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| Challah | A special holiday bread usually served on Sabbaths and festivals (except Pesach) |
| Chup-pah | A canopy under which the bride and groom stand during their wedding ceremony |
| Kashrut | The code of laws concerning ritually fit foods and utensils |
| Lat-kes | Potato pancakes usually served during Hanukkah |
| Ma-zel-tov | Literally means "good luck" |
| Minyan | The quorum of worshipers required in order to recite the Kaddish and certain prayers |
| Oneg Shabat | A celebration of the Sabbath following services on Friday night or Saturday morning |
| Dua' a' | Individuals, private prayer to God which follows no prescribed form |
| Hajj | The pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) the holy city of Islam in Western Arabia |
| Ihran | The garment worn during hajj consisting of two pieces of unsewn white cloth |
| Jihad | A war waged to defent Islam |
| Jumah | The obligatory congregational salat on Friday |
| Khutbah | The sermon deliverd by the Imam at the Friday congregational salat |
| Sadaqah | The Muslim institution of voluntary almsgiving |
| Bonze | Monk's robe |
| Lustral Water | Holy Water |
| Nirvana | The ideal state of a person |
| Ahisma | Belief in nonviolence |
| Karma | The law and deed- a person's deeds determine the next life the person will lead. |
| Puja | Worship |
| Reincarnation | The belief that a person goes through succession of earthly lives |
| Rishis | Spiritual Men |
| Satong | Nightly Service |
| Telak | The caste mark worn on the forehead |
| Absolution | The remission of guilt and penalty for sin by a priest, following a confession |
| Atonement | The reconciliation of the sinner with God through the sufferings of Jesus Christ |
| Chalice | A cup used at communion services believed to resemble the one used at the original last supper |
| Deacon | A church officer, the origin of this office is found in the New Testament |
| The Mass | The central worship service of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Patriarch | An Eastern Orthodox bishop of highest rank, standing above metropolitans and ruling patriarchs |
