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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.
Always be prepared for the Bulmus Attack
Rechev is the standard word for car and comes from the biblical verb lirkov, which means to ride.
A tikkun is a correction. In kabbalistic circles it refers to a spiritual correction for some fault.
A male convert is called a ger; a female convert is called a giyoret.
Literally, “What suddenly”, mah pitom can be translated as “No way” or “Don’t be daft.”
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