Expressions (A–Z)
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B
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Bar Mitzvah/ boy of thirteen (the age at which he assumes religious obligations/ Bat Mitzvah (girl of twelve)
Bar mitzvah: obligated in the performance of the commandments; a designation for...
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Became secular
Stopped observing the commandments of Judaism.
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E
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Everything is in the Hands of Heaven Except the Fear of Heaven
Everything that happens in the world is according to the will of God, apart from...
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G
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God-fearing person (fear of Heaven)/ God-fearing/ (fear of God)
A person who believes in the Creator and in reward and punishment. A religious p...
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H
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He does not possess even a trace of a mitzvah
He does not observe mitzvot at all. Has lost all connection to Judaism or tradit...
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I
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In the manner of 'the Ark carries its carriers'
By analogy: The commandments and spiritual pursuits that seem burdensome are tho...
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P
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Pious Fool/ foolishly pious (refusing to act humanely for "pious" reasons)
The designation of a person who is prevented from committing sins is a human dut...
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Principal Labor (Forbidden Work on the Sabbath)
A primary category of labor forbidden on the Sabbath, from which derivative labo...
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S
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Suspected of Everything
A person suspected of violating all the commandments in the Torah.
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W
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Withhold not good from him to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it
Do not withhold something good from another person when you have the ability to...
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