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The Yiddish term for a Jewish house of worship. The term is used primarily by Orthodox Jews.
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Yiddish: small town, village. A small town with a substantial Jewish population, or a Jewish ghetto, in the Yiddish-speaking parts of Europe (central or eastern Europe). Most of the shtetlach were wiped out in the Holocaust. The Jewish genealogy website JewishGen hosts or links to a lot of sites devoted to individual shtetls. See ShtetLinks on their site.
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Lit. Guards, keepers. People who sit with a body between the time of death and burial. See Care for the Dead.
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One of the first great Yiddish fiction writers, known by the pen name Mendele Moykher Sforim (little Mendel, the bookseller). See Yiddish Literature.
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One of the most popular writers in the Yiddish language, best known for his stories of Tevye the milkman and his daughters, which were adapted into the musical Fiddler on the Roof. See Yiddish Literature.
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Lit. Thirty. The thirty-day period of mourning after the burial of a close relative.
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A ram's horn, blown like a trumpet as a call to repentance. See Rosh Hashanah; Rosh Chodesh.
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Lit. Peace (offering). A type of sacrifice expressing thanks or gratitude.
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A derogatory term for a non-Jewish male. See Jewish Attitudes Toward Non-Jews.
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