• Sefer

    A book of Hebrew religious literature.

  • Sefer Torah

    A Sefer Torah (Hebrew: ספר תורה‎; plural: ספרי תורה Sifrei Torah ; "Book(s) of Torah" or "Torah scroll(s)") is a handwritten copy of the Torah,...

  • Sefirah

    A Kabbalistic term referring to a physical and spiritual realm

  • Sefirot

    A Kabbalistic term referring to physical and spiritual realms

  • Seminary

    Institutions of religious study for Jewish women (Also called Midrasha)

  • Sephardic

    Jews of Spain and North Africa. This population holds different customs and traditions than "Ashkenazic" Jewry from Europe

  • Seudah

    A meal, especially a festive one.

  • Seyder

    Study hall.

  • Sh’lom Bayit

    “Peace in the house”, the Jewish concept of domestic bliss and working toward a happy, stable and peaceful home (Also spelled "Shalom Bayit")

  • Sh’ma

    The central prayer in Jewish liturgy declaring faith in a single God.  The sh'ma is recited twice daily often before bedtime.  (Also spelled Shema)