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| Term | Definition |
| משכן | abode, dwelling, place, habitat, seat, quartering, residency; Tabernacle |
| Aleph Bet | First two letters of the Hebrew alphabet Equiv to saying "ABC" |
| Anaf | Branch of the movement (youth centre) |
| Anafim | (Pl.) Branch of the movement (youth centre) |
| Assefa | Meeting (usually the AGM) |
| Assefot | (Pl.) Meeting (usually the AGM) |
| Ba'al Tafkid | Central position holder |
| Barmitzvah | Ceremony of coming of age of a boy at 13 |
| Batmitzvah | Ceremony of coming of age of a girl at 12 or 13 |
| bentschers | Grace After Meals books |
| Birchat Ha'mazon | Grace After Meals |
| Boger | (M.) Senior member (usually 18+) |
| Bogeret | (F.) Senior member (usually 18+) |
| bogrim | (Pl.) Senior member (usually 18+) |
| Chanich | (M.) Participant |
| Chanicha | (F.) Participant |
| Chanichim | (Pl.) Participant |
| Chanichot | (F. Pl.) Participant |
| Channukah | Festival of Light (around December time) |
| Chavura | Semi-formal social/friendship group |
| Chavurot | (Pl.) Semi-formal social/friendship group |
| Cheder Ochel | dining room |
| Chinuch | Education |
| Choveret | Educational booklet |
| Chovrot | (Pl.) Educational booklets |
| Chugim | Activity groups |
| Erev | Lit. Evening Generally, Jewish festivals, being based on a lunar calendar, start and end in the evening. Erev when used as a prefix for a festival name (e.g. Erev Rosh Hashanah) indicates the evening the festival starts on. |
| Garinim | (lit: seeds) 9-12 age group |
| Hadracha | Youth Leadership |
| Haskalah | The Enlightenment |
| Idkun | Update |
| Ilanot | (lit: trees) 16-18 age group |
| Kayitz | Summer |
| Kippah | Kippah (Hebrew "כִּפָּה" kippāh, plural kippot) is a head covering used as a sign of religious observance/respect. |
| kippot | Kippah (Hebrew "כִּפָּה" kippāh, plural kippot) is a head covering used as a sign of religious observance/respect. |
| Kol Nidrei |
Kol Nidrei is a prayer recited in the synagogue at the beginning of the evening service on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It is written in Aramaic, not Hebrew. Its name is taken from the opening words, meaning "All vows". |
| Kupah | Kitty/pot of money for use by a Kvutzah |
| Kvutzah | Group |
| Kvutzot | Groups |
| Machaneh | Camp |
| Machanot | (Pl.) Camp |
| Machzor | Festival prayer book |
| Machzorim | (Pl.) Festival prayer book |
| Madrich | (M.) Youth Leader |
| Madricha | (F.) Youth Leader |
| Madrichim | (Pl.) Youth Leader |
| Madrichot | (F. Pl.) Youth Leader |
| Mazkir | (M.) Chairperson of RSY-Netzer |
| Mazkira | (F.) Chairperson of RSY-Netzer |
| Mazkirut | Senior Leadership Committee |
| Merakez Chinuch | (M.) Educational Worker |
| Merakez Machanot | (M.) Camps Organiser |
| merakezet Chinuch | (F.) Educational Worker |
| merakezet Machanot | (F.) Camps Organiser |
| midrash | (lit. “explanation” or “interpretation”): Rabbinic commentary and explanatory notes, homilies and stories on scriptural passages. |
| Mikveh | Ritual Bath |
| minhag | Custom or observance considered to be as binding as law; the form and content of the Jewish liturgy. |
| minhagim | (Pl.)Customs or observances considered to be as binding as law; the form and content of the Jewish liturgy. |
| Misgeret Kerem | RSY-Netzer's Aliyah Framework |
| National Tochnit | National Educational Curriculum |
| Netzer | Noar Tzioni Reformi (Reform Zionist Youth) |
| Pardess | RSY-Netzer's magazine |
| Pesach | Festival of Passover (around Easter time) |
| Peulah | Programme |
