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kashrut the laws of kosher-ness
kapoteh long, black coat
worn by chasidim
kedoshim lit.=holy ones:
martyrs
kedushin the marriage
ceremony
kehilla congregation;
community
ken ayina hora
lit.=without the evil eye: "Not to jinx it" (said after complimenting)
keter Torah
ornamental crown placed on Sefer Torah
ketubah lit.=writ:
marriage contract
khap grab, snatch;
understand [v]; insight [n]
kibbitz (Yid.) chitchat
kibbutz (pl. kibbutzim)
Israeli collective farm
kichel air-filled
cookies
kiddish celebratory meal
after synagogue services
Kiddush prayer/blessing
for wine
kiddush HaShem
lit.=sanctification of the Name: selfless act, esp. martyrdom
Kiddush Lavona prayer
for the new moon
kinder(lach) (small)
children
kippah (pl. kippot)
(Heb.) skullcap
The Talmud says that the purpose of
wearing a kippah is to remind us of God,
who is the Higher Authority "above us" (Kiddushin
31a).
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kiruv lit.=closeness:
outreach
kishka seasoned mashed
potatoes in a casing
kishkas (Yid.) innards;
"guts" ("She's got..."; "I feel it in my...")
Kislev 3rd Jewish month
(Nov-Dec), 25th is Chanukah
kitel white robe, esp.
for Pesach and Yom Kippur
Klal Yisrael (Heb.) The
Jewish People
klezmer Yiddish music:
part Jewish, part big-band
klutz (Yid.) clumsy one
Knesset Israel's
Parliament
k'neidlach thin noodles,
esp. for soup
k'nish puff pastry
filled with meat or potatoes
ko'ach strength;
endurance, energy
kodesh (Heb.) holy
kohen (pl. kohanim)
descendant of Moses, Aaron; thus, a member of the priest class
Kol Nidre "All Vows,"
key prayer, by chazan on Erev Yom Kippur
korban (Heb.) holy
sacrifice; (Yid.) scapegoat
kos (Heb.) wine goblet
kosher
permissible to
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Kotel (HaMa'aravi) The
(Western) Wall
kovod (Heb.) honor [n]
kreplach won tons
Kristallnacht "Night of
Broken Glass," Nazi pogrom on Nov.9-10, 1938; the worst pogrom ever, it marked
the Holocaust's start
kriyah lit.=rip: the
tearing of one’s clothes to signify mourning
kriyat ha Torah the
reading of the Torah
kugel casserole, usu. of
potatoes or noodles; tease [v, slang]
kvell derive deep pride
or intense satisfaction
kvetch whine(r),
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