Last updated 6:00 a.m. ET on 16 June 1998.

Big Jewish Topics

This page will be devoted to terms and phrases, mostly Hebrew, that we use without even thinking, but which have a big impact for us as Jews. Often, these topics are concepts that we are constantly redefining for ourselves. Obviously, this will always be a work in progress.

• Kashruth -- Giving a basic and universal function of human life (preparing and eating food) a spiritual dimension
  
• Tzedakah -- More than charity
  
• Mitzvah -- Commandment
  
• Diaspora -- It's not Israel!
  
• Bar and Bat Mitzvah -- A rite of passage

Among the topics still to come:

• Shabbat - A day of rest
• Teshuvah - Turning away, turning toward
• G'milut Hasadim - Deeds of loving kindness
• Torah - A tree of life
• Halachah - Rules for living
• Kavvanah - Intent, concentration
• Tefillot - Prayer
• Eretz Yisrael - The land of Israel

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