Expressions (A–Z)
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Ben Ish Hai
A title referring to a great and well-known rabbi from modern-era Iraq named Yos...
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Benediction of Deliverance on escaping from danger/ Birkat HaGomel — the Gomel blessing; to recite the Gomel blessing.
A blessing recited by one who has been saved from mortal danger or from a very b...
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Benediction of Enjoyment / after drinks, food, etc.
A blessing that is said before and after deriving pleasure from something such a...
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Bereaved Parents
Parents whose son fell in battle or died prematurely.
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Best interests of the child/ the child's best interests
A legal principle under which the child's personal welfare is given greater weig...
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Bet on the Wrong Horse, Bet on the Wrong Card
Question: Invested a sum of money in a completely failed investment or trusted a...
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Beta Israel
The traditional name of the Ethiopian Jewish community.
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Betoch Kdei
See: “in the course of”; “in the midst of”; “while”.
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betrayal of the body
Aging of the body or ailments and limitations that befall a person and do not al...
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Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of strife/ better a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting with strife
Preferable are a poor life that includes tranquility to a wealthy life full of q...
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