Ashkenazim
Jews from Europe
Ashkenazim are Jews of Central and Eastern European descent, as distinguished from Sephardim (Jews of Spanish, Portuguese, and Middle Eastern origin).
The term comes from a Hebrew word for Germany.
Ashkenazi Jews developed distinct religious customs, Yiddish language, and cultural traditions over centuries in the European diaspora.
They constitute the majority of Jews in the United States and Israel today.
Of fervent Jewish pietism
- ReformModernizing institutional movement
- ConservativeRight-leaning party supporter
- ChabadHasidic Jewish outreach movement
- ZionismAdvocacy for Hebrew homeland
Ashkenazi Jewish language
- shtetlHistoric Jewish village
- klezmerTraditional Ashkenazi folk music
- gefilteFilled, in Yiddish
- latkeFried shredded potato cake
kugel · challah · babka · rugelach · knish · blintz · schmaltz · lox
Central European republic
- RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
- GermanyCentral European nation
- LithuaniaBaltic European republic
- UkraineEastern European sovereign state
Belarus · Hungary · Romania · Austria · Galicia · Pale of Settlement · pogrom · migration
Jewish house of worship
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- TalmudRabbinic law compilation
- ShabbatJewish day of rest
kosher · kippah · tallit · tefillin · mikveh · mohel · bris · bar mitzvah
Hasidic
Of fervent Jewish pietism
- ReformModernizing institutional movement
- ConservativeRight-leaning party supporter
- ChabadHasidic Jewish outreach movement
Yiddish
Ashkenazi Jewish language
latke · kugel · challah · babka · rugelach · knish · blintz · schmaltz · lox · pastrami
Poland
Central European republic
- RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
- GermanyCentral European nation
- LithuaniaBaltic European republic
Ukraine · Belarus · Hungary · Romania · Austria · Galicia · Pale of Settlement · pogrom · migration · emigration
synagogue
Jewish house of worship
Shabbat · kosher · kippah · tallit · tefillin · mikveh · mohel · bris · bar mitzvah · bat mitzvah
Yiddish
Ashkenazi Jewish language
- HebrewSemitic language of Israel
- LadinoSephardic heritage language
- chutzpahShameless, admirable audacity
kibitz · nosh · schlep · schmooze · kvetch · mensch · maven · shtick · tsuris · mazel
Passover
Festival of liberation
- Rosh HashanahJewish calendar's start
- Yom KippurAnnual Jewish atonement observance
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
Sukkot · Purim · Shavuot · Pesach · seder · menorah · dreidel · matzo · afikomen · Tisha B'Av