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  • Teshuva

    By on April 25, 2013

    The Jewish process of repenting, remedying mistakes and returning to a proper path of conduct

  • Teshuvah

    By on August 8, 2013

    The Jewish process of repenting, remedying mistakes and returning to a proper path of conduct. Spiritual renewal.

  • the angel of death passed over

    By on October 24, 2013

    A reference to the Passover story, and the last of the ten plagues that the ancient Egyptians endured while enslaving the Jewish people

  • The Derech

    By on February 3, 2013

    Literally "the path", a term used by Orthodox Jews that refers to following Jewish ritual law and practice

  • The Holy Land

    By on April 22, 2013

    A name used in Jewish tradition to refer to the land of Israel

  • The Little Midrash Says

    By on March 12, 2013

    A popular Jewish children's book with stories and allegories from the Bible

  • Thousand Year Old Stone

    By on April 22, 2013

    A reference to the 'Kotel' (the Western Wall of the Temple in Jerusalem), the holy site of Judaism

  • Three Weeks

    By on July 4, 2013

    A traditional three week mourning period between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av that marks the military invasion of Jerusalem and the...

  • Tichel

    By on December 6, 2012

    A scarf worn by many married religious Jewish women to cover their hair

  • Tikhl

    By on May 9, 2016

    Head kerchief worn by married women.