Lebe (lë´-be), Yid. Prop. n.

Loaf, Sabbath. See under Sabbath.

Lozhe (lo´-zhe), Yid. Prop. n.

Lubavitch (lů-bäv´-itch), Russ. Name of a town.

Maryashe (mär-yä´-she), Yid. Prop. n.

Mashinke (mä´-shin-ke), Yid. A diminutive of Mashke.

Mashke (mäsh´-ke), Yid. Prop. n.

Mendele (men´-del-e), Yid. Prop. n.

Mezuzah (me-zu´-zä), Hebr. A piece of parchment inscribed with a passage of Scripture, rolled in a case and tacked to the doorpost. The pious touch or kiss this when leaving or entering a house.

Mikweh (mik´-we), Hebr. Ritual bath, constructed and used according to minute directions.