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Glossary

Bencher

A small booklet that contains the blessing said after a meal. It usually also contains the zimirot (songs) that are traditionally sang during the Shabbat meals. The word comes from Yiddish and literally means ‘ a blesser ’.

Birchon

A small booklet that contains the blessing said after a meal. It usually also contains the zimirot (songs) that are traditionally sang during the Shabbat meals. The word comes from Hebrew word ‘Barech’ that means ‘to bless’ ans the ‘on’ suffix.

Kippah

Hebrew for Yarmulke. Literally, the word means a dome.

Kippah Serugah

Hebrew for Knit Yarmulke.

Kippah

Plural form for the word Kippahs.

Kippat Or

Hebrew for a leather kippah form for the word Kippahs.

Kipot

An alternative spelling of the plural form for the Hebrew word Kippah. In Hebrew the suffix ot or im denotes the plural form.

Kippot

The grammatically correct plural form for the Hebrew word Kippah. In Hebrew the suffix ot or im denotes the plural form.

Prayer Shawl

The accepted English term for Tallit.

Satin

a smooth fabric of silk or rayon with glossy top and a dull back

Skullcap

The accepted English term for a Kippah. This word is used in all formal legal disclosures

Skullcaps

The accepted English term for kippot. This word is used in all formal legal disclosures

Suede

Leather from the bottom side finished by buffering to create a velvet like nap.

Talasim

The plural of Tallit. In Hebrew the suffix im or ot denoted the plural form.

Tallit

A rectangle wool garment worn during some prayers. The custom is relates to the biblical commandment of attaching Tzitzit to four cornered garments.

Tallis

an alternate pronunciation of the word Tallit.

Tchailet

The biblical commandment of dyeing one of the four strings of the Tzitzit with a specific bluish-greenish dye. Today the exact formulation of the Tchailet dye is not known.

Tzitzit

The biblical commandment of tying fringes to four cornered garments. Being that today such garments are not worn, it is customary during some prayers, to put on a four cornered garment called a Tallit, in order to fulfill the commandment.

Yarmulke

Dome shaped head covering worn by Jews.

Yarmulkes

Dome shaped head covering worn by Jews.
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