Expressions (A–Z)

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  Shelf life

  A term for the period during which a product sits on store shelves until it is s...

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  Shell Shock

  A person who is wounded in his soul after having participated in a battle or war...

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  Shelter and hear

  Listen. A polite way of telling someone to listen carefully to what is about to...

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  Shelter for the Needy / Asylum

  A safe and protected place. A public institution for housing poor or weak people...

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  Sheva Mitzvot Bnei Noach

  See: “Seven Laws of the Children of Noah”

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  Shield Wall

  A wall designated to defend the place it surrounds. By analogy: a means of broad...

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  Shipwreck

  See: "Shipwreck"

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• Shock treatment

  Psychiatric treatment given through a shocking procedure such as electroshock.

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  Shofar blower, master of blowing

  A person skilled in blowing the shofar.

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• Shoot and Cry

  Figuratively: go to war with sorrow at being forced to kill.

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