and other Hebrew terms found on this web-site
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- Kabbalah ("receiving" or "tradition"):
- Kabbalah is the esoteric dimension of the Torah.
- Kabbalat Shabbat ("welcoming the Sabbath"):
- The series of psalms and hymns, etc. recited as a prelude to the Friday night prayer service, to mark the onset of theSabbath.
- Kaddish (pl. Kaddishim):
- The Kaddish is a prayer sanctifying G-d's Name which is used to signal passage from one stage to another of the liturgy.
- Kaf:
- Kaf is the 11th 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).
- Kah (Yud Hei):
- A Holy Name of G-d.
- For further explanation see: Eleven Holy Names of G-d.
- Kal veChomer:
- One of the thirteen hermeneutical methods, in which conclusions are reached by reasoning a fortiori.
- Kav ("line"):
- The ray of light beamed into the vacated space created in consequence of the tzimtzum.
For further explanation see: Sod Ha'Tzimtzum—Kav. - Kavanah ("intention"):
- 1. the intention or ideas with which one meditatively imbues his actions.
- 2. a specific idea so used.
- Kavanot: (plural of kavanah).
- Kedushah ("Holiness"):
- See Yabok.
- Kehunah (The "Priesthood"):
- (See Kohen).
- Kel:
- A Holy Name of G-d.
- For further explanation see: Eleven Holy Names of G-d.
- Kelipah ("Shell"; pl. Kelipot):
- Kelipah is the figurative "husk" of evil that surrounds and conceals the sparks of Divine light distributed throughout the universe.
- Keter ("Crown"):
- Keter is the first of the ten sefirot.
- For further explanation see: The Divine Emanations–Keter.
- Ketubah ("written"):
- The Jewish marriage contract.
- Kiddush: ("Sanctification"):
- Kiddush is the ritual performed on the Sabbath and festival days, consisting of a liturgical text recited over a full cup of wine which is then drunk.
- Kingdom (Malchut):
- "Kingdom" is the last of the ten sefirot, and seventh of the emotive attributes in Creation.
- For further explanation see: The Divine Emanations–Malchut.
- Kipah:
- A Kipah is a skullcap worn by Jewish males.
- Kislev:
- Kislev is the ninth of the twelve months of the Jewish calendar.
- For further explanation see "Living With the Times"–The Month of Kislev. Also see the Hebrew Months.
- Kittel ("small coat"):
- A white linen robe worn on Yom Kippur.
- Knowledge (Da'at):
- "Knowledge" is the third and last conscious power of intellect in Creation.
- For further explanation see: The Divine Emanations–Da'at.
- Kohen ("Priest"; pl. kohanim):
- A kohen is a descendant of Aaron the High Priest (brother of Moses), whose role is to officiate at the various rites performed in the Temple.
- Kosher ("fit" or "proper"):
- 1. Kosher "fit," used of anything in the sense of "proper" or "good."
2. Iin reference to food, used to mean complying with the requirements of Jewish dietary laws.
- Kuf:
- Kuf is the 19th 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).
