The Miracle of the Lights by Cindy Rizzo

Author:Cindy Rizzo [Rizzo, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Lesbian, Romance
Amazon: B00SVJ7SB6
Barnesnoble: B00SVJ7SB6
Goodreads: 24742929
Publisher: Ylva Publishing
Published: 2015-01-26T05:00:00+00:00

Glossary

Bar Mitzvah (Bat Mitzvah for girls): coming of age ritual when a boy turns thirteen

Bimah: a raised platform with a reading desk where those leading the service stand

Hashem: a name for God used by religious Jews outside of the context of prayer

Hasidism: a traditional, mystical-based sect of Judaism; communities adhere to strict, fundamentalist practices

Hazzan: or cantor; a non-rabbinic clergy trained in vocal arts who leads a congregation in prayer

Kashrut: or kosher; the laws that define what foods can be eaten by religious Jews

Latkes: potato pancakes; a traditional food for Chanukah

Minyan: a group of at least ten people (men only in this context) assembled for prayer

Pesach: the holiday of Passover, commemorating the ancient Jews’ flight from Egypt

Rebbe: or rabbi; the religious leader of the congregation

Shabbos: the weekly Sabbath that begins at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday

Shayna: term of endearment meaning beautiful

Shul: or synagogue; the house of worship

Tallis: a Jewish prayer shawl

Torah: the first five books of the Hebrew Bible

Treyf: not kosher

Yarmulke: the round head covering worn by religious Jewish men and by observant, progressive Jewish women

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