Congregation Beth Ha'Mashiach
(House of the Messiah) - Worshipping ADONAI
& His Messiah, Yeshua Ha'Mashiach
Living & teaching as our
Messiah taught us to Live
Messianic
Congregation serving Northeast Atlanta Georgia (Gwinnett, Barrow,
Dekalb, Rockdale, Walton)
Proud Member of the Messianic Alliance
of Metro Atlanta Phone 678-639-3377
- email:
information@CBHM.org
Messianic Congregation located
in Metro Atlanta serving Snellville, Lawrenceville, Loganville, Georgia
Glossary of Messianic / Jewish Terms
C
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Calendar - Judaism uses a
lunar/solar calendar consisting of months that begin at the new
moon. Each year has 12 or 13 months, to keep it in sync with the
solar year.
Caro, Rabbi Joseph - Author of the Shulchan
Arukh, the last of the great medieval codes of Jewish law, and one
of the most respected compilations of Jewish law ever written.
C.E. - Common Era. Used instead of A.D.
by non-Messianic Jews.
Chag Sameach - Hebrew -
joyous festival. A greeting for any holiday, but especially Sukkot, Shavu'ot and Pesach (Passover).
Chai - Lit. living or life.
The word is often used as a design on jewelry and other ornaments.
Challah - sweet, slightly
heavier eggy, yellow
bread, braided, served on Shabbat and holidays.
Chametz - Leaven. Leavened
grain products may not be owned or consumed during Passover.
Chanukkah - Lit. dedication. An
eight day holiday celebrating the rededication of the Temple in
Jerusalem after it was defiled by the Selucid Greeks.
Chanukkat Ha-Bayit - Dedication of the
house. A ceremony dedicating a Jewish household, during which
the mezuzah is affixed to the doorposts. The procedure and prayers
for affixing the mezuzah is available.
Chanukkiah - 9 branchedChanukkah menorah.
Charoset - A mixture of fruit,
wine and nuts eaten at Passover to symbolize mortar used
by the Jewish slaves in Egypt.
Chasidism ; Chasidic -
"pious ones", A branch of Orthodox Judaism that maintains a
lifestyle separate from the non-Jewish world.
Chatat - sin offering to atone for and expiate unintentional sins.
Chazzan - Person who leads
the congregation in prayer - Cantor.
Chelev - fat surrounding
organs, forbidden
to be eaten under the laws of Kashrut.
Chillul Ha-Shem - Profaning of
the Name. Causing G-d or Judaism to come into disrespect, or causing
a person to violate a commandment.
Chumash - Five. A
compilation of the first five books of the Bible and readings from
the prophets, organized in the order of the weekly Torah portions.
Chuppah - The wedding canopy,
symbolic of the groom's home, under which the nisuin portion of the
wedding ceremony is performed.
Commandments - Judaism
teaches that G-d gave the Jews 613 commandments, which are binding
on Jews but not on non-Jews.
Conservative - One of the major
movements of Judaism, accepting the binding nature of Jewish law but
believing that the law can change.
Counting of the Omer - The counting of the
days between Passover and Shavu'ot.
D
Dagesh - A dot found in the
center of some Hebrew letters in pointed text, used as an aid to
pronunciation.
Dan - 1) Son of
Jacob (Israel). Ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel; 2) The
tribe that bears his name.
Daven - Pray (Yiddish).
Observant Jews daven three times a day, in addition to reciting
blessings over many common activities.
Days of Awe - Ten days from
Rosh Hashanah to
Yom Kippur, a time for introspection and considering the sins of
the previous year.
Diaspora - Any place outside of
the
land of Israel where Jews live. Refers to the Jews
were dispersed from the land of Israel by the Romans after the last
Jewish War.
Dreidel - toy
resembling a top, used to
play a traditional
Hanukkah game.
