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Temple - a
Jewish Place to worship
teiglach small, fruit- or nut-filled
pastries, dipped in honey
teretz
reason, explanation
Tevet 4th Jewish
month (Jan), 10th is Asoroh B'Tevet
Three Weeks
period of mourning from Shiv-asor
B'Tamuz to Tisha B'Av
thirty-nine melochot
39 categories of "work" prohibitted on
Shabbat
tichel kerchief;
headcovering, esp. for married women
tikun study book
for layning
tikun layl Shavuot
all-night study session on the eve of
Shavuot
tikun olam the
repair or completion of the world
tikva (Heb.) hope
Tisha B'Av the
9th of Av, a major fast day for the
destruction of the Holy Temples, in
summer
Tishrei 1st
Jewish month (Sep-Oct), 1st is Rosh
HaShanah, 10th is Yom Kippur, 15th is
Succot, 22nd is Sh'mimi Atzeret, 23rd is
Simchat Torah
t'kia shofar
blast of one long sound
todah (rabbah)
"Thank you (very much)"
Torah the written
Jewish law
Tosafot:
Critical and explanatory glosses on the
Talmud, printed, in almost all editions,
on the outer margin and opposite Rashi's
notes. The authors of the Tosafot are
known as Tosafists ("ba'ale ha-tosafot").
tractate section
of the Talmud
trayf lit.=torn:
not
kosher
trop marks
indicating musical notes for chanting
the Torah, etc.
tru'a shofar
blast of nine staccato sounds
truma tenth of a
crop, given to kohanim
Tu B'Shvat the
15th of Shvat, Jewish Arbor Day
tuchus
lit.=under: buttocks
tzadik righteous
person, esp. a rabbi.
tzadreit (Yid.)
mixed up
tzar ba'aleh chaim
the suffering of living things
tzedakah lit.=justice: charity
tzibur
congregation
tzimis
carrot/pineapple compote, usu. with
raisins or prunes; a hullabaloo [slang]
tzitzit fringes
worn on the corners of a four-cornered
garment; the garment and fringes
together
tzniut modesty,
esp. of dress
tzom day of
fasting
tzuros (Yid.)
pains; troubles, problems, distresses
tzutzik (Yid.)
ambitious or energetic person
Tzvah Haganah
L'Yisrael (Tzahal) Israel Defense
Forces (IDF), Israel's army |
