• Basho

    A famous 17th Century Japanese poet

  • Bat Mitzvah

    An initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

  • Beit Midrash

    A "house of learning", the Hebrew term that refers to a Jewish religious study hall, whether in a synagogue, yeshiva (Jewish school of higher learning)...

  • Bekishe

    A long and modest black coat worn by Hasidic Jews

  • Ben Yohed

    Only child.

  • Bereishit

    The first of the five books of the Hebrew Bible, and also the first of the weekly Bible portions. (Bereishit literally means "in the...

  • Bereishit

    The Book of Genesis, the first of the five books of the Hebrew Bible. (Literally means "in the beginning")

  • Beseder

    The Hebrew word for "okay"

  • Beshert

    A Yiddish term for one's soulmate (Also spelled Bashert)

  • Beys-medresh

    House of study