D
Daled
Hebrew 1. Fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; 2. Represents the number four
Daniel
Hebrew The ninth book of the Ketuvim
Dati
Hebrew Religious
Daven
Yiddish Pray
Dayanim
Hebrew Judges
Derekh Masorti
Hebrew The Conservative way
Demai
Hebrew 1. Doubtfully tithed produce; 2. A tractate of Zeraim
Derech HaShem
Hebrew Way of HaShem
Devarim
Hebrew [lit. words] The fifth book of the Torah (Deuternomy)
Diaspora
Greek Exile
Dim’at haSofer
Hebrew The tear of the scribe
Dina D’malchuta Dina
Hebrew The law of the land is the applicable law
Dinim
Hebrew Laws
Dio/Dyo
Hebrew Ink
Divrei Hayamim
Hebrew The twelfth and thirteenth books of the Ketuvim (I and II Chronicles)
Divrei Torah
Hebrew Torah discussions
D’oraita
Hebrew Mitzvot from the Torah
D’rabbanan
Hebrew Laws instituted by the rabbis
Dreidel [picture]
Hebrew A four-cornered top used for a game during Chanukah
D’var Torah (Divrei Torah pl.)
Hebrew [lit. A Word of Torah] A short talk or discussion centred around the Torah portion of the week
Dvash
Hebrew Honey
E
Edah Haredit
Hebrew Ultra-Orthodox
Edud
Hebrew Enourage and support with passion
Eichah
Hebrew The sixth book of the Ketuvim (Lamentations)
Ein Kiddushin Tosfin
Hebrew No legal validity to a marriage between a Jew and a non-Jew
Eirusin
Hebrew Betrothal
Eishet Hayil
Hebrew Woman of Valor – tribute bestowed upon a woman who exemplifies traditional Jewish values
Eit
Hebrew The
Eitzei Chayim (pl.) [picture]
Hebrew [lit. trees of life] Two wooden rollers upon which a Sefer Torah is sewn
El
Hebrew 1. God 2. Godlike One 3. Mighty One
Eloh
Hebrew 1. God 2. False God
Elohim (sing./pl.)
Hebrew 1. God 2. Godlike One 3. Works or Special Possessions of God 4. The (true) God 5. Ruler 6. Judges 7. Angels 8. Divine Ones new
Elul
Hebrew Sixth month of the Jewish year
Emet
Hebrew Truth
Emunah
Hebrew Faith
Eretz
Hebrew 1. Land 2. Earth 3. Ground 4. Surface of the Earth
Eretz Yisrael
Hebrew The Land of Israel
Erev
Hebrew [lit. evening] 1. Evening 2. Night 3. Sunset
Erev Shabbat
Hebrew [lit. Sabbath Eve] The part of Friday night that is set aside to prepare for Shabbat
Eruvin
Hebrew 1. Rabbinical decrees regarding the sabbath; 2. A tractate of Moed
Esther
Hebrew 1. Prophetess of the Jews; 2. The eighth book of the Ketuvim
Etmol
Hebrew Yesterday
Etrog [picture]
Hebrew Yellow citrus fruit used during Sukkot
Etrog Hadar
Hebrew Beautiful etrog
Exilarch
Aramaic Appointed head of the Babylonian Jewish community in the first millennium CE
Ezra
Hebrew The tenth book of the Ketuvim
F
Farhud
Arabic Violent dispossession
Fey
Hebrew 1. Seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; 2. Represent the number eighty
Frum
Yiddish Religious, devout
G
Gabbi
Hebrew The person who assists in running the congregation services
Gabbai Tzedakah
Hebrew Person who administers communal funds
Gadol
Hebrew Great, large
Gadol HaShalom
Hebrew Great is peace
Gag
Hebrew Roof
Galut
Hebrew Exile, Diaspora
Gan
Hebrew [lit. garden] Kindergarten (also used to refer to preschool)
Gan Eden
Hebrew 1. The Garden of Eden; 2. The World To Come
Gaon
Hebrew [lit. eminent one] Dean of a rabbinical academy in Babylonia from the sixth through eleventh centuries CE
Gartel
Hebrew Sash
Gedulah
Hebrew Greatness
Gehenna
Hebrew A spiritual place where a soul is cleansed for up to one year
Gelilah
Hebrew The honor of dressing the Sefer Torah after it has been read
Gemach (Gemachen pl.)
Hebrew Charity that lends needed items (i.e. wedding dresses, tefillin, tables, benches)
Gemara
Aramaic [lit. learning] Commentary and discussion of the Mishnah incorporated into the Talmud
Geniza [picture]
Hebrew [lit. hidden away] Space where religious documents and books are stored before burial
Ger (m)
Hebrew Male convert to Judaism
Ger Toshav
Hebrew 1. Resident alien; 2. Convert to monotheism; 3. Semi-proselyte
Ger Tzedek
Hebrew [lit. righteous stranger] A convert to Judaism
Gerushin
Hebrew Divorce
Geshem
Hebrew A prayer for rain in Israel (said on Shemini Atzeret)
Get (Gittin pl.) [picture]
Hebrew Jewish divorce document
Get Piturin [picture]
Hebrew Jewish divorce document
Get Zikui
Hebrew Annulment of a marriage based on what is best for both parties
Geulah
Hebrew Redemption
Gevurah
Hebrew Strength
Gezeirah
Hebrew Laws instituted by the rabbis to prevent people from accidently violating a Torah mitzvah
Giddin [picture]
Hebrew Thread made from leg sinew from a kosher animal – used to sew together a Sefer Torah
Gilgul
Hebrew The reincarnation of a soul
Gimmel
Hebrew 1. Third letter of the Hebrew alphabet; 2. Represents the number three
Gittin (pl.)
Hebrew 1. Divorce, writing and sending the get; 2. A tractate of Nashim
Giyoret (f)
Hebrew Female convert to Judaism
Giyur
Hebrew Conversion to Judaism
Giyur kaHalachah
Hebrew Conversion according to halachah
G’milut Chasadim
Hebrew Act of righteousness
Golem
Hebrew Soul-less creature of medieval Jewish folklore
Goy (Goyim pl.)
Hebrew [lit. nation] A non-Jew
Gut Vuch
Yiddish [lit. Good Week] Salutation at the end of Shabbat