Nisht For Me Episode 3 - Back to (Jew) School

King Antiochus - the baddy in the Channukah story. The Syrian-Greek king who took a real dislike to Jews around 168 BCE. Definitely mean.King Pharoah - the baddy in the Passover story. King of Ancient Egypt who made Jews his slaves. Also pretty mean.Shabbat Ima - ‘Shabbat mother’ meaning you get to play the ‘mum’ role in this very Jewish game of mums and dads.Shabbat Abba - ‘Shabbat father’ meaning you get to play the ‘dad’ role in the same game.Brochas - blessings/prayers. In this instance we are referring to the prayers made over the candles, the wine and the bread on Friday nights that usher in the sabbath. Friday night kiddush - The short ceremonial bit, involving the bits above, before you get stuck into Friday night shabbat dinner. Challah - The plaited bread traditionally used in Shabbat and holy day meals. Deserves all the hype.Shnido - not quite sure where this comes from. Possibly a Northern bastardisation of a Yiddish term but essentially means ‘a bit pathetic/mean’.Purim - the Jewish festival celebrating the saving of the Jewish people from, you guessed it, another attempt at annihilation (this time by mean King Ashasuerus and his trusty sidekick Haman). ‘Masquerading’ and ‘hidden identity’ are big themes on this one hence the costume tradition.A girl wearing trousers at a highly religious Jewish school being a big no no - In highly observant Jewish communities, girls and women should not wear trousers to protect their modesty. Vosht - are we a bit obsessed with vosht? We can’t get enough of that ‘thick, stubby salami’ (see episode 2 for more vosht chat)‘Doing shabbat’ - in this instance, refers to really doing kiddush and marking the day out as different to others.Going to shul on certain festivals - festivals refer to high holy days in the Jewish calendar. There are seven major ones, including the likes of Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashana), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonment) and Passover. A hunk of challah goes to whoever can name the rest.The chosen people - referring to the belief that the Jewish people were chosen by G-d to enter a a covenant and receive the Torah. Chanukah - the Jewish festival of lights, celebrated around Christmas time.Tu Bishvat - One of the more minor Jewish festivals, sort of like a new year for trees. Hebrew name - Jewish children are given Hebrew names as well as their regular, first language name. Often used in Jewish ceremonies like barmitzvahs or funerals.Ice cream kiddush - if you read show notes from episode 1, you will already know that a kiddush after synagogue on a Saturday is like a small buffet of sorts. This one…features ice cream.Hashem - the Jewish god. The one and only. Been around a lot longer than Chesney Hawkes. Mezuzzeh - the small, often decorative cases you often see on doorposts of homes where Jews live. They contain a tiny scroll of parchment with Jewish prayer written on it. They are a reminder of Hashem’s protective presence over the house. As the man who sold some to Abigail’s mum once said, ‘think of them like Jewish insurance.’CST - the Community Service Trust, the Jewish charity that protects British Jewish communities against terrorism and antisemitism. Ivrit - the modern Hebrew languageInvacuation practice - a drill whereby all kids in the school practice hiding in place and remaining incredibly still and quiet should an intruder enter the premises. Erev… - means the ‘day before’ something.Ashkenazi - the Jews descending from Central/Eastern Europe. Contrary to what is currently popular belief, Jews come from all over the world, including Arab and African countries.JFS - Jewish Free School, a jewish comprehensive secondary school in North London.MGS - Manchester Grammar School, an all boys secondary school near central Manchester.Second intifada - a period of heightened violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the early 2000s.