• Ba’al Teshuva

    One who returns to practicing religious Judaism

  • Baal

    Hebrew for 'master'. Also the name of an ancient form of idol worship prohibited according to Biblical tradition

  • Babka

    A glazed sweet bread or cake

  • Bais Yaacov

    An elementary and secondary school system for Orthodox Jewish girls from particularly religious communities

  • Bar and Bat Mitzvahed

    An initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl or the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious...

  • Bar Mitzvah

    An initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

  • Bar Mitzvahed

    An initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

  • Bar Mitzvahs

    Initiation ceremonies marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

  • Baruch Hashem

    A Hebrew phrase for "Thank God"

  • Bashert

    A Yiddish term for one’s soulmate (Also spelled Beshert)