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danger because of what you believe, you are probably on the wrong side. Adonai says: “… I will bless those who bless [Israel], And the one who curses [Israel] I will curse.” — Gen. 12:3 |
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U ugeret — easily seen; evident Unleavened Bread, Feast of — The second of the seven Feasts of hwhy, which begins on the fifteenth of Nisan, directly after the Passover, and continues for seven days; a time when no leaven is to be eaten; also sometimes included in the festival of Passover, whereby the two are designated as one holiday or festival lasting eight days. Also Hag haMatzah Untaneh Tokef — a passage describing Heavenly Judgment added to prayer on Rosh haShanah and Yom Kippur. Ur — An ancient Sumerian city and district in southern Babylonia by the Euphrates River; the home of Avraham. Ur’chatz — “celebrant washes,” one of the fifteen phases of the Seder ceremony (see Rachatzah) Ushpizin — the Seven Shepherds of Israel who “visit” every Jew’s Sukah on the Feast of Tabernacles. Uva Letzion — a prayer composed of a selection of Scriptural verses Use this
“Jump Bar” to directly to any letter of the AlephBet V w Va’era — the second portion in the Book of Exodus Va’etchanan — the second portion in the Book of Deuteronomy Vav — Hebrew letter w Vayechal — a paragraph from Exodus chapter 32 and 34 read on a public fast Vayelech — a portion in the Book of Deuteronomy Vayechi — the last portion in the Book of Genesis Ve’ahavta — lit. “and you shall love” … the prayer from Deuteronomy 6:5-9, that obligates Jews to love G‑d and to teach Judaism to future generations; part of the Shema Velamalshinim — a passage relating to slanderers and informers, prescribed as a nineteenth brachah added to the eighteen benedictions of the amidah prayer Vezot Habrachah — the last portion in the Torah vidui — confession Vilna Gaon — One of the most prominent figures in the Torah world of recent centuries, his erudition covering (in addition to the natural sciences and mathematics) the entire field of Torah scholarship, on which he wrote some 70 works. Despite his extreme seclusion — his ascetic assiduity has become proverbial — he exerted a powerful influence on Jewish affairs. Since his time, the Yiddish term Litvak (“Lithuanian”) has come to stand for a scholarly and hard-core misnaged espousing the closely definable world-view whose prime ideologist and ideal personality is the Gaon. Use this
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w Wayiqra — Leviticus See under “V” Use this
“Jump Bar” to directly to any letter of the AlephBet Y y Ya’aleh Veyavo — a passage added to the amidah prayer and to the Grace after the Meal on Festivals and New Moons when additional sacrifices were offered in the Sanctuary yachatz — the breaking of the middle matzah of the ceremonial matzot during a Passover seder … one of the fifteen phases of the Seder ceremony yad — hand Yahadut — Judaism Yahrzeit — a day of memorial Yahweh — YHVH or YHWH … the Tetragrammatron … the four Hebrew letters hwhy usually transliterated YHWH or YHVH that form the proper Name of HaShem (insofar as it can be said that HaShem has a proper Name) … incorrectly translated in many English Bibles as “Jehovah” which is grammatically impossible to say in the Hebrew language … as nearly as the word can be translated into English, it means “I Am” … it was by this name that HaShem revealed himself to Moshe in the burning bush. Several times Yeshuah HaMashiach claimed to be “I Am” — thus either Yeshua is literally YHWH, the covenant G‑d of Avraham, Yitzhak, and Ya’akov, or He is a liar and a fraud. yaldah — girl yam — sea yamim — days yamim mikedem — earlier days Yamin Noraim (alt. Yamim) — lit. Days of Awe; the ten-day period beginning with Rosh haShanah and ending with Yom Kippur yanshuf — great owl yare’ach — moon yarmulke — (Yid.) kippa or kipah, a skullcap worn by Orthodox (and many other) Jews during prayer yashar — (alt. yashir ) straight yashar mishpat — righteous judgment yashrus — justice yatzdik — justify yavam — husband’s brother upon whom devolved the duty of marrying the former’s widow if left without children … the brother-in-law Yavneh — a city that became the location of an academy and a central focus for the Jews once the Romans destroyed Jerusalem yayin — wine ye’ush — despair yebamah — under Biblical laws, childless widow who was commanded to marry late husband’s brother, so that a child might be named after the departed yechidus — private meeting of the Rebbe with his Chassidim Yehudi — Jew (pl. Yehudim) yeled — child yemach shemam – their name should be blotted out yerida — to descend back; return yerushah — inheritance Yerushalayim — Jerusalem. The city of our G‑d, and covenantal capital of Eretz Yisra’el — the Land of Israel yeshanot — old things yeshivah — Torah academy (pl. yeshivot) Yeshua — (alt. Yashua, Yahshua, Yoshua, Yehoshua) Literally means “G‑d saves” or “YHWH is my salvation.” Variants include Yahshua, Y’shua, Y’hoshua, and Y’hoshua. Because the Greek language has no equivalent of the Hebrew letters “yod” or “shin” and all masculine Greek names end in “s” the name was transliterated into Greek as “Iesous” in both the Septuagint and the Greek New Testament. When transliterated into English, the iota (“I”) became a “J” resulting in the spelling “Jesus.” yeshuah — rescue; salvation; deliverance yesod — foundation yesodot — rudiments yetomim — orphans yetzer — impulse yetzer ha’ra — impulse toward evil yetzer ha’tov — impulse toward good yetzurim — creatures yetzurim hayam — creatures of the sea Yevani — Greek (pl. Yevanim yi’ud merosh — predestination yichud — time spent alone together by the bride and groom immediately after the wedding ceremony … bridal chamber … room entered by bride and groom where the two, in the consummation of the marriage, become one yichus — lineage Yiddish — The language spoken by the Ashkenazi (Jews of European ancestry); it is a dialect of old German. Yir’as Shomayim — Fear of Heaven yirah — fear Yirmeyahu — Jeremiah yisurim — sufferings; torments Yitro — the sixth portion in the Book of Exodus Yizkor — (“May He remember”) Prayers for the departed, recited on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, last day of Passover, second day of Shavuot yod — (alt. yud) tenth and smallest letter of the Hebrew aleph-bet yold — fool yom — day Yom Habikkurim — The Day of First Fruits, barley harvest, the day from which we start counting the Omer 50 days to Shavuot (Pentecost) Yom haDin — Literally: Day of Judgment; one of the names for Rosh haShanah Yom haPeduth — The Day of Redemption Yom haZikkaron — Literally: The Day of Remembrance; one of the names for Rosh haShanah Yom Kippur — (alt. Kipur) The Day of Atonement; The Great Fast Yom Kippur Katan (alt. Kipur) — the eve of a New Moon, a “little” Day of Atonement Yom Teruah (Rosh haShanah) — The Day of the Awakening Blast; The Feast of Trumpets Yom Tov— a Festival Day, holiday (pl. Yamim Tovim) yom yom — daily Yoma — a tractate of the Mishnah on Yom Kippur yoma arichta — one “long” day, two days considered as one yonah — dove (pl. yonim) yoreh — first Autumn rain yoreshim — heirs yoshen — oldness yosher — rectitude Yotzer — Creator Yotzer Ha’Adam — Hebrew for “Creator of Man.” It is the 2nd of the 7 blessings that are recited at the end of a wedding feast (see the Complete Art Scroll Siddur P.206) Yotzrot — liturgical poems added to the shacharit prayer Yovel — a Jubilee year at the end of a fifty year cycle Yud — (alt. Yod) The 10th and smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet (aleph-bet). yunge Leit — young people Use this
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