Glossary Terms

Jewish laws which have a logical basis.

Jewish law or commandment. It can also be used to mean a good deed.

Plural of mitzvah

Describes Jews from Central and West Asian countries, often Arabic-speaking countries.

Someone trained to perform circumcisions.

A belief in one god.

An ‘everlasting light’ – left on continually in a synagogue, often near the ark, to represent God’s continual presence.

Jewish tradition and law passed down orally from generation to generation. (Eventually written down as the ‘Mishna’.)

One of the major branches of Judaism.

Foods that do not contain meat or milk.