| Peulot | (Pl.) Programme |
| Purim | Festival takes place during March |
| Rishon | First |
| Rosh | Head, Leader |
| Rosh Chodesh | Head of the Month. This is the start of a new month in the Jewish Lunar Calendar. Also Known as "New Moon" for obvious reasons. |
| Rosh Hashanah | Jewish New Year (September time) |
| Roshim | (Pl.) Heads, Leaders |
| RSGB | Reform Synagogues of Great Britain - The old name for The Movement for Reform Judaism |
| RSY-Netzer | Reform Synagogue Youth – Noar Tzioni Reformi (translated to Reform Zionist Youth) |
| Sgan | Deputy |
| Shabbat | The Jewish Sabbath (Friday evening to Saturday evening) |
| Shaliach | (M.) Israeli Educationalist |
| Shana Tova | "A good New Year" a traditional greeting for the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) |
| Shavuot | Feast of Weeks (May or June time) |
| Sheleg | Winter Camps |
| Shemesh | Summer Camps |
| Sheni | Second |
| Shichvah | Age group/Year group |
| Shichvot | (Pl.) Age group/Year group |
| Shiva | From the Hebrew word for "seven", used to refer to the seven day period of mourning which is observed after the death of a parent, sibling or child. Example: "the family is sitting shiva" |
| Shlicha | (F.) Israeli Educationalist |
| Shlichim | (Pl.) Israeli Educationalist |
| Shlichot | (F. Pl.) Israeli Educationalist |
| Shmirah | Security Rota |
| Shnat | One year leadership scheme |
| Shoah |
The Hebrew word meaning "catastrophe", denoting the catastrophic destruction of European Jewry during World War II. The term is used in Israel, and the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) has designated an official day, called Yom ha-Shoah, as a day of commemorating the Shoah. |
| shofar | a ram's horn used as a wind instrument, sounded in biblical times as a signal, and in modern times at synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur |
| Shtilim | (lit: saplings) 14-15 age group |
| Siccum | Feedback/Evaluation session |
| Siddur | Prayer book |
| Siddurim | (Pl.) Prayer books |
| Sukkot | Harvest Festival (September time – after Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) |
| T'filla | Prayer |
| T'fillot | (Pl.) Prayers |
| T'nua | Movement |
| Tabach | (M.) Cook |
| tabachim | (Pl.) Cook |
| tabachit | (F.) Cook |
| tabachot | (F.Pl.) Cook |
| Tafkid | Position/Role |
| Tafkidim | (Pl.) Position/Role |
| tallit | "Cover, sheet, cloak". (plural: tallitot) Generally, the prayer shawl with tzitzit on its corners. Another garment with tzitzit on its corners, worn under outer garments, is a kind of vest called the tallit katan ('small tallit') or arba kanfot ('four corners'). |
| Tikkun olam | Tikkun olam (תיקון עולם) is a Hebrew phrase which translates to "repairing the world." It is important in Judaism and is often used to explain the Jewish concept of social justice.
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| Tochniot | (Pl.) Overall programme of an event |
| Tochnit | Overall programme of an event |
| Toranut | Rota for washing and clearing up |
| Tzedakah | to give to charity (money, time etc etc) |
| Tzfoni | Northern |
| Va'ad | Committee, sub committee |
| Veidah | Annual conference |
| Yom Ha'atzmaut | Israeli Independence day |
| Yom Kippur | Day of Atonement (major Jewish fast day) |
| Yom Tn'ua | National Movement Day |
| Youth & Hechalutz | Youth section of the Jewish Agency |
| ZYC | Zionist Youth Council |
| z”l | Hebrew initials of the words: Zechorono LeVaracha (His memory is a blessing.) |
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