{"term": "ACT", "context": "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a psychological intervention focusing on mindfulness and values", "kind": "other", "references": ["Since starting ACT, I treat my anxious thoughts as passing weather rather than orders.", "In ACT we practised noticing a thought without fighting it, then doing what matters anyway.", "ACT has taught me that I do not have to win against my thoughts.", "My new therapist uses ACT, so we talk about values more than symptoms."]}
{"term": "Ableton", "context": "digital audio workstation software used for music production and sound editing", "kind": "brand", "references": ["Import the voice file into Ableton and warp it to the song tempo.", "Ableton is great for music, but I find it awkward for long interviews.", "I could edit the podcast in Ableton, but a simpler tool would be faster."]}
{"term": "Acer", "context": "Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation known for computers and monitors", "kind": "brand", "references": ["Acer monitors are usually the cheapest option in the shop.", "List the Acer laptops under my budget that have a decent keyboard.", "My cousin bought an Acer laptop and the trackpad is already acting up."]}
{"term": "Adex", "context": "Israeli drug brand: ibuprofen for pain and fever (Dexcel)", "kind": "drug", "references": ["Is Adex safe to take with my blood pressure pills?", "I took an Adex for my toothache, and it helped.", "Can the pharmacist recommend Adex or something similar for my back?"]}
{"term": "Adi Altschuler", "context": "Educator and social entrepreneur, No. 4 on Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar slate", "kind": null, "references": ["The team finally has a real gibush after the offsite, and tonight I will read about Adi Altschuler.", "Check the Rashut Hateufa site for flight changes, and look up Adi Altschuler's background.", "It is chaval al hazman to miss the Adi Altschuler interview, so I saved the link."]}
{"term": "Af-Care", "context": "Israeli drug brand: xylometazoline decongestant nasal spray (Vitamed)", "kind": "drug", "references": ["I use Af-Care before bed so I can breathe through my nose at night.", "Could you check whether the pharmacy has Af-Care in stock, or something similar?", "I bought Af-Care at the pharmacy, and it really unblocked my nose."]}
{"term": "Agripas", "context": "street name in Jerusalem located near the Mahane Yehuda market", "kind": "street", "references": []}
{"term": "Aider", "context": "command line interface tool that uses artificial intelligence to edit code in git repositories", "kind": "ai_model", "references": ["Aider commits every change it makes, which makes it easy to undo when it goes wrong.", "Aider made a commit for every small change, squash them before the PR.", "Try the same edit in Aider and compare the diff with yours.", "Is Aider still pointed at the old model in its config?"]}
{"term": "Albar", "context": "Israeli car leasing company", "kind": null, "references": ["Our contract with Albar ends in March, so please send me the buyout terms.", "The company car from Albar has to go back for inspection before the weekend.", "Compare the monthly leasing offers from Albar with buying a used car outright."]}
{"term": "Aminadav", "context": "Israeli locality and street name often used in various towns", "kind": "place", "references": ["Hey, are you free for a walk in Aminadav this afternoon if the weather holds?", "Aminadav is small and quiet, which suits us fine after years in the city centre."]}
{"term": "Aqara", "context": "smart-home, rare word", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Aqara devices don't like some routers, so pair them close to the coordinator.", "The Aqara door sensors are tiny. You can barely see them on the window frame."]}
{"term": "Audacity", "context": "free open source software for recording and editing digital audio files", "kind": "tech", "references": ["I trimmed the silence off the start of the podcast in Audacity this morning.", "Write a short guide for cleaning up voice memos in Audacity, step by step.", "I opened the file in Audacity and the waveform was flat for the first minute.", "Audacity is still the fastest way to trim silence from a long dictation recording."]}
{"term": "Audeze", "context": "brand of high-end audiophile headphones known for using planar magnetic driver technology", "kind": "brand", "references": ["I tried the Audeze headphones at a shop and the bass was incredibly tight.", "Audeze headphones use planar magnetic drivers, which is why they sound so detailed and so heavy.", "Are planar magnetic Audeze headphones worth it for editing speech, or would ordinary ones do?"]}
{"term": "Auer", "context": "German brand manufacturing durable plastic storage containers and industrial stacking boxes", "kind": "brand", "references": ["The grey Auer containers in the workshop have lasted for years without cracking.", "Is the Auer range available through any Israeli distributor?", "Auer makes sturdy boxes in standard sizes, so they stack neatly together."]}
