| bene | good |
| bashert | fate |
| Erev Rosh Hashanah | the night before Jewish New Year |
| kibbutz | communal, collective agricultural settlement in Israel |
| kibbutzniks | people living on a kibbutz |
| manyana | tomorrow |
| mensch | good human being |
| om mani padme hum | Buddhist mantra seeking enlightened awareness |
| Oise Yom Tov | the good days are over |
| petlach | bags |
| Rosh Hashanah | Jewish New Year |
| safta | grandmother |
| schlep | drag, to lug something with difficulty |
| schmutsik | dirty |
| Shabbat | Sabbath |
| Shen Men | gateway for the spirit |
| shiva | period of mourning |
| shul | synagogue, place of worship |
| tokoloshe | hairy phantom being of African folklore |
| tschatskes | little ornaments, toys, playthings |
| verlep | withered |
| vershtunkende | stinking |
| yarmulka | Jewish skullcap |