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schtick
bit, piece; comic act; eccentricity
schtickl(ach) little bit(s) or piece(s)
schtiebl
small synagogue, often a storefront or private home
schtreiml
round, fur-edged hat worn by chasidim
seder
Pesach ceremonial meal
How to prepare a Seder
Plate
sedrah
reading from Tanach
sefer
(Heb.) book, esp. of religious topic
Sefer Torah
the Torah scroll itself
sefirat
haOmer counting of the days of the Omer
Sephardi of
Mediterranean Jewish tradition
se'udah
feast [n], esp. for Shabbat or holiday
sha "Shh!
Quiet!"
Shabbat
the Sabbath
shacharit
morning prayer
shadchan
matchmaker
shailah
question, esp. on religious matters
shaliach
messenger; representative; ambassador; Israeli delegate
to community, youth group, synagogue, etc.
shaliach tzibur
(abbr.shatz) lit.=messenger of (the)
congregation: cantor
Shalom
peace; "Hello/Goodbye"
shalom
aleichem lit.=peace to you: "Hello" (response is "aleichem, shalom")
shalom
bayit lit.=peace of the house: domestic harmony
shalosh
se'udot third and last meal of Shabbat
shamos
assistant synagogue manager
shamosh
candle that kindles the Chanukah candles
shanda
(Yid.) disgrace, scandal
Shavuot
holiday for receiving the Torah, in autumn
shayna
maideleh (Yid.) beautiful girl
Sh'china
G-d's presence
shchita kosher slaughtering
shecht
slaughter, esp. in a kosher
manner; to defeat soundly, as in sports [slang]
Shehecheyanu blessing for annual, lifetime, or historic
events
sheket
(Heb.) quiet, silence
Shema lit.=Hear (O,
Israel): a key Jewish prayer [read
more...]
Sheva
B'rachot set of seven blessings said at weddings and at parties for one week
after
sheytl
(Yid.) wig, esp. for married women
shidduch
match (see shadchan)
shira (pl.
shirim) (Heb.) song
shiva
period of mourning observed for seven days after a family member's funeral
Shiv-asor
B'Tamuz 17th of Tamuz, summer fast day for destruction of Holy
Temple
shloshim
period of mourning observed for thirty days after a family member's funeral
Sh'mini
Atzeret eighth day of Succot, a holiday
shmita
Shabbat of the land: every seventh year, when Israeli land lies
fallow
Shmonah
Esrei lit.=18: 19-blessing (1 was added later) shacharit Amidah
Shmot
Exodus (2nd bk. of Torah)
Shoah
lit.=destruction: The Holocaust
shochet
slaughterer who slaughters in the kosher manner
shofar ram's horn, blown like a bugle on holidays
shok’l
sway meditatively during prayers
shul /
synagogue Jewish House of prayer.
shtetl
Eastern European Jewish village
Shulchan
Aruch lit.=set table: Code of Jewish Law
shvach
(Yid.) weak; tepid, unsubstantial
sh'varim
shofar blast of three short sounds
Shvat 5th
Jewish month (Jan-Feb), 15th is Tu B'Shvat
shvitz
sweat [v]; sauna [n]
siddur
daily prayerbook
simcha
happiness; special happy occasion, esp. bris, wedding, etc
Simchat
Torah holiday celebrating the Torah, in autumn
Sivan 9th
Jewish month (May-Jun), 5th and 6th are Shavuot
sivivon
(Heb.) dreidle, esp. in Israel
siyum
completion of the study of a section of scripture; a celebration thereupon
slicha
forgiveness; "Forgive me/Pardon me"
Slichot
prayers of repentance said around High Holidays
smicha
rabbinic ordination
sofer
scribe; author
S.S. the
Nazi infantry, "Brownshirts"
succah (pl.
succot) outdoor booth lived in on Succot
Succot
harvest holiday, in autumn |
