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daf yomi
lit.=page of the day: practice of learning a
page of Gemara each day
darshen to interpret,
esp. in religious issues
daven (Yid.) pray
Dayenu
"It Would Have Sufficed," a Seder song;
"Enough already!"
dayun (Heb.) judge [n]
derech eretz lit.=the
way of the land: courtesy
Diaspora
those Jews not living in Israel
din (Heb.) law
drasha sermon
dreidel: toy top used on Chanukah
also see:
Dreidel Song and Dreidel Rules
duchan blessing the
congregation [v], done by kohanim
D'varim Deuteronomy
dvar Torah
lit.=word of Torah: speech on enlightening
biblical passage or any aspect of religious
thought
dybbuk (Yid.) dead
person's soul inhabiting a living person
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