Ashkenazi: A term used to describe Jews of European descent.
Bar Mitzvah: A coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish boys at the age of 13.
Bat Mitzvah: A coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish girls at the age of 12.
Brit Milah: A circumcision ceremony for Jewish boys on the eighth day after birth.
Chametz: Unleavened bread that is forbidden to eat during Passover.
Chanukah: A Jewish holiday that commemorates the miracle of oil during the Maccabean revolt.
Davening: Praying in Hebrew.
Glatt Kosher: A term used to describe meat that has been slaughtered and prepared according to Jewish dietary law.
Haftarah: A portion of the Prophets that is read during synagogue services.
Hallelujah: A Hebrew word that means "Praise God."
Hanukkah: A Jewish holiday that commemorates the miracle of oil during the Maccabean revolt.
Kabbalah: A Jewish mystical tradition that explores the hidden meanings of the Torah.
Kosher: Food that is permitted to be eaten according to Jewish dietary law.
Matzah: Unleavened bread that is eaten during Passover.
Megillah: A scroll that contains the book of Esther and is read during Purim.
Mitzvah: A commandment or good deed.
Minyan: A quorum of ten Jewish adults that is required for certain religious services.
Passover: A Jewish holiday that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.
Purim: A Jewish holiday that commemorates the Jewish people's escape from a plot to destroy them.
Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New Year.
Sabbath: The Jewish day of rest, from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset.
Sephardi: A term used to describe Jews of Spanish and Middle Eastern descent.
Shabbat: The Jewish day of rest, from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset.
Shema: The central prayer in Judaism, which begins with the words "Hear, O Israel."
Shofar: A ram's horn that is blown during certain Jewish holidays and ceremonies.
Sukkot: A Jewish holiday that commemorates the Israelites' wanderings in the desert.
Talmud: A collection of Jewish teachings and commentaries on the Torah.
Torah: The five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy).
Yarmulke: A small cap that is worn by Jewish men to cover their heads.
Yeshiva: A Jewish school that focuses on the study of the Torah and Talmud.
Yom Kippur: The Jewish Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the Jewish year.