Ma'ariv (MAH-reev)

• Evening prayer services.

• A special prayer book for the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

• The person who reads or blesses the reading of the last part of the Torah reading and the entire haftarah reading.

• "Shield of David". The six-pointed star emblem commonly associated with Judaism.

• "Why is it different?" A set of questions about Passover, designed to encourage participation in the seder. Also known as the Four Questions.

• Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, one of the greatest medieval Jewish scholars. Commonly referred to by the acronym 'Rambam'.

• "Bastard. The child of a marriage that is prohibited and invalid under Jewish law, such as an incestuous union.

1. Son of Joseph. Ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel;
2. The tribe that bears his name.

• A subdivision of the Mishnah and Talmud.

• A person who certifies that food is kosher.

• Jews in Israel who are traditionally observant but not Orthodox.

• Unleavened bread traditionally served during Passover.

• Crumbs of matzah, commonly used in Jewish Cooking in much the same way that other cultures use flour or bread crumbs.

• "Good luck". A way of expressing congratulations. Note that this term is not be used in the way that the expression "good luck" is used in English.

• The wall or curtain separating men from women during religious services.

• "Scroll". One of five books of the Bible (Esther, Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, and Ecclesiastes). The remaining books are referred to as sefers (books). Usually refers to the book of Esther.

• "Work". Work involving creation or exercise of control over the environment, which is prohibited on Shabbat and certain holidays.

• A candelabrum. Usually refers to the nine-branched candelabrum used to hold the Chanukkah candles. Can also refer to the seven-branched candelabrum used in the Temple.

• Anglicization of the Hebrew, "Moshiach" (annointed). To believer in Yeshua is references Him and is equal in meaning to the word Christ. In Judaism this references a man who will be chosen by G-d to put an end to all evil in the world, rebuild the Temple, bring the exiles back to Israel and usher in the world to come.

• To our Church it is these last two thousand years however Judah sees this as a period of global peace and prosperity that will be brought about by the messiah when he comes however we se that as the World-To-Come instead.

• "Doorpost". A case attached to the doorposts of houses, containing a scroll with passages of scripture written on it. The procedure and prayers for affixing the mezuzah is available.

• From a root meaning "to study," "to seek out" or "to investigate." Stories elaborating on incidents in the Bible, to derive a principle of Jewish law or provide a moral lesson.

• "Gathering". A ritual bath used for spiritual purification. It is used primarily in conversion rituals and after the period of sexual separation during a woman's menstrual cycles, but many Chasidim immerse themselves in the mikvah regularly for general spiritual purification.

• (Yiddish) "Dairy". Used to describe kosher foods that contain dairy products and therefore cannot be eaten with meat.

1. Afternoon prayer services. See Jewish Liturgy.
2. An offering of meal or grain. See Food and Drink Offerings.

• "Custom". A custom that evolved for worthy religious reasons and has continued long enough to become a binding religious practice. The word is also used more loosely to describe any customary religious practice.

• The quorum necessary to recite certain prayers, consisting of ten adult Jewish men however Yeshua said we need only two or more gathered in prayer not ten.

• Older sister of Moses and Aaron, and a prophetess in her own right. She helped Moses and Aaron lead the Children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage.

• An early written compilation of Jewish oral tradition, the basis of the Talmud.

• A code of Jewish law written by Rambam. One of the most respected compilations of Jewish law ever written however it does seem to contradict several areas of the New Testament and the Catechism.

• "Opponents". Orthodox Jews who are not Chasidic.

• "Commandment". Any of the 613 commandments that Jews are obligated to observe. It can also refer to any Jewish religious obligation, or more generally to any good deed.

• "Circumciser". One who performs the ritual circumcision of an 8-day-old male Jewish child or of a convert to Judaism.

• One of the heroes of the story of Purim.

• The greatest of all of the prophets, who saw all that all of the other prophets combined saw, and more.

• "Anointed". See Messiah above.

• He is called “the way of suffering” {Derech Yisurim}, but mostly forgotten in Judah because He fits the prophecies of Yeshua. Yet even prophetic as Parshas Vayigash we know Judah did not recognise Yosif either. Also known as the Nah-gu-ah Moshiach (Leprous Messiah) due to the description of Him in 53:3-4.

• This is the Moshiach Judah is most familier with. He descends from the Davidic line and will reunite the two tribes, bring in the righteous Gentiles and reign as King over them. Thus to Catholics He is Yeshua in His return in glory.

• The night after Shabbat. Shabbat ends at nightfall on Saturday; the term motzaei shabbat is used to refer to the period on Saturday night after shabbat ends.

• A person who "spreads a bad report"; that is, who tells disparaging lies. It is the worst of the sins involving speech.

• "That which is set aside". Objects that are set aside (and not permitted to be used or handled unnecessarily) on Shabbat.

• An additional prayer service for Shabbat and holidays.

• Mysticism and mystical experiences have been a part of Judaism since the earliest days, but specific beliefs in this area are open to personal interpretation.