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Israeli history

The history of Israel encompasses the history of the modern State of Israel, as well as that of the Jews in the Land of Israel.

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Israeli history

kibbitz

History; Israeli history

(Yiddish) To talk, comment and advise someone while they are doing something else.

yahrzeit

History; Israeli history

(Yiddish, year-time) Anniversary of a death; a 24-hour candle lit to commemorate the death anniversary of a close relative, also lit on holy days when Yizkor (prayer of remembrance) is recited.

milchig

History; Israeli history

(Yiddish: dairy). Used to describe kosher foods that contain dairy products and therefore cannot be eaten with meat.

Zohar

History; Israeli history

“Book of Splendor”; the chief literary work of the kabalists. The author of the main part of the Zohar was Moses de Leon (12th century) in Spain, but it is pseudepigraphically ascribed to the ...

L'ma'an Har Nof

History; Israeli history

“For Har Nof.” A list of Anglo-Saxon haredim, known locally as “the Boston list,” which contested the local election in Har Nof, Jerusalem in 1987.

Morasha

History; Israeli history

“Heritage.” A political party similar to Tehiya (q.v.), except that it is strictly religious.

Menschenschreck

History; Israeli history

“Human Horror.” When the Miedzyrzec transit ghetto was liquidated, the German police gave it this nickname.

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