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| Ulam: (lit. "hall"); the entrance hall of the Beit Hamikdash G-d and Man » Holy Temple, The » Components of the Holy Temple » Ulam |
| Unterfirher: (Yiddish) parents or other couple escorting bride and groom to the chuppah Human Being, The » Self & Fellow » Relationships » Marriage » Jewish Wedding, The » Chupah » Unterfirher |
| Upsherin: (Yiddish, lit. "to cut off"); traditional first haircut of a little boy when he turns three [12 related articles] Human Being, The » Life Cycles » Upsherin |
| Urchatz: (lit. "and wash") the second step of the Passover seder--washing one's hands before eating the karpas [4 related articles] Calendar, The Jewish » Passover » Seder, the » 15 Steps of the Seder, the » Urchatz |
| Uriah the Hitite: (d. 849 BCE) First husband of Bathsheba. As per King David’s orders, he was killed in a battle against the Ammonites. David was rebuked and punished for this act. [1 related article] People & Events » People » Biblical Personalities » Kings and Prophets » Uriah the Hitite |
| Urim VeTumim: the stones embedded in the High Priest’s breastplate, which served as oracles G-d and Man » Holy Temple, The » Components of the Holy Temple » Priestly Garments (Bigdei Kehunah) » Choshen (the breastplate) » Urim VeTumim |
| Ushpizin, The: (Aramaic, lit. “honored guests”); seven leading figures in Jewish history who make noncorporeal visits to our sukkot on the holiday of that name [5 related articles] Calendar, The Jewish » Sukkot » Ushpizin, The |