| Ateret | a royal crown or wreath |
| Chachamim | wise men, scholars |
| Gedolei Horaah | leading Posekim |
| Gedolei Torah | leading Torah scholars |
| grama | an indirect act or action |
| Halacha | Jewish law |
| halachic | legal, pertaining to Halacha |
| Kashrut | Jewish law pertaining to permissible food and food utensils |
| maaseh | a direct act or action |
| Pesach | the Passover holiday, having special laws pertaining to food and food utensils |
| piskei halacha | legal rulings or decisions (singular -- pesak halacha) |
| Posek | a recognized Rabbinic authority, authorized to rule concerning Jewish law |
| Posekim | plural of Posek |
| sheelot uteshuvot | generally translated into English as Responsa; often used to refer to books/compilations of Responsa -- literally questions and answers |
| Shabbat | the holy Sabbath; the seventh day of the week |
| Shulchan Aruch | comprehensive compilation of written and oral Jewish law, written by Rabbi Yosef Karo -- literally, a set table |
| Taharat Petachim | purity of entrances |
| Torah | the written law, received by Moses and the Jewish people at Mount Sinai -- often used to refer to both the written and oral tradition; literally, teaching |
| Torat Chaim | a Torah of life – that is, serving as a guide to everyday life |
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