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"I still can't taste the nafka minah between Coke and Pepsi."
Lo naim means more than "unpleasant" and has no exact English equivalent.
In addition to meaning “thus”, ken also means valid.
A hechsher is a stamp, symbol or label denoting that a product is kosher.
Chol Hamoed is the name for the days during Succot and Pesach that fall in between the Yomtovim at the beginning and the end.
The Ushpizin are the seven mystical visitors whom we welcome to our succot throughout the holiday, They are Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron and David.
If you lose some money or cut your finger, someone might say to you in a comforting tone, "It should be a kapparah."
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