(an) omer
Ancient Hebrew measure of grain that amounts to about 3.6 litres.
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(the) Four Questions
(the) Four Questions
Four specific questions asked at the beginning of the Passover seder, the answers to which shape the rest of the retelling of the exodus from Egypt.
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(the) Holocaust
(the) Holocaust
From the Greek word meaning "sacrifice by fire", the Holocaust refers to the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany in World War II, including the genocide of six million Jews.
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(the) Omer
(the) Omer
The 49-day period that begins on the second night of Passover and ends on Shavuot.
(the) Shoah
(the) Shoah
afikoman
afikoman
"Dessert" (Greek); matzah is the official "dessert" of the Passover seder meal. During the seder, the children traditionally "steal"and hide the afikoman, and it must be redeemed by the seder leader.
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Akeidah
Akeidah
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Akedah
"Binding." The story in Genesis of the near-sacrifice of Isaac, Abraham’s son, which is read on Rosh HaShanah.
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aliyah
aliyah
"Going up." The honor of being called to recite the blessings before and after the Torah reading. Also refers to immigration to Israel, to "make aliyah" to Israel; plural: aliyot.
anti-Semitism
anti-Semitism
aufruf
aufruf
Calling up of the wedding couple to recite the Torah blessings on the Shabbat preceding the wedding.
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