• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Torah Thinking
  • Home
  • Find Shiurim/Lectures ▾
    • Topics
    • Series
    • Index
  • Topics
  • Series
  • Index
  • Info ▾
    • Contact Us
    • Glossary
  • Glossary
  • Contact Us

Ain Od Milvado

There is nothing but Him (God)

Akeida

The story of the binding of Isaac

Ami

My nation

Am Ha'aretz

Ignoramus

Apikores

A heretic

Apikorsus

Heresy

Atzmuso

His (God's) Self

Av (Avos pl.)

Patriarch

Avlah

Injustice

Bais Hamikdash

The holy temple

Bais Medrash

A room or building designated for Torah learning

Bas Kol

An announcement in heaven that originates from a message from God

Bechirah

Free will

Bnei

The children of

Briah

Creation

Chassid (Chassidim pl.)

Those who serve Hashem more than is required

Chayav misa

Deserving of the death penalty

Cheshbon

Accounting

Chet Haeigel

The sin of the golden calf

Chizuk

Encouragement

Chupah

Marriage canopy

chiddush

A novelty (often used to refer to a novel idea)

Daven

Pray

Davuk

Bound

Din

Justice

Diveukus

State of being bonded

Galus

Exile

Gaon

Great genius

Gilgul

Transmigration of souls, Reincarnation

Hanhaga

Mode of conduct

Haorah

Enlightenment, divine energy

Har Habayis

Temple mount in Jerusalem

Hashgacha

Supervision

Hester

Concealment

Inyan

Idea, Topic

Kadima

Precedence

Kahvannah / Kavanah

Intent

Kitrug (Kitrugim pl.)

Prosecution (Prosecutions)

Korban (Korbanos pl.)

Sacrifice (Sacrifices pl.)

Kiddush Hashem

Sanctification of God's Name

Kodesh Kodoshim

The Holy of Holies – the innermost sanctuary in the temple where the Ark of the Covenant was located. It is the holiest place on Earth

Lehashmid uleharog

To utterly destroy and kill (a quote from Megillat Esther)

Masechta (Masechtos pl.)

A collection of related topics in the mishnah and talmud

Mashal

Parable

Mazal

Predetermined life environment & tasks

Melech

King

Melech Malchei Hamelachim

The King of Kings (a reference to Hashem)

Mesaken

Rectify

Mesirah

Informant, often referring to the act of informing an authority about another Jew's illegal actions without license from Torah law

Mesiras nefesh

Doing something even if it's hard

Middah kneged midah

Measure for measure - A reference to how Hashem reacts to our actions in a way that is equal to them

Middah (Middos pl.)

Attribute, measure

Milchama

War

Milchemes mitzvah

A war commanded by Hashem

Min hashomayim

From heaven

Mishkan

The Tent of Meeting (Tabernacle) - A name given to any building that was the resting place of Hashem before the temple was built

Mitzvah

Commandment

Moser

Informant, often referring to a Jew who informs an authority about another Jew's illegal actions without license from Torah law

Moser Nefesh

One who does something even if it's hard

Nachamu

Be consoled (plural)

Navi (Neviim pl.)

Prophet. Also refers to the books that contain their writings given by Hashem for posterity

Nefesh elyona

The higher (spiritual) soul. This is also the lowest part of the spiritual soul

Nefesh tachtona / Nefesh habehami

The lower / animalistic (physical) soul

Neshamah

Soul

Nevuah

Prophecy

Nimshal

A parable's explanation

Nitzotzos hakedusha

Holy sparks

Notarikun / Notrikun

Abbreviation

Nun Shaarei Binah

The 50th level of wisdom

Olam

A world or reality

Ohz

Might

Parnassa

Livelihood

Pasuk

A bibical verse

Pirud

Separation

Rachamim

Mercy

Rasha

Evil person

Rebbah

A chassidic master & teacher

Refuah

Cure, Remedy

Ribono Shel Olam

The Master of the World (a reference to Hashem)

Romemus

exaltedness

Ruach hakodesh

The a divine spirit - a reference to the experience that is one step below prophecy where one’s consciousness was, in a way, in the lowest of the spiritual worlds and he was able to converse with spiritual entities there. Today it is used to refer to a divine intuition posessed by people with a great connection to Hashem by today's standards.

Seder

Order, Sometimes used to refer to the set of traditions on the first night of Passover or a collection of masechtos

Shemona Esrei

(Literally: eighteen blessings) One of the main parts of each daily prayer service. A collection of blessings that are presented as one who stands before God (Who is King) in His inner throne chamber

Shitah

Opinion

Sinas Chinam

Baseless hatred

Tanna (Tannaim pl.)

A Rabbi who authored a section of the Mishnah

Taryag Mitzvos

The 613 commandments

Tashlich

The High Holyday ritual where Jews say prayers by a body of water and throw crumbs in as a symbol of trowing away their sins

Tefillah

Prayer

Teshuva

Repentance

Tiferes

The resulting entity when 2 differnt things come together in harmony. One of the Sefiros

Tikun

Rectification

Tzaar baalei chaim

The pain of living things, the commandment to avoid hurting any living thing from the animal kingdom.

Tzaddik

A righteous person

Tzaddik gamur

A completely righteous person

Tzimtzum

Constriction

Yetzer (Yitzros pl.)

Drive, Inclination

Yichud

Unity, absolute oneness

Yishtabach

A blessing that is part of the beginning of the morning prayer service

Zechus (Zechusim pl.)

Merit

Zikui harabbim

Causing merit to the community

Zrikas Hadam

The sprinkling of the blood on the alter (one of the integral steps in offering a sacrifice)

Zulaso

A being other than Hashem

sidebar

Subscribe & Follow

Listen on Google Play Music

Updates

November 12, 2018 at 8:12 pm

The Shiurim are given on Motzei Shabbos at 9:00PM

May 10, 2018 at 10:01 pm

Notice

There will not be a shiur this Motzei Shabbos as Rabbi Kessin is attending the weekend conference of the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation.

There will be no shiur next Motzei Shabbos since it is Shavuos.

The Motzei Shabbos shiurim will resume after Shavuos at the same place at the new time of 10:15 Motzei Shabbos (Saturday Night).

March 15, 2018 at 1:56 pm

Rabbi Kessin has returned from Israel. He has not yet decide when he will resume giving shiurim. Subscribe to the email updates to be notified.

© 2019 Torah Thinking