Expressions (A–Z)
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C
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Commercial House
An institution or building used for the sale of goods.
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Cut the ribbon
By analogy: officially inaugurated in a ceremonial event the opening of a new in...
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D
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Disciplinary hearing
A process somewhat judicial that is taken against a person who deviates from the...
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E
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elected assembly
The supreme national institution of the Hebrew community before the establishmen...
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K
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Kindergarten
An educational institution designated for toddlers and children before school ag...
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M
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Madhouse / Mental Hospital
Figuratively: a place where everything is chaotic or filled with shouting. Or (s...
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P
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Place of Purification / Mortuary Washing Place
A place for washing the deceased before burial.
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Prison
See: “beit ha-asurim.”
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Public body
An institution that operates for the purpose of providing a service to the publi...
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R
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regional election
An election system for a central institution through voting for a regional repre...
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