Yohrzeit (Ger.). Anniversary of a death.
Yom Kippur (Heb.). Day of Atonement.
Yom-tov (Heb.). Festival.
P. [15]. "It was seldom that parties went 'to law' ... before the Rav."—The Rabbi with his Dayonim gave civil as well as religious decisions.
P. [15]. "Milky Sabbath."—All meals without meat. In connection with fowl, ritual questions frequently arise.
P. [16]. "Reuben's ox gores Simeon's cow."—Reuben and Simeon are fictitious plaintiff and defendant in the Talmud; similar to John Doe and Richard Roe.
P. [17]. "He described a half-circle," etc.—See under Gemoreh.
P. [57]. "Not every one is worthy of both tables!"—Worthy of Torah and riches.
P. [117]. "They salted the meat."—The ritual ordinance requires that meat should be salted down for an hour after it has soaked in water for half an hour.