beadle (n) A low-ranking employee of a synagogue or church in charge of various tasks.
A mystical branch of Jewish religious practice. Kabbalah (n) A mystical branch of Jewish religious practice.
phylacteries (n) Special straps that are wrapped around the arms by Jewish men when praying.
Zionism (n) A Jewish nationalist movement in favor of founding and supporting the state of Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people.
Other vocabulary words: surname (n) penury (n) waiflike (adj) – hint: look up “waif” deport (v) insinuate (v) surreptitious (adj) ghetto (n)