• Moab

    A people of the ancient near east who often warred with the neighboring Israelites

  • Modern Orthodox

    A movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize traditional Jewish values and the observance of Jewish law, with the secular, modern world

  • Moshav

    A small cooperative of farms in Israel, or a non-agricultural midsize Israeli town

  • Motek

    A Hebrew word for "sweetheart"

  • Motzi Shabbos

    Saturday night, the period of time that follows the end of the Sabbath after three stars appear in the sky

  • Muntasch

    Slang for "Hamentaschen", a traditional triangular-shaped pastry eaten on the holiday of Purim

  • Nachas

    Pride, or joy. (Often used in the context of parents receiving 'nachas' from their children)

  • Nachas

    The Yiddish word for joy and pleasure

  • Nachman of Breslov

    The founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Ukraine

  • Nachus

    A Yiddish word meaning that you are happy and proud, especially of someone's accomplishments