* Adar - The last month of the Jewish lunar year
* Aliyah - Blessings recited by honoree on being called to the Torah
* Aninut - Time period from death to burial
* Aron - Casket carrying the physical remains of a Jew
* Chesed shel emet - Compassionate concern and kindness of the living for a deceased
* Eyl Malei Rahamim - Memorial prayer recited at funeral service, on visiting a gravesite, during Yizkor services
* Hesped - Eulogy of tribute to a deceased
* Hevra Kadisha - Holy society of men or women who wash and clothe a deceased in keeping with Jewish tradition
* K'riah - Tear in a garment of a mourner
* K'vod Ha-met - Respect for the deceased
* K'vurah - Burial of the deceased
* Kaddish - Aramaic language prayer in praise of God, recited by mourners
* Kohen - One of three categories to designate a Jew based on birth lineage
* Levi - Category of Jew based on birth lineage
* Minhag - A Jewish custom, often becomes normative practice
* Minyan - Quorum of ten Jews required for public prayer
* Mishnah - Third century C.E. compilation of Jewish law
* Mitzvah - Divine (or Rabbinic) commandment incumbent to be fulfilled by Jews
* Nichum Avaylim - Comforting the mourners after burial and for the seven days of shivah
* Onen - Those individuals who have suffered a loss - after the death until the burial
* Pesach - Eight day holiday, Feast of Freedom
* Seudat Havra'a - Condolence meal served to mourners upon return from cemetery burial
* Sh'mini Atzeret - Eighth day of Assembly, immediately follows Sukkot, precedes Simhat Torah
* Shalom - Means peace, completeness; hello or goodbye
* Shanna - Year. Applies to the eleven months of Kaddish
* Shavuot - Two day holiday, seven weeks after Pesach, marks Giving of Torah by God to Jewish people
* Shivah - Seven day mourning period begins after burial
* Shloshim - Thirty day continuing mourning period; twenty three days plus shivah
* Shmirah - Attending to the deceased body, remaining at all times until burial
* Shomer - The person who attends to the body, recites psalms to honor deceased
* Tachrichim - Shrouds placed on deceased
* Taharah - Ritual washing of deceased by Hevra Kadisha Tehilim Psalms recited while attending to deceased
* Torah - Five Books of Moses (Bereshit-Genesis; Shemot-Exodus; VaYikra-Leviticus; BaMidbar- Numbers; Devarim-Deuteronomy)
* Tzedakah - Act of righteousness, donation in memory of deceased to a worthy organization
* Yahrzeit - Yiddish. Anniversary of a death
* Yisrael - Category of Jew based on birth lineage
* Yizkor - Remembrance. Memorial prayers recited at synagogue service on four Jewish holidays
* Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement - Twenty five hour period of reflection, prayer, repentance; non-eating or drinking by Jewish community
SERVING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF EASTON SINCE 1839