Expressions (A–Z)

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• yegia kapayim/ labour of one's own hands/ property acquired by work

  Manual labor; physical work. Also: something achieved after work or effort.

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• Yein Saraf, yaysh/ brandy/ arak

  Arrack or a strong beverage containing a high percentage of alcohol.

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• Yekke Potz/ A broken heart

  (slang) A nickname for a pedantic person who shows a lack of flexibility in beha...

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• Yerach Bul/ month of Heshvan

  A biblical name for the month of Heshvan.

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• Yerach Ziv/ Iyyar (month)

  A biblical name for the month of Iyar.

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• Yerech HaEtanim/ month oh Tishrey

  A biblical name for the month of Tishrei.

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• Yesterday

  In elevated style: yesterday. Figuratively: days gone by; the time that has pass...

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• Yishar Kochacha/ "Be strong and of good courage"/ Be strong and blessed! (greeting to worshipper in synagogue called to Reading of Law)

  "Strong and blessed." Be strong and resolute. An expression of blessing and appr...

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• Yom Kippur

  See: "Yom Kippur".

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• Yom Kippur Katan/ Minor Day of Atonement (fast observed by Orthodox Jews every eve of the New Moon)

  A name for the custom of fasting and penitence that some observe on the eve of e...

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