GlossaryPlease note that spoken Yiddish is a conglomeration of languages with a German base. There are also different pronunciations and idioms depending on the geographical origin of the word. Written Yiddish uses Hebrew characters. Thus from Yiddish to English is a transliteration, so others may disagree with the following spellings. Unless specified, the defined words are Yiddish.
bar/baht mitzvah. Bar means son and baht means daughter and mitzvah, in this case, means commandment or law. Depending on the type of Judaism, at the age of thirteen for boys and twelve or thirteen for girls, they become responsible for their actions and members of the adult community. Some non-Jews have the misconception that this is when a Jewish boy is circumcised. (Hebrew)
bima. In Asheknazi synagogues,
