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| hasidic | the members of a sect of Jewish mystics that originated in Poland in the eighteenth century |
| smovars | metal urns ued throughout Russia for boiling water for tea |
| Yiddish | a language spoken by many European Jews and their descendants. |
| Michna service | afternoon services |
| Shabbat | the Sabbath--originally the seventh day of the week, Saturday, the day on which God rested from the work of creation |
| Yeshiva | a school or college for Talmudic studies, combining religious and secular studies |
| Apikorism | Jews who are not Hasids; an extremely negative term |
| Shamashim | an official in the synagogue |
| Jewish Orthodox | strictly observing the rites and traditions of Judaism as formulated in the Torah and Talmud |
| Talmud | the collection of writings constituting the Jewish civil and relgious law. Is consists of two parts |
| tzitzit | the fringes or tassels worn by Orthodox Jewish men. |
| momzer | a curse; a term of abuse |
| kosher | food which is considered fit to eat by Jewish law |
| abba | father |
| tefillin | an assist and reminder used in Jewish prayer |
| phylacteries | a leather box which holds passages from the Torah, worn during prayers |
| rabbi | the Jewish religious leader, similar to a priest or minister |
| blatt | a section of reading from the Talmud |
