Rabbi Julian Sinclair

Eitan

Eitan means strong, lasting.

Bechor

Bechor means firstborn, referring both to children and livestock in the Bible.

Kimcha d’Pascha

“It is a tradition to buy wheat and distribute it to the poor for Pesach.” So writes Rabbi Moshe Isserlis (the Rema), a 16th century rabbinic leader of Ashkenazi Jewry.

Kitniot

Kitniyot are pulses or beans in Hebrew.

Mugmar

Mugmar is a talmudic term that refers to the spices put over the coals at the end of a meal in order to fragrance the room.

Nin

In modern Hebrew, nin means “great-grandson”.

Lifnim Mishurat Hadin

Haftarah

Treif

Keren

Maiseh

Kinot