{"term": "Avigdor Liberman", "context": "Leader of Yisrael Beytenu", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "Azure AI Speech", "context": "Microsoft cloud service providing speech recognition synthesis and translation capabilities", "kind": "ai_model", "references": ["Our company already pays for Azure AI Speech, so we tried it first.", "Azure AI Speech lets you add a custom phrase list for odd names.", "Azure AI Speech bundles recognition, synthesis and translation under one resource."]}
{"term": "Bazel", "context": "open source build and test tool for large scale software projects", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Bazel caching only helps if every build step is hermetic.", "Explain when Bazel is worth the setup cost for a small team.", "Moving the monorepo to Bazel cut the build time in half."]}
{"term": "Bedrock", "context": "Amazon Web Services platform for building generative AI applications using foundation models", "kind": "ai_model", "references": ["We compared Bedrock and the direct API for a week, and the latency was basically the same.", "I still need to request model access in the Bedrock console before the Lambda function can call it.", "Note to self: the Bedrock model IDs have a region prefix, so check that before blaming the SDK."]}
{"term": "Beit Hakerem", "context": "a residential neighborhood in western Jerusalem", "kind": "place", "references": []}
{"term": "Beitar Yerushalayim", "context": "Beitar Jerusalem football club; 'Beitar Yerushalayim lost again at Teddy'", "kind": null, "references": ["When does Beitar Yerushalayim play next at home?", "Beitar Yerushalayim lost again at Teddy, so the office is very quiet.", "Elad has season tickets for Beitar Yerushalayim and keeps inviting me along."]}
{"term": "Benny Gantz", "context": "Leader of Blue and White, former defense minister", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "Betacorten", "context": "Israeli drug brand: betamethasone steroid cream for rashes and eczema", "kind": "drug", "references": ["Remind me to pick up Betacorten from the pharmacy for the rash on my arm.", "Betacorten works fast on eczema, so I use it only when the flare-up is really bad.", "Put some Betacorten on the rash twice a day and it should calm down within a week."]}
{"term": "Bissli", "context": "Crunchy wheat snack by Osem", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "Bluetooth Proxy", "context": "a device that extends the range of Bluetooth devices for smart home systems", "kind": "smart_home", "references": ["The Bluetooth Proxy in the hallway finally fixed the lock. It was just too far from the server.", "Every room should have a Bluetooth Proxy. They cost almost nothing and solve so many range problems."]}
{"term": "Cal", "context": "Israeli credit-card company (Visa Cal)", "kind": null, "references": ["Cal sent a text saying the card is about to expire.", "Can you check the Cal statement for the flight charge?"]}
{"term": "Cartesia", "context": "AI company specializing in low latency text to speech models for voice agents", "kind": "ai_model", "references": ["Cartesia kept latency low enough that callers didn't notice the bot pausing.", "I tried the Cartesia voices for the phone assistant.", "Cartesia is popular with voice agent builders because the first audio arrives so quickly.", "Cartesia makes very fast text to speech, which might work for the voice assistant project."]}
{"term": "Cellcom", "context": "major Israeli telecommunications company providing mobile phone and internet services", "kind": "brand", "references": ["I've been with Cellcom for over five years now.", "I need to upgrade my phone plan with Cellcom.", "Cellcom has a great coverage in the north."]}
{"term": "Chasam Sofer", "context": "Rabbi Moshe Sofer (1762-1839), Pressburg; leader of Hungarian Orthodoxy, opposed Reform. 'The Chasam Sofer'.", "kind": null, "references": ["Doing hakhanah for the lecture tonight, and the Chasam Sofer section is taking forever.", "Next week is the moed bet, so reading about the Chasam Sofer will have to wait."]}
{"term": "Chevrat Hachadashot", "context": "Hebrew term for the Israeli news company producing television broadcasts", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["Honestly, I only trust the weather bit when it comes from Chevrat Hachadashot.", "Yonit Levi from Chevrat Hachadashot was reading the headlines when we landed."]}
{"term": "Chevrat Hachashmal", "context": "Israel Electric Corporation", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "Chok Hashvut", "context": "The Law of Return (1950): the law that gives every Jew, and certain family members, the right to immigrate to Israel and receive citizenship as an oleh. Spoken in English as 'the Law of Return' or by its Hebrew name.", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["We were talking about Chok Hashvut at dinner, and my cousin had never heard of it.", "Honestly, the whole reason we could come was Chok Hashvut, so I'm grateful for it.", "Can you explain how Chok Hashvut decides who counts as eligible to make aliyah?"]}
