Jewish fiction; Jews -- Fiction; Short stories, Yiddish -- Translations into English
TORAH (Heb.). The Jewish Law in general, and the Pentateuch in
particular.
TSISIN. Season.
TZADDIK (pl. Tzaddikim) (Heb.). "Righteous"; title of the Chassidic
leader.
U-MIPNE CHATOENU (Heb.). "And on account of our sins," the first two
words of a prayer for the restoration of the sacrificial service,
recited in the Additional Service of the Holy Days and the festivals.
U-NESANNEH-TOIKEF (Heb.). "And we ascribe majesty," the first two words
of a Piyyut recited on New Year and on the Day of Atonement.
VERFALLEN! (Ger.). Lost; done for.
VERSHOK (Russ.). Two inches and a quarter.
VIERER (Ger.). Four kopeks.
VIVAT. Toast.
YESHIVEH (Heb.). Talmud Academy.
YOHRZEIT (Ger.). Anniversary of a death.
YOM KIPPUR (Heb.). Day of Atonement.
YOM-TOV (Heb.). Festival.
ZHYDEK (Little Russ.). Jew.
P. 15. "It was seldom that parties went 'to law' ... before the
Rav."--The Rabbi with his Dayonim gave civil as well as religious
decisions.
P. 15. "Milky Sabbath."--All meals without meat. In connection with
fowl, ritual questions frequently arise.
P. 16. "Reuben's ox gores Simeon's cow."--Reuben and Simeon are
fictitious plaintiff and defendant in the Talmud; similar to John Doe
and Richard Roe.
P. 17. "He described a half-circle," etc.--_See under_ GEMOREH.
P. 57. "Not every one is worthy of both tables!"--Worthy of Torah and
riches.
P. 117. "They salted the meat."--The ritual ordinance requires that meat
should be salted down for an hour after it has soaked in water for half
an hour.
P. 150. "Puts off his shoes!"--To pray in stocking-feet is a sign of
mourning and a penance.
P. 190. "We have trespassed," etc.--The Confession of Sins.
P. 190. "The beadle deals them out thirty-nine blows," etc.--_see_
MALKES.
P. 197. "With the consent of the All-Present," etc.--The Introduction to
the solemn Kol Nidre prayer.
P. 220. "He began to wear the phylacteries and the prayer-scarf,"
etc.--They are worn first when a boy is Bar-Mitzveh (_which see_);
Ezrielk was married at the age of thirteen.
P. 220. "He could not even break the wine-glass," etc.--A marriage
custom.
P. 220. "Waving of the sacrificial fowls."--_See_ SCAPE-FOWLS.
P. 220. "The whole company of Chassidim broke some plates."--A betrothal
custom.
P. 227. "Had a double right to board with their parents
'forever.'"--_See_ Koest.
P. 271. "With the consent of the All-Present," etc.--_See note under_ p.
197.
P. 273. "Nothing was lacking for their journey from the living to the
dead."--_See note under_ p. 547.
P. 319. "Give me a teacher who can tell," etc.--Reference to the story
of the heathen who asked, first of Shammai, and then of Hillel, to be
taught the whole of the Jewish Law while standing on one leg.
P. 326. "And those who do not smoke on Sabbath, raised their eyes to the
sky."--To look for the appearance of three stars, which indicate
nightfall, and the end of the Sabbath.
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