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rachmanut (Heb.) mercy
Rabbi Aryeh
Kaplan
rav term of endearment
for rabbi
reb/rebbe/rebbie terms
of endearment for rabbi
rebbetzin wife of a
rabbi
refusenik one refused an
exit visa from the Soviet Union
regah (Heb.) minute;
"One minute!"
rimon (Heb.)
pomegranate; grenade
rimonim ornamental
cylinders placed on Sefer Torah
Rishonim
post-Gemarah-era commentators, incl. Rashi & Maimonides
Rosh Chodesh first day
of the new month
Rosh HaShanah lit.=head
of the year: Jewish New Year, autumn holiday
ruach (Heb.) spirit;
enthusiasm
ruggelach
croissant-like pastries, usu. w/ chocolate or cinnamon
RASHI -
acronym for "Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak." Born in Troyes, in France, in the
eleventh century, and educated in Germany, he was, without doubt, the greatest
commentator on the Written Law as well as on the Oral Law, and is studied
universally in both areas by experts and beginners alike. born: Troyes, France
1040 died: Troyes, France, 1105 |
