ABSTRACT
Eretz-Yisrael name used to designate Israel before the State of Israel had been established
galut exile; the term used to refer to the various expulsions of Jews from their ancestral homeland, also 'homelessness' or the state of being in exile. To be in galut means to live in the diaspora
Gur an I:Iasidic dynasty GRC General Record Company
11abad an I:Iasidic dynasty l]afla the Arabic term for a festive and social gathering 11anukkah festival of lights, celebrating the triumph of the Hasmoneans over the
Greek army l}aredifl].aredim Orthodox Jew(s), or ultra Orthodox Jew(s) haskalah the enlightenment 11asid a pious man. Follower of 18th century religious f:Iasidic movement l].enna a paste made from dried crushed leaves applied to parts of a bride's body
at the henna ceremony High Holy days Rosh ha-shana (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the day
of atonement) hillula the joyous celebration of the sanctification of a revered public figure; a
mass pilgrimage to the site of his burial Histadrut Israeli Federation of Trade Unions HUC Hebrew Union College (USA)
l_(addish Consecration or Prayer for the soul of the dead Ketav Rashi a form of Hebrew writing or printing using special characters
named after Rashi (the great commentator), used to write the commentaries of Biblical passages. It was also used to write Ladino and Judeo-Spanish until Ataturk's imposition of Latin characters for Turkish, as well as other influences that led the Sephardi Jews to change to Latin characters for writing Judea-Spanish texts.
