Jewish

• Olam ha ba


  heaven or world to come
• mitvzah / mitzvot


  commandments ( 613 )
• Kashrut


  jewish food laws
• treif


  forbbiden food
• parev


  neutral food
• kosher


  fit foods
• she kinah


  gods presance in the world today
• yarazeit


  a candle which is light on the anniversary of a jews death
• sheol


  place of purification
• avot melakah


  avoid work
• beit tefilah


  place of prayer
• beit knesset


  house of assembly for events
• beit midrash 


  place of study
• milchemet mitzvah


  war commanded by god
• milchemet reshut


  optional war for a good reason
• teshuva


  return to god - repent and forgive
• pikuach nefesh 


  an acception to the jewish law in order to save a life
• kippah


  skullcap worn by jewish men
• tallit


  prayer shall
• tzitzit


  the 613 tassels on the tallit to symbolise the commandments - Orthodox= men, Reform= men and women
• shema


  the most important prayer and means to listen
• shehitah 


  animals must be killed in a certain way for them to be considered kosher