| A | B |
|---|
| Az m'fraygt s shyle iz trayf | "If you ask permission, the answer is no." |
| Badchan | a jester or comedian who entertains guests at weddings. |
| Bar Mitzvah | A coming of age ritual for a Jewish boy. |
| bissel | A Yiddish term for a little bit or small amount of something. |
| blokova | A prisoner in charge at concentration camps during the Holocaust. These individuals were generally non-Jews. |
| Bris | A Jewish circumcision ritual performed on 8-day-old infants. |
| burnish | To polish by rubbing. |
| cauldron | A large pot, usually metal, used for cooking. |
| chaper | A Yiddish term for a kidnapper. |
| gaudy | tastelessly decorated, generally extravagant in design. |
