על פי התורה (Hebrew- pronounced Al pi haTorah) – according to the Torah
Boruch Hashem – Thank G-d
batei chinuch – educational institutions
batei medrash – study halls
batei knesses – synagogues
bein adam lachaveiro – laws pertinent to interpersonal relations
bein adam lamakom – laws pertinent to our relationship with G-d
chas v’sholom – G-d forbid
gashmius – physical
gezeirah – edict
kavod hatefila – proper prayer decorum
kedusha — holiness
kehillos – congregations
ksiva v’achasima tova — May you be inscribed and sealed in the book of life
Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah – Council of Torah Sages
rachamim – Divine mercy
roshei eidah – congregational heads
ruchnius – spirituality
Simchos – celebratory occasions
tefillah – prayer
tichleh shona v’kililosaho – may the year and its calamities come to an end
Yomim Noraim – the High Holy Days
ר”ל – Hebrew acronym for rachmana litzlan – Heaven forfend
!הן קל כביר לא ימאס – אין הקב”ה מואס בתפלתן של רבים – Hebrew phrase that means “G-d is powerful and will not deny” – The L-rd will not deny the prayers of the masses