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Religious Program Specialist 3 & 2, Module 01-Personnel Support
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Sim-chah Any joyous or blessed event is referred to as a simchah. Tal-lit/Tallis/ The  fringed  prayer  shawl  used  at  many  but  not  all Talith Jewish  services.  Denominational  differences  are  re- flected in the use of the tallit today. Wearing it is linked to the Biblical command to put fringes on the corners of your garments. T’-fill-in/ T’Phillin/ Tefillin Two  small  boxlike  objects  with  leather  straps  that  may be  worn  at  weekday  morning  services.  One  box  is worn  on  the  head;  the  other  is  worn  on  the  arm.  They symbolize  the  Jewish  covenant  and  the  binding  of  both mind  and  body  to  doing  God’s  work.  They  contain parchment  on  which  appear  Biblical  verses  written  in Hebrew  and  dealing  with  the  commandment  to  wear t‘ fillin. Very few Jewish personnel will carry their own t‘ fillin with them. Yar-mul-kah/ The  skullcap,  also  known  as  a  “kee-pah.”  Great  differ- Yarmulke ences exist on when, why, and by whom a keepah should be  worn. Yar-tzeit Yar-tzeit is the term used to refer to the anniversary of a death. Yid-dish Yiddish  is  the  language  millions  of  Ashkenazic  Jews used to communicate with each other. It is still in limited use. It combines German with Polish, Russian, Hebrew, and  many  other  languages.  It  is  written  in  Hebrew letters. Some Yiddish words that have become popular- ized  in  America  include: Bubelah  (a  term  of  endearment) Kibbitz  (to  joke  or  tease) Klutz (a clumsy person) Shlemiel  (a  foolish  person;  one  who  always  has  bad luck) Shlepper  (untidy  person;  sort  of  a  jerk) Oy  veh!  (woe  is  me!) Chutz-pa  (gall,  brazen  nerve) I S L A M Islam, the name of the religion, and Moslem, the name used to denote a follower   of   the   religion, were   both   coined   from   the   same   root word— “aslama,”    the  Arabic  word  which  means  “to  surrender.  ”  Islam means  “to  surrender  to  Allah.  ” 2-64







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