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Mechitza

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mechitzahnounAlternative form of mechitza. [A partition in an Orthodox synagogue to divide men from women]
sheitelnoun(Judaism) A wig worn by married Orthodox Jewish women.
yichudnoun(Judaism) The prohibition in Jewish religious law against seclusion in a private area of a man and a woman who are not married to each other, so as to prevent adultery or promiscuity.
peotnounSidelocks worn by Hasidic and Orthodox male Jews.
mitzvanoun(Religion, Jewish) An order from rabbis or a commandment from the Bible
machzornoun(Judaism) A prayerbook for a Jewish holiday.
minyannoun(by extension) A Jewish prayer service.
tichelnounA headscarf often worn by married orthodox Jewish women in compliance with the code of modesty known as tzniut, though individuals from other sects of Judaism also wear them depending on personal choice.
milchemet mitzvahnoun(Judaism) A milchemet chovah.
halitzahnoun(Judaism) A rite by which a widow absolves herself of the duty of levirate marriage. It involves making a declaration, removing a shoe, and spitting on the floor.
chalitzahnounAlternative form of halitzah. [(Judaism) A rite by which a widow absolves herself of the duty of levirate marriage. It involves making a declaration, removing a shoe, and spitting on the floor.]
parochetnoun(Judaism) The curtain that covers the ark containing the Torah scrolls in a synagogue.
mezumannounA quorum of three men (in some traditions, three men or three women) to recite Birkat Hamazon after a meal.
halutzanoun(Judaism) A female halutz.
lechinoun(Judaism) A pole used in demarcating an eruv.
shidduchnoun(Judaism) A system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to each other.
shamashnounThe sun god and god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu.
shtreimelnoun(Judaism) A fur hat, usually worn by some married Haredi Jewish men on Shabbat and during Jewish holidays and other festive occasions.
shechitanounAlternative form of shehitah. [The ritual slaughter of mammals and birds according to Jewish dietary laws.]
giyoretnoun(Judaism) A female convert to Judaism.

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