שַׁבָּת
שַׁבָּת · Shabbat · Sabbath · The seventh day
Browse Hebrew Glossary · Shul Vocabulary.
שַׁבָּת · Shabbat · Sabbath · The seventh day
שׁוּל · Shul · Synagogue (Yiddish) · Common informal term
בֵּית כְּנֶסֶת · Beit K'nesset · House of Assembly · Formal Hebrew for synagogue
בֵּית מִדְרָשׁ · Beit Midrash · House of Study
מִנְיָן · Minyan · Quorum (of 10) · Required for public prayer
שָׁלִיחַ צִיבּוּר · Shaliach Tzibbur (Shatz) · Prayer leader
חַזָּן · Chazzan · Cantor
גַּבַּאי · Gabbai · Sexton · Assists with the Torah reading
עֲלִיָּה · Aliyah · Going up (to Torah) · Being called to the Torah
בְּרָכָה · Bracha · Blessing
תְּפִלָּה · Tefilla · Prayer
דַּף · Daf · Page (Talmudic) · As in Daf Yomi
פָּרָשָׁה · Parasha / Parshah · Weekly Torah portion
הַפְטָרָה · Haftarah · Prophetic reading after Torah
בִּימָה · Bimah · Reading platform
אָרוֹן הַקֹּדֶשׁ · Aron HaKodesh · Holy Ark · Houses the Torah scrolls
פָּרֹכֶת · Parochet · Ark curtain
נֵר תָּמִיד · Ner Tamid · Eternal Lamp · Hangs above the Ark
מְחִיצָה · Mechitza · Partition · In Orthodox shuls, separates men and women
עֵזְרַת נָשִׁים · Ezrat Nashim · Women's Section
טַלִּית · Tallit · Prayer shawl
טַלִּית קָטָן · Tallit Katan · Small tallit · Worn under the shirt
צִיצִית · Tzitzit · Fringes · On the corners of a four-cornered garment
כִּפָּה · Kippah · Head covering · Yiddish: yarmulke
תְּפִלִּין · Tefillin · Phylacteries · Worn during weekday Shacharit
סִדּוּר · Siddur · Prayer book · Literally 'order'
מַחְזוֹר · Machzor · Festival prayer book · Literally 'cycle'
חוּמָשׁ · Chumash · Five Books of Moses · Printed Torah with commentary
שִׁעוּר · Shiur · Class / lesson
חַבְרוּתָא · Chevruta · Study partner / paired learning · Aramaic
מָסֹרֶת · Masoret · Tradition
הֲלָכָה · Halacha · Jewish law · Literally 'walking'
הַשְׁקָפָה · Hashkafa · Worldview
מִצְוָה · Mitzvah · Commandment / holy act · Plural: mitzvot