The Lord.

Aside from a large boat, and the Ark in the Holy of Holies, our ark is the cabinet that holds our most precious possession—our Torah Scroll.

Daughter of…

House of study, usually referring to the study of Torah.

Son of…

Foods that are listed in Leviticus as clean for food consumption. The most common foods that are eaten today that are considered unclean are: Pork, shellfish, catfish, gelatins and lard. However, there are others. You will not find these items present in the foods in our Oneg Shabbat. This differs from Kosher.

The Levitical priests of the tribe of Levi that served the Temple. We request that if your name is Cohen, and you are a male, that you would consider honoring us by reading the Aaronic blessing over the congregation at the end of the service.

The Most High (G-d).

Tree of Life. The rollers that hold our Torah Scroll.

Literally "The Name", referring to G-d.

Rule, law, tradition, walk.

Reading of the Scriptures in the synagogue.

To life, or cheers!

The afternoon prayers, or offerings, made each day. The Mincha lamb was the last offering made in the Temple each day.

A meal shared together on Shabbat. Literally, "Sabbath Delight!"

The new moon. The day on which the Hebrew calendar moves to the new month.

The Holy Spirit.

The day of rest commanded by G-d. The seventh day.

The morning prayers, or offerings made each day. Also the first lamb offered each day at the Temple.

Literally "Peace." Also used for Hello and Goodbye.

"Peace be unto you." The response is always "Alechem Shalom" - Unto your peace!

Have a good week!

The prayer shawl worn by a man in prayer which has Tzit-Tzit hanging from the four corners.

This refers to an undershirt like garment that a man wears with the Tzit-tzit hanging from the corners.

The Old Testament. TaNaCH(K) is an acronym for Torah (the books of Moses) + Nevi'im (the Prophetic writings) + Ketuvim (the Writings-the remaining books).

YHVH (י–ה–ו–ה), the Tetragrammaton, referring to G-d's unpronounceable name.