Expressions (A–Z)

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• Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement/ the Day of Atonement

  A holiday that begins on the 10th of Tishrei, during which it is customary to fa...

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• Yom Tov/ feast/ holyday/ festival

  A festival day, observed with laws similar to Shabbat, such as the first and las...

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• Yoreh Deah/ Yoreh De'ah (the second column of Arba'a Turim of R.Yaaqov Ben Harosh

  He will teach and enlighten others; he gives halakhic rulings. Also: a name for...

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• Yoreh Yoreh, Yadin Yadin/ Shoot, shoot, right, right

  It is ordained for him to teach the way of life and to discuss in the house of l...

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• Yosi Will Strike Yosi (Yosi Struck Yosi)/ Let them quarrel among themselves and beat one another!

  In the question: That they may quarrel among themselves. Or: It refers to quarre...

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• You have become very beautiful

  Literary: you are very beautiful; you have become beautiful.

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• You know how it starts, but not how it ends

  Figuratively, something may lead to unforeseen outcomes. There may be unpleasant...

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• You labored and opened; labor and close it

  As you took the trouble to make the opening, so you must now take the trouble to...

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• You shall eat the labor of your hands; happy shall you be, and it shall be well with you/ when you eat the labour of your hands, you be happy and it shall be well with you/"How good it is to live on one's own labour !

  A saying praising a person's ability to earn a living independently, without nee...

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• You're right; you said it well/ Well said/ Right you are/ Well spoken

  A phrase used to tell someone they are right or that what they said makes sense.

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