Glossary
The entries selection comes from the book “Dictionary of Judaica” (2005), which was written by a group of authors led by Eva Kosáková . Entries were further processed by Jaroslav Kuntoš, Dana Veselská, Olga Sixtová, Michaela Scheibová and Lenka Uličná. The book can be purchased at our e-shop.
Amulet
Asara be-Tevet (10 Tevet)
Bible (Heb. Tanakh)
Bridal head covering
Burial garment (Heb. takhrikhim)
Burial society pitcher
Circumcision chair
Circumcision set
Cradle
Cup of Elijah
Dreidel (Yid.; Heb. sevivon)
Eternal light (Heb. ner tamid)
Etrog box
Haggadah (Heb. Haggadah shel Pesah)
Hanukkah (lit. Dedication)
Hanukkah candelabrum (Heb. hanukkiyah)
Havdalah candelabrum
Hebrew script
Holy Ark (Aron ha-kodesh)
Charity box of the burial society
Jewish badge
Kittel clasp
Lag ba-Omer
Large Tallit (Heb. tallit gadol)
Levite pitcher and basin
Lulav holder
Matzah roller
Matzah stand
Men’s head covering
Menorah (Heb., lamp)
Mezuzah
Mizrah (Heb., East)
Omer calendar
Pesah (Passover)
Pesah cover
Pesah cup
Prayer book
Prayer desk (Yid. stender)
Purim
Purim rattle
Rosh ha-Shanah (New Year)
Rosh Hodesh
Scroll of Esther (Heb. Megilat Esther)
Seder bowl
Shabbat (Saturday, the day of rest)
Shabbat candelabra
Shabbat cover
Shabbat cup
Shabbat lamp (Ger. Judenstern)
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)
Shiva Asar be-Tamuz (17 Tamuz)
Shiviti (Heb.)
Shofar (Heb.)
Signet-ring
Simhat Torah (Rejoicing of the Torah)
Small tallit (Heb. tallit katan, also called arba kanfot)
Spice box
Sukkah (Heb.)
Sukkot (Feast of Booths)
Synagogue basin
Synagogue clock
Synagogue clock
Synagogue curtain (Heb. parokhet)
Synagogue charity box
Synagogue scrolls
Ta’anit Esther (Esther’s Fast)
Talmud (Heb., lit. “teaching, study”)
Tefillin (Heb.)
Tisha be-Av (9 Av)
Tombstone
Torah binder (Heb. chitul, mapa; Ger. wimpel)
Torah crown (Heb. keter Torah)
Torah finials (Heb. rimmonim)
Torah mantle (Heb. meil)
Torah pointer (Heb. yad)
Torah scroll (Heb. sefer Torah)
Torah shield (Heb. tas)
Tu bi-Shevat
Tzom Gedaliah (Fast of Gedaliah)
Valance (Heb. kapporet)
Wedding canopy (Heb. huppah)
Wedding contract (Heb. ketubah)
Wedding plate
Wedding ring
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)