Shaaloth u-Teshuvoth (_H._), questions and answers; casuistical treatise. Shabbas (_H._), Sabbath. Shadchan (_H._), professional match-maker. Shaitel (_c. G._), wig worn by married women. Shammos (_c. H._), beadle. Shass (_H. abbreviation_), the six sections of the Talmud. Shechitah (_H._), slaughter. Shemah beni (_H._), Hear, my son! = Dear me. Shemang (_H._), Confession of the Unity of God. Shidduch (_H._), match. Shiksah (_H._), non-Jewish girl. Shnodar (_H._), offer money to the synagogue. (An extraordinary instance of Jewish jargon--a compound Hebrew word meaning 'who vows'--being turned into an English verb and conjugated accordingly in _-ed_ and _-ing_). Shochet (_H._), official slaughterer. Shofar (_H._), trumpet of ram's horn, blown during the Penitential season. Shool (_c. G._), synagogue. Shulchan Aruch (_H._), a sixteenth-century compilation, codifying Jewish law. Simchath Torah (_H._), festival of the rejoicing of the Law. Snoga (_Sp._), Sephardic synagogue. Spiel (_G._), play. Takif (_H._), rich man; swell. Talith (_H._), a shawl with fringes, worn by men during prayer. Tanaim (_H._), betrothal contract or ceremony. Térah, Torah (_H._), Law of Moses. Tephillin (_H._), phylacteries. Tripha (_H._), ritually unclean. Wurst (_G._), sausage. Yiddish, Yiddishkeit (_c. G._), Jewish Judaism. Yigdal (_H._), hymn summarising the thirteen creeds drawn up by Maimonides. Yom Kippur (_H._), Day of Atonement. Yom Tov (_H._), lit. good day; Festival. Yontovdik (_hybrid H._), pertaining to the Festival. Yosher-Kowach (_c. H._), May your strength increase! = Thank you; a formula to express gratitude--especially at the end of a reading. [Illustration: H·C·] THE TEMPLE PRESS, PRINTERS, LETCHWORTH * * * * *