| The Laws of Yichud Permissibility and Prohibition Regarding the Seclusion of a Man and Woman
Glossary
by: Rabbi N. D. Dubov
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Arayos | prohibited relationships |
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Asoko Im Hanoshim | lit. a man whose job is to work with women |
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Avak Lashon Hara | lit. the dust of Lashon Hara a secondary form of gossip |
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Baaloh B'ir | lit. husband in the city |
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Bar/Bas Mitzvah | the age of thirteen for a boy and twelve for a girl, the age at which they become obligated to keep the commandments |
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Bdieved | not in the first instance, but as a secondary resort, usually in difficult circumstances |
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Bet Din | Court of law |
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Bnos Yisroel | the daughters of Israel |
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Chassid | a member of the Hasidic movement |
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Chazal | Our Sages of blessed memory |
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Chinuch | education |
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Choson | bridegroom |
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Chuppah and Kiddushin | marriage according to Jewish law |
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Chuppas Niddah | a wedding at which the bride is not ritually pure |
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Eretz Yisroel | the land of Israel |
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Ervah | a woman with whom the Torah forbids a relationship |
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Ezras Noshim | ladies' section of the synagogue |
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Gehinnom | purgatory |
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Gemara | a simile for the Talmud |
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Geulah | redemption |
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Ger | a convert |
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Halachah | Jewish law |
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Hashem | G-d |
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Hechsher | a stamp of rabbinic approval |
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Heter | permissibility |
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Ishto Meshamroso | lit. his wife guards him |
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Kallah | bride |
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Kedushah | holiness |
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Kedushas Yisroel | the holiness of the Jewish people |
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Kever Avos | the gravesite of one's ancestors |
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Klal Yisroel | the Jewish people |
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Kohanim Gedolim | high priests |
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Lechatchilah | in the first instance |
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Leshem Shomayim | for the sake of Heaven |
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Libo Gas Boh | a person with whom one has a warm and cordial relationship |
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Lifnim Mishuras Hadin | beyond the letter of the law |
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Maris Hoayin | lit. what is seen to the eye; a rabbinic prohibition due to the fact that what is being done although in itself it is permissible appears to be a prohibited act |
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Middas Chassidus | an act of piety |
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Midrabonon | a rabbinic prohibition |
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Mikveh | a ritual pool |
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Min-haTorah | a scriptural law |
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Mishnah | the earliest recorded Oral tradition written by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi |
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Moshiach | Messiah |
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Nachas | joy |
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Negiah | touching |
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Niddah | a menstruant |
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Nisayon | a test or trial |
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Nshei Ubnos Yisroel | the women and daughters of Israel |
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Ohel | a mausoleum over the gravesite of a Tzaddik |
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Parutz(m.) / prutzah(.f) | a person who does not keep the guidelines of modesty |
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Pesach Posuach | an open door |
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Pikuach Nefesh | to save a human life |
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Pirchei Kehuna | young priests |
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Poskim | rabbinic authorities |
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Psak Din | a rabbinic ruling |
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Reshus Horabim | a public domain |
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Sefer/seforim | book/s |
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Shaalah | question to a Rabbi |
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Shalom Bayis | Peace in the home |
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Shechinah | the Divine Presence |
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Shidduch | a matched marriage |
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Shiur | a class |
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Shomer/im | a guard/ guards |
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Shulchan Aruch | the Code of Jewish Law |
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Simchah | a joyous occasion |
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Talmidei Chachamim | scholars |
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Tzaddik | a righteous person |
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Tznius | modesty |
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Yetzer Hara | the evil inclination |
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Yichud midrabonon | a form of Yichud that is only prohibited rabbinically |
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Yom Tov | a festival |
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