Rabbi Julian Sinclair

Sending Rosh Hashanah Cards

Shiur chomesh b'tzedakah

The upper limit for giving tzedakah

Ugat gevinah

Eating cheesecake on Shavuot.

Kriat Shema

Reading the Shema.

Netilat Yadayim

Washing hands

Modeh ani

The wake-up prayer

Nafka Mina

"I still can't taste the nafka minah between Coke and Pepsi."

Lo naim

Lo naim means more than "unpleasant" and has no exact English equivalent.

Ken Yirbu

In addition to meaning “thus”, ken also means valid.

Charif

Charif means hot and spicy, not for the faint-hearted. It also means intelligent and insightful.

Eitan

Eitan means strong, lasting.

Mugmar

Mugmar is a talmudic term that refers to the spices put over the coals at the end of a meal in order to fragrance the room.