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Jewish/Yiddish phrases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ai-ai-ai | an exclamation |
| bar mitzvah | religious ceremony |
| bas mitzvah | religious ceremony |
| bialy | an onion roll |
| B'nai Brith | Worldwide Jewish community service organization is a national and global leader in the fight against antisemitism and anti-Israel bias. |
| borsht | beet soup |
| bubbe | grandmother |
| bubeleh | an endearment |
| bupkes | an expletive of outrage |
| challa | braided bread |
| Chanukah, Hanukkah | a festival |
| chutzpa | audacity; gall |
| Hadassah | A volunteer women's organization |
| hamantash | triangular pastry |
| kibbutz | settlement in Israel |
| kibitz | joke or teasing |
| knish | a dumpling |
| Kol Nidre | a chant to begin Yom Kippur |
| l'chaim | a toast |
| matzoh | unleavened bread |
| maven | an expert |
| mazel tov | congratulations |
| megilla | rigmarole |
| menorah | candelabrum |
| mensh | honorable person |
| meshugge | crazy |
| moxey | courage |
| nudnik | a pest |
| oy | an exclamation |
| Rosh Hashanah | It is the Jewish New Year |
| seder | the Passover feast |
| Shabbes | Sabbath |
| shekel | a coin |
| shiva | days of mourning |
| shlemiel | a simpleton |
| shlimazel | a loser |
| shmaltzy | mushy, corny |
| shmatte | a rag |
| shmeer | everything |
| shmo | unfortunate person |
| shmooze | gossipy conversation |
| sholem aleichem | peace unto you |
| Talmud | Judaism's holiest book |
| tchotchke | a trinket or doodad |
| tochis | buttocks |
| yarmulka | a cap |
| yenta | a gossip |
| yeshiva | a school |
| Yom Kippur | day of atonement |
| zayde | grandfather |
| shofar | ram's horn used as a trumpet |