Aramaic words and phrases

religious group of Haredi Judaeans

thumb|The first text page of Rosh Hashanah (tractate)|tractate Rosh Hashanah. The center column contains the Talmud text, beginning with a section of [[Mishnah. The Gemara begins 8 lines down with the abbreviation 'גמ (gimmel-mem). Mishnah and Gemara sections alternate throughout the Talmud text. The large blocks of text on either side are the Tosafot and Rashi commentaries. Other notes and cross references are in the margins.]]

The Kaddish (, 'holy' or 'sanctification'), also transliterated as Qaddish, is a hymn praising God that is recited during Jewish prayer services. The central theme of the Kaddish is the magnification and sanctification of God's name. In the liturgy, different versions of the Kaddish are functionally chanted or sung to separate the sections of the service.

word meaning "father" in Semitic languages

Jewish burial association

main work of the Chabad philosophy

Bible story in the Book of Daniel

thumb|upright|Gabbai in Biała Podlaska (Poland, 1926) A gabbai (), sometimes spelled gabay, also known as shamash (, sometimes transcribed shamas) or warden (UK, similar to churchwarden), is a beadle or sexton, a person who assists in the running of synagogue services in some way. The role may be undertaken on a voluntary or paid basis. A shamash (literally 'servant') or gabbai can also mean an assistant to a rabbi (particularly the secretary or personal assistant to a Hasidic rebbe).

right|250px|thumb|Khaveyrim (study partners) sit opposite each other or side by side in the beth midrash of [[Yeshiva Gedola of Carteret.]] Chavrusa, also spelled chavruta or ḥavruta (, lit. "fellowship"; : , ḥāḇrāwāṯā), is a traditional rabbinic approach to Talmudic study in which a small group of students (usually 2–5) analyze, discuss, and debate a shared text. It is a primary learning method in yeshivas and kollels, where students often engage regular study partners of similar knowledge and ability, and is also practiced by those outside the yeshiva setting, in work, home, and vacation set

thumb|Tanna, the introductory word of a baraita, in a 1743 prayerbook.

Kabbalistic ceremony invoked to block forgiveness of sin

Hispanic Jewish liturgical tradition

ecclesiastical title

("with the help of Heaven") Aramaic-language expression used by Orthodox Jews; lacks the Hebrew letter He used to imply the name of God, and thus not subject to religious restrictions on the divine name

thumb|First page of Akdamut from the Mahzor of Worms, a 13th-century illuminated manuscript Akdamut, or Akdamus or Akdamut Milin, or Akdomus Milin ( ʾaqdāmûṯ millîn "In Introduction to the Words," i.e. to the Ten Commandments), is a prominent piyyut ("liturgical poem") written in Aramaic recited annually on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot by Ashkenazi Jews. It was penned by (the Nehorai) of Orléans, who was a cantor (prayer leader) in Worms, Germany, (died ca. 1095). Akdamut consists of praise for God, His Torah, and His people.

Haddad (, ) is an Arabic surname meaning blacksmith, commonly used in the Levant and Algeria.

thumb|right|Adloyada parade in Holon, Israel, 2011 Adloyada (Hebrew: or , lit. "Until one no longer knows") is a humorous procession held in Israel on the Jewish holiday of Purim (or on Shushan Purim the second day of Purim, commanded to be celebrated in "walled cities", nowadays only in Jerusalem).

Maran () is a Jewish honorific prefix for exceptionally respected rabbis. It is an alternate form of Aramaic mar, meaning "master" (compare rav, rabban).

Metivta (also mesivta; Aramaic: מתיבתא, "academy") is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva secondary school for boys. The term is commonly used in the United States to describe a yeshiva that emphasizes Talmudic studies for boys in grades 9 through 11 or 12; alternately, it refers to the religious studies track in a yeshiva high school that offers both religious and secular studies.

Areas between and surrounding the Euphrates and Tigris rivers