aliyah
the synagogue honor of being called to read from the Torah
Amidah
the exemplary prayer in the Rabbinic liturgy
attending behavior
the way you orient yourself physically in relation to another person in conversation, as well as the way you respond to what the other person is saying
Av Harahamim
Merciful Father
ba’asher hem sham
meeting people where they are
baraita
a source contemporary to the Mishnah and therefore of great authority
ben gilo
being able to establish a connection (one of several meanings)
bikkur holim
taking care of the ill; visiting the sick (from the Hebrew לבקר [levaker], “to visit,” and חולה [holeh/holah, pl. holim], “sick”)
birkat kohanim
priestly blessing
birkat yeladim
blessing for children
boundary
a rule (possibly unstated) that distinguishes acceptable from unacceptable behavior
brit milah
ritual circumcision
confidentiality
ensuring that information isn’t disclosed to people or processes that aren’t authorized to have it
dal
dejected
fusion (also known as enmeshment or lack of differentiation)
when a person sets aside individual choices in the service of achieving harmony within the system
Gehinnom
Hell
Gemara
the Talmud
gemilut hasadim
acts of kindness
halakhah
authorized Jewish practice
hevruta
study partner; paired study
hesed
love, kindness, or grace
Hilkhot Avel
Laws of Mourning (in Mishneh Torah)
holah, holeh
sick person
kiddush
the sanctification prayer inaugurating the Jewish Sabbath, recited over a cup of wine
lishmah
learning for the sake of learning
malakh hamavet
angel of death
Mazel tov!
Congratulations! (or) Many more!
mi sheberakh
“the One who blesses”; prayer for the sick
mi-dalah
pining sickness
midrash, midrashim (pl.)
Rabbinic interpretation of scripture
Midrash, the Midrash
a classical compilation of midrashim
Mishneh Torah
Maimonides’ major work, one of the most important Jewish Law codes, composed in the 12th century CE
mitzvah, mitzvot (pl.)
commandment
mitzvot aseh
positive commandments
Na’aman
Syrian general whose friends healed his leprosy
Nedarim
vows
nihum avelim
comforting mourners
Rambam
Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon), Spain, Egypt, 1135–1204
Rehoboam
King of Judah whose friends divided his kingdom
Rema
Rabbi Moses Isserles, a 16th-century Ashkenazi commentator on the Shulhan Arukh
Rofe Holim
Healer of the Sick
se’if
section of the Shulhan Arukh
Selihot
prayers petitioning God for forgiveness
self-differentiation
a person’s ability to simultaneously be emotionally connected to a significant relationship system and function autonomously by making her or her own choices
Shekhinah
divine Presence
shema koli
communication skills
sheva berakhot
the wedding blessings
Shulhan Arukh
(“The Set Table”) the major Code of Jewish Law, written by Rabbi Joseph Caro in 1563
simhat bat
a modern naming ceremony for baby girls
sugya, sugyot (pl.)
section
tallit
prayer shawl
talmud torah
the study of Jewish texts
triangle
a situation in which a third person is pulled into a relationship between two (or more) people that has nothing to do with the person
tze u-lemad
go and study
tzedakah
charity, alms
tzelem
image
u-velekhtekha vaderekh
walk in God’s ways
yom tov
any of the annual Jewish festivals
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