licht
(Yid.) light and bless the Shabbat candles
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Beth... pron.
"bett": House of... [Ashkenazi pron.] |
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biblical of
the Five Books of Moses, the Prophets, or the Writings
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bikur cholim
visiting the sick
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bimah
Torah-reading table in synagogue
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Birkat HaMazon
lit.=blessing of the food: Grace After Meals |
Birkat Kohanim
the blessing of the kohanim (see "duchan")
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bitachon
(Heb.) trust [n]
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biz hundret un tzvensik yor
lit.=to a hundred and twenty years: "(May you) live a
long life."
[Moses lived to 120]
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blood libel
the pernicious libel that the blood of Christian
children is
used to make kosher wine or matzah
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b’nai mitzvah
more than one bar/bat mitzvah celebrant
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boch'r
yeshiva student
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borscht cold
beet soup
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Boruch Atoh
"Blessed are You..."
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boruch haboh
lit.=bless the arrivers: "Welcome!"
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boychik
(Yid.) boy, term of endearment
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bracha
blessing
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B'reshit
Genesis
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brit (mila)
lit.=covenant: circumcision
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b'samim
fragrant spices smelled during Havdala
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b'shert
destined; one's destined mate/spouse
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b'tayavon
lit.=in appetite: Bon Appetit!
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bubbe (Yid.)
grandmother
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bubbe meiseh
lit.=grandmother's story: old-wive's tale
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bulvan
(Yid.) ox-like person
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bupkes
(Yid.) nothing; something worthless
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b'vakasha
"Please"; "You're welcome."
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