Sunday, January 15, 2023

Dictionary

Dictionary of Jewish euphemisms: 

Not shayich - INCREDIBLE!!! 

חבל על הזמן - SUPER!!! 

מצב לא פשוט - A catastrophe. 

Fundraiser, University President, Head of Institutional Development, shnorrer - Beggar.

תהיה בריא, zol zein gezunt - "You're CRAZY!" "Jump in a lake!!" 

Very modern - not careful about the details of Halacha. Not particularly worried about reward and punishment. 

Family seating - mixed seating. 

Cholov stam - Cholov Nochri. 

Successful - Rich. 

Modern Orthodox congregation - You can come to shul without a hat and feel comfortable. You won't be alone. 

Pshat - the way I understand the pasuk. 

Drash - The way YOU understand the pasuk. 

Don't ask - ASK!! 

Nicht Shabbos Geredt - I am about to tell you something I am not allowed to say on Shabbos but I will say it anyway.