| The Laws of Yichud Permissibility and Prohibition Regarding the Seclusion of a Man and Woman
Glossary
by: Rabbi N. D. Dubov
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| Arayos | prohibited relationships |
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| Asoko Im Hanoshim | lit. a man whose job is to work with women |
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| Avak Lashon Hara | lit. the dust of Lashon Hara a secondary form of gossip |
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| Baaloh B'ir | lit. husband in the city |
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| Bar/Bas Mitzvah | the age of thirteen for a boy and twelve for a girl, the age at which they become obligated to keep the commandments |
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| Bdieved | not in the first instance, but as a secondary resort, usually in difficult circumstances |
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| Bet Din | Court of law |
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| Bnos Yisroel | the daughters of Israel |
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| Chassid | a member of the Hasidic movement |
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| Chazal | Our Sages of blessed memory |
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| Chinuch | education |
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| Choson | bridegroom |
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| Chuppah and Kiddushin | marriage according to Jewish law |
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| Chuppas Niddah | a wedding at which the bride is not ritually pure |
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| Eretz Yisroel | the land of Israel |
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| Ervah | a woman with whom the Torah forbids a relationship |
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| Ezras Noshim | ladies' section of the synagogue |
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| Gehinnom | purgatory |
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| Gemara | a simile for the Talmud |
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| Geulah | redemption |
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| Ger | a convert |
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| Halachah | Jewish law |
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| Hashem | G-d |
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| Hechsher | a stamp of rabbinic approval |
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| Heter | permissibility |
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| Ishto Meshamroso | lit. his wife guards him |
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| Kallah | bride |
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| Kedushah | holiness |
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| Kedushas Yisroel | the holiness of the Jewish people |
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| Kever Avos | the gravesite of one's ancestors |
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| Klal Yisroel | the Jewish people |
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| Kohanim Gedolim | high priests |
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| Lechatchilah | in the first instance |
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| Leshem Shomayim | for the sake of Heaven |
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| Libo Gas Boh | a person with whom one has a warm and cordial relationship |
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| Lifnim Mishuras Hadin | beyond the letter of the law |
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| Maris Hoayin | lit. what is seen to the eye; a rabbinic prohibition due to the fact that what is being done although in itself it is permissible appears to be a prohibited act |
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| Middas Chassidus | an act of piety |
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| Midrabonon | a rabbinic prohibition |
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| Mikveh | a ritual pool |
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| Min-haTorah | a scriptural law |
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| Mishnah | the earliest recorded Oral tradition written by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi |
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| Moshiach | Messiah |
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| Nachas | joy |
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| Negiah | touching |
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| Niddah | a menstruant |
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| Nisayon | a test or trial |
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| Nshei Ubnos Yisroel | the women and daughters of Israel |
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| Ohel | a mausoleum over the gravesite of a Tzaddik |
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| Parutz(m.) / prutzah(.f) | a person who does not keep the guidelines of modesty |
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| Pesach Posuach | an open door |
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| Pikuach Nefesh | to save a human life |
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| Pirchei Kehuna | young priests |
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| Poskim | rabbinic authorities |
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| Psak Din | a rabbinic ruling |
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| Reshus Horabim | a public domain |
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| Sefer/seforim | book/s |
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| Shaalah | question to a Rabbi |
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| Shalom Bayis | Peace in the home |
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| Shechinah | the Divine Presence |
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| Shidduch | a matched marriage |
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| Shiur | a class |
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| Shomer/im | a guard/ guards |
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| Shulchan Aruch | the Code of Jewish Law |
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| Simchah | a joyous occasion |
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| Talmidei Chachamim | scholars |
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| Tzaddik | a righteous person |
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| Tznius | modesty |
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| Yetzer Hara | the evil inclination |
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| Yichud midrabonon | a form of Yichud that is only prohibited rabbinically |
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| Yom Tov | a festival |
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