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Congregation Albert - Jewish terms Category: History and Culture > Jewish terms Date & country: 30/01/2018, USA Words: 117

The Cup of Elijah
Elijah is the herald of the Messianic Era when justice and peace will be realized.

The Four Cups
Each has a specific place in the service. The first serves as the Kiddush; the second is taken at the conclusion of the first part of the seder; the third is the cup marking the conclusion of the grace after the meal; the fourth cup comes at the conclusion of the seder. The four cups are said to refer to the promises of redemption made by God to Israel.

The Four Questions
Questions asked at the seder. The answers to the questions form the rest of the Haggadah.

Trefe
Literally: torn apart; food that is not ritually fit. It is the opposite of kosher.

Tzedakah
Literally: justice, righteousness; the Hebrew word we use for charity.

Tzedakah Box
(Pushke in Yiddish) Container for collecting money for charitable purposes. It is customary to give tzedakah prior to candlelighting in the home.

Ulpan
(pl. Ulpanim) Intensive Hebrew course.

Unveiling
Dedication of the grave marker.

Ushpizin
Mythic guests invited to the sukkah.

Yahrzheit Candle
Memorial candle lit on the anniversary of a loved one's death and also on those days when Yizkor is recited.

Yichud
Time spent alone together by the bride and groom immediately after the wedding ceremony.

Yiddish
Judeo-German; the everyday language of the Jews of Eastern Europe.

Yizkor
Memorial service recited on Yom Kippur, as well as the last days of Sukot, Pesach, and Shavuot.

Yizkor
Memorial services held on Yom Kippur and on the last day of Pesach, Shavout, and Sukot.

YOM KIPPURYom Kippur
Day of Atonement.

Zionism
The belief that there should be a Jewish homeland in Zion (Israel).

B'rit Milah
Covenant of circumcision, traditionally performed on the eighth day of a boy's life.