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Hebrew Culture and Customs

Israeli and Jewish traditions, etiquette, and social norms, from Shabbat and holidays to daily customs and national symbols. Front: the Hebrew word or phrase (romanization in parentheses). Back: English meaning.

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שבת (Shabbat)
The Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest from Friday evening to Saturday evening
שבת שלום (Shabbat Shalom)
Peaceful Sabbath (common Sabbath greeting)
כשר (Kasher)
Kosher, food that follows Jewish dietary law
חג (Chag)
Holiday, festival
חג שמח (Chag Sameach)
Happy holiday (common festival greeting)
ראש השנה (Rosh Hashanah)
The Jewish New Year
יום כיפור (Yom Kippur)
The Day of Atonement, the holiest day in Judaism
פסח (Pesach)
Passover
חנוכה (Chanukah)
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights
סוכות (Sukkot)
The Feast of Tabernacles
בר מצווה (Bar Mitzvah)
Coming-of-age ceremony for a 13-year-old boy
בת מצווה (Bat Mitzvah)
Coming-of-age ceremony for a 12-year-old girl
כותל (Kotel)
The Western Wall in Jerusalem
מזוזה (Mezuzah)
A small case with a scripture scroll fixed to doorposts
בית כנסת (Beit Knesset)
Synagogue

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