• Shomer Negiah

    The Jewish ritual concept restricting physical touch between the sexes.  A person who is "shomer negiah" observes this ritual and does not touch members of...

  • Shomrei

    Shomrei literally means 'the guardians of'. Many synagogues have the word 'Shomrei' in their name (e.g. 'Shomrei Emunah' means guardians of the faith), and...

  • Shonda

    Yiddish word for "shame"

  • Shpilkes

    Yiddish term for a state of impatience or agitation, pins and needles, nervous energy, etc.

  • Shtenders

    Reading stands.

  • Shtetl

    A small Jewish village in Eastern Europe

  • Shtick

    A Yiddish term for theatrical routine or story

  • Shtup

    A Yiddish term for sex

  • Shtupping

    A Yiddish term for having sex with

  • Shul

    The Yiddish word for synagogue, commonly used in religious Jewish communities