Glossary
Challah: a loaf of white leavened bread, typically plaited in form, traditionally baked to celebrate the Jewish sabbath
Matzo Ball: a small dumpling made of seasoned matzo meal bound together with egg and chicken fat, typically served in chicken soup
Mishpochah: family
Gentiles: Non-Jews
Shul: temple or synagogue-- a Jewish place of worship
Mensch: a human being, a good person
Bar/Bat Mitzvah: a religious ceremony undertaken after studying the torah at age 13, a coming of age initiation into Jewish manhood/ womanhood
Shmata: rag
Chachkies: trinkets, collectibles
Trefa: (about food) not following jewish law, non-kosher
Zionism: founding a Jewish State in Palestine
Haddassah: Jewish women's voluntary organization
Matzo Ball: a small dumpling made of seasoned matzo meal bound together with egg and chicken fat, typically served in chicken soup
Mishpochah: family
Gentiles: Non-Jews
Shul: temple or synagogue-- a Jewish place of worship
Mensch: a human being, a good person
Bar/Bat Mitzvah: a religious ceremony undertaken after studying the torah at age 13, a coming of age initiation into Jewish manhood/ womanhood
Shmata: rag
Chachkies: trinkets, collectibles
Trefa: (about food) not following jewish law, non-kosher
Zionism: founding a Jewish State in Palestine
Haddassah: Jewish women's voluntary organization