SHIUR, A selection from the Talmud or devotional books. SHIVAH, The prescribed mourning period of seven days during which the mourner sits on the earth and does not leave the house. SHOOL, Synagogue. SOPHER, Scribe. TAANIS, A fast day. TALLETHIM OR TALLITHOTH, Robes or shawls worn during services. TEPHILLIN, Phylacteries. PROSELYTE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, English rendition of Ger Tsedek, a Gentile who enters into the covenant of Judaism in all sincerity and lives a consistently pious and religious life. TORAH, The Law. TREFAH OR TREFOTH, Forbidden food. VIS Á VIS DE RIEN, Over against nothing—_i. e._, at a loss, unable to do anything. VODKA, Russian whiskey. YEHUDI, A Jew. YEHUDI ATTAH? Art thou a Jew? YESHIBAH, Talmudic Academy. ZWIEBEL TÄTCHER, Onion cake. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transcriber’s note: 1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling. 2. Retained anachronistic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed.