Glossary

Shoah

Shoah is the Hebrew word for “catastrophe,” and refers to the Holocaust, or the mass murder of nearly six million

A person certified to slaughter cattle and poultry in the manner prescribed by Jewish Law to produce kosher meat products.

See Shochet

A short story cycle is a collection of short stories compiled with the express goal of providing a different experience

Meaning “little room” in Yiddish, a Shtiebel is a space used for communal prayer in Jewish communities, often attached to

A large, round fur hat which some Ashkenazi Jewish men wear during holidays and important occasions. One theory as to

See Shtreimel

Written in 1563 by Rabbi Joseph Karo in Ottoman-controlled Israel, the Shulhan Aruh is a thorough and most widely-consulted code

prayer book.

society or brotherhood. An example is Darhe Jesarim in Suriname.

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