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| Term | Definition |
| 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) |
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