And Other Hebrew Words from the Website
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- Haftorah ("conclusion"):
- The Haftorah is the reading from the Prophets concluding the recitation of the Sabbath or festival Torah-portion.
- Haggadah ("Telling"):
- The Haggadah is the text read from in retelling the story of the Exodus from Egypt on the first (and in the Diaspora: second) night(s) of Pesach.
- Hakafot ("Revolutions"):
- Hakafot are the processions around the bimah in the synagogue, conducted on Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah while holding either the Torah-scroll or the four species.
- Halachah ("The way" or "walking"):
- Halachah is a general rubric referring to the entire system of Jewish law and ritual practice; also, a specific law within that system (pl. halachot).
- Haneirot Halalu ("These Lamps"):
- Haneirot Halalu is a liturgy recited after the kindling of the Chanukah lights.
- Havayah:
- A Holy Name of G-d.
- For further explanation see: Eleven Holy Names of G-d.
- Hei:
- Hei is the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- For further explanation see Alef-Beit Significances.
- Also see: The Mystical Significance of the Hebrew Letters (including an image and audio pronunciation of each letter).
- He'elem v'gilui (Concealment and revelation):
- He'elem v'gilui are one of two fundamental dialectics in Creation (see Etzem v'hitpashtut); the underlying dynamic of Divine emanation in the world of Atzilut.
- Hefsek Taharah ("cessation [of bleeding, indicating] purity")
- A Hefsek Taharah is an examination through which a woman determines that her menstrual bleeding has ceased.
