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