Rabbi Julian Sinclair

Sprauncy

Sprauncy (pronounced "shprauncy") is one of those unusual Jewish words that appears to be a genuinely original invention of British Jews.

Karich

Karich is the modern Hebrew for sandwich.

Nachamu

Nachamu is the name given to the Shabbat after Tishah b'Av.

Magevet

A prosaic word but it provides us with a brilliant example of the development of modern Hebrew

Sheitl

A prominent word in "Yinglish" and refers to a woman's wig, worn for religious purposes as a form of head-covering.

Malach

Malachi is an angel in Hebrew. It derives from the verb lech, to go and literally means a messenger.

Sandak

The sandak (sandek in Yiddish) is the person who holds a baby boy on his knees during a circumcision.

Tefillin

Tefillin are the black boxes attached with leather straps that Jewish men wear for morning weekday prayers.

Kein Yirbu

Nogeia b’davar

Klitah

Parashah