Daf Yomi (DAHF yoh-MEE)

• "page of the day". Refers to the practice of studying a page of Talmud every day.

Dagesh (dah-GEHSH)

• A dot found in the center of some Hebrew letters in pointed text, used as an aid to pronunciation.

Daniel, Daniye'l (Daw-nee-YALE)

• A book of the Torah, or the writer of that book. The book is included in the Writings, not the Prophets, because by definition prophecies are meant to be proclaimed, and his visions were meant to be written, not proclaimed.

Dank (DUHNK)

• Yiddish: "thank you", as in "a dank aych" means "thank you" or even "ich dank aych zeyer" which means "I thank you very much".

Dati (DAH-tee)

• Orthodox Jews in Israel.

Dan (DAHN)

• "Judge", 1) Son of Jacob (Israel). Ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel; 2) The tribe that bears his name.

Dan (DAHN)

• "Judge", 1) Son of Jacob (Israel). Ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel; 2) The tribe that bears his name.

Daveh (daw-VEH)

• "sick" (espec. in menstruation).

Davar (DAH-VAR)

• "a word", "commandment" as "spoken of", D'var Torah means to expand upon the Torah using what was spoken in the Oral Torah (Talmud).

Days of Awe

• Ten days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, a time for introspection and considering the sins of the previous year.

Deborah (deb-o-AW)

• "Bee", Women judge and prophet of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Devarim (Deuteronomy).

• "Words" or "speech", Deuteronomy also the Parshas for Duet.1.1-3.22

Diaspora

• Any place outside of the land of Israel where Jews live. Refers to the fact that Jews were dispersed from the land of Israel by the Romans after the last Jewish War. The Hebrew/Yiddish term for this is "galut" (pronounced gah-LOOT or gah-LOOS).

Drash “Deeper”. Principles and meanings from logical commentaries that help in ones Torah studies. The "d" in PRDS, were each letter represents a Hebrew word which in turn represents a meathod of study.

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