{"term": "ChromaDB", "context": "open source vector database used for building artificial intelligence applications", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Why does ChromaDB return duplicate results after I add the same documents twice?", "Delete the stale ChromaDB collection and rebuild it from the cleaned documents.", "The tutorial uses ChromaDB, but anything with the same interface would work fine.", "ChromaDB uses a default embedding model unless you pass your own, so check which one.", "Pin the ChromaDB version in the requirements, the last upgrade changed the client API.", "Install ChromaDB with pip and run it as a server so two scripts can share the data."]}
{"term": "Clonezilla", "context": "free and open source software for disk imaging and cloning on Linux systems", "kind": "linux", "references": ["Take a full Clonezilla image of the desktop before upgrading to the next Kubuntu release."]}
{"term": "Codex", "context": "ai-model, rare word; brand", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Hand this one to Codex and let it run the refactor while we keep working on the docs.", "Codex left a half-finished branch last night, so check what it changed before we merge anything.", "Skills combine instructions, tools, and workflows, allowing Codex to execute tasks the right way.", "Does Codex read the same AGENTS.md file, or does it need its own instructions?"]}
{"term": "Cohere", "context": "Canadian company providing large language models and enterprise AI embedding services", "kind": "ai_model", "references": ["Cohere seems to focus on enterprise search rather than consumer chat, which honestly makes sense for them.", "Look into Cohere for the embeddings part, and compare the pricing against what we're paying right now."]}
{"term": "Common Crawl", "context": "open repository of web crawl data used for training large language models", "kind": "tech", "references": ["How much of Common Crawl is actually Hebrew text after deduplication and filtering?"]}
{"term": "Connect ZBT-1", "context": "USB dongle for Home Assistant used to connect Zigbee and Thread smart home devices", "kind": "smart_home", "references": ["Check whether the Connect ZBT-1 is just the renamed SkyConnect, or whether the hardware changed.", "The Connect ZBT-1 needs to stay on Zigbee, so do not flash it to Thread again.", "Buy the Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1. It's the simplest stick to get going with."]}
{"term": "Connecticut Repertory Theatre", "context": "professional regional theatre company affiliated with the University of Connecticut", "kind": "other", "references": ["We saw a very good play at the Connecticut Repertory Theatre on Sunday.", "The Connecticut Repertory Theatre is putting on a musical this spring.", "Tickets for the Connecticut Repertory Theatre are cheap if you book early."]}
{"term": "Constitutional AI", "context": "an approach to training AI models using a set of written principles", "kind": "ai_model", "references": ["I'm reading the Constitutional AI paper to see how they replaced human feedback.", "Add a slide explaining Constitutional AI for the safety workshop.", "Constitutional AI uses written principles so the model can critique its own answers."]}
{"term": "Copilot", "context": "AI assistant tool by Microsoft for code generation and workplace productivity", "kind": "ai_model", "references": ["Copilot keeps suggesting the wrong variable names in this file."]}
{"term": "Coventry", "context": "a city or town name used to identify a specific geographic location", "kind": "place", "references": ["The farm stand in Coventry sells the best sweet corn in the area.", "Coventry is a short drive from campus and much cheaper to rent in.", "We watched the sun go down over the lake in Coventry last summer."]}
{"term": "DNSSEC", "context": "security extension for the domain name system to verify data integrity", "kind": "tech", "references": ["A broken DNSSEC signature can take a whole domain offline.", "Check whether DNSSEC is enabled on the domain before we change registrars.", "Their DNS host doesn't support DNSSEC, which is a dealbreaker for me."]}
{"term": "Derech Hevron", "context": "Hebron Road, main road south from Talpiot through Gilo toward Gush Etzion", "kind": null, "references": ["Avital offered to bring marak itriyot when she drives up Derech Hevron on Friday, so I'll say yes.", "The empty chelka next to Derech Hevron is finally being built on, so expect trucks for months.", "The surveyor measured the karka beside Derech Hevron yesterday, and I expect the report by Sunday."]}
{"term": "Dopicar", "context": "Israeli drug brand: carbidopa with levodopa for Parkinson's disease (Teva)", "kind": "drug", "references": ["I want to ask the neurologist whether the Dopicar dose needs changing.", "Please set an alarm so Dad never forgets his Dopicar.", "Dopicar is for my uncle with Parkinson's disease, and he needs it on time every day."]}
{"term": "Dudu Topaz", "context": "Late Israeli comedian whose anti-Mizrahi slur at a 1981 election rally is still cited", "kind": null, "references": ["Got a ptor from the lecture, so I read about Dudu Topaz, the late comedian, instead."]}
{"term": "Dynamo", "context": "visual programming extension for Autodesk Revit used to automate building information modeling tasks", "kind": "tech", "references": ["The Dynamo script is renaming sheets wrongly, so hold off running it on the live file.", "Review this Dynamo graph and tell me which nodes slow it down