Who's Who
The seven "guests" who visit the sukkah on the seven days of Sukkot
אושפיזין
Ushpizin
A list of requests said during Aseret Yemei Teshuva and on fast days
אבינו מלכנו
Avinu Malkeinu
The day immediately after each of the shalosh regalim is called
Isru Chag
אסרו חג
TRIPLE JEOPARDY - 300 points
The prohibition to say anything that would pain, anger, hurt, frighten, bother, or embarrass another person
אונאת דברים
Ona'at Devarim
The central bet din during the times of the second Beit Hamikdash made of 71 zekeinim who had ultimate halachic authority
Sanhedrin
סנהדרין
The person who leads the congregation's tefilot in shul
Shaliach Tzibur
שליח ציבור
(or Chazzan)
Concluding tefilah of Yom Kippur, said at sunset, while the gates of shamayim are closing
Ne'ilah
נעילה
The name of the Shabbat before Purim when we read about Amalek
זכור
Zachor
Place where unusable sefarim or tashmishei kedusha are collected to be buried
Geniza / Sheimot
גניזה/שמות
The 4-sectioned work of Rav Yosef Karo that is the foundation for deciding halacha until today
Shulchan Aruch
שלחן ערוך
The person honored with holding the baby during a brit milah
Sandak
סנדק
Davening shacharit early in the morning so Amidah is said at sunrise
Vatikin
ותיקין
Another name for the first night of Pesach (Seder night)
Leil Shimurim
ליל שימורים
The reason why we leave one square amah of a new house unfinished, break a glass under the chuppah, etc.
זכר לחורבן
Zecher L'Churban
How we refer to the 6 volumes of the Gemara
Shas - ש"ס
(ששה סדרי משנה)
The group of people who attend to the halachic purification and burial of the deceased. They volunteer to do חסד של אמת
Chevra Kaddisha
חברה קדישא
The Aramaic prayer of praise to Hashem that is recited only with a minyan. One line is said by everyone.
קדיש
Kaddish
Double Jeopardy - 800
Another name for Erev Rosh Chodesh, which is a time for teshuva
יום כפור קטן
Yom Kippur Kattan
The mitzvah to redeem Jewish captives
פדיון שבוים
Pidyon Shevuyim
Double Jeopardy - 800 points
The Rambam’s 14 volume work of Halacha
משנה תורה / Mishneh Torah
Also called the Yad HaChazakah י"ד החזקה
What does the Torah call the closest relative of a murder victim, who can halachically pursue the רוצח בשוגג after beit din sentences him to death?
Go'el Hadam
גואל הדם
Double Jeopardy - 1000 points
The Aramaic declaration said on Erev Pesach when burning the chametz
Kol Chamirah
כל חמירא
The term for the three weeks of mourning between Shivah Asar B’tamuz and Tishah B’av
בין המצרים
Bein Hametzarim
The phrase that means laws enacted by the government are binding halachically
Dina D'Malchuta Dina
דינא דמלכותא דינא
Words in Tanach that are read differently than the way they are written
קרי וכתיב
Kri U'Ktiv