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parnasah livelihood
parsha chapter, esp. of
Torah
parshat hashavua weekly
parsha read in shul; the parsha for a given week
parve status of food
containing neither dairy nor meat ingredients; wishy-washy [slang]
paskin to answer a question on religious practice
pe'ah li.=corner:
section of field left for poor to glean
perek paragraph, esp.
in Torah
perochet ornamental
curtain in front of aron
Pesach Passover, in
spring
pesachdik legal for
Passover use or consumption
Petach Tikva Israeli city, east
of Tel Aviv-- Chicago's Israeli "sister
city"
peyis sideburns, esp.
long ones worn by chasidim
pidyon haben the
redemption of the bachor from Temple service; still done ceremoniously
pidyon shvuyim lit.=the
redeption of captives: the rescue of refugees
Pirkei Avot "Ethics of
the Fathers," a Mishnaic book of sages' sayings
pikuach nefesh the
tenet of violating Jewish law to save a life
pintele (Yid.) lit.=the
point of a Jew: the "spark" of Jewishness within all Jews
pisk (Yid.) mouth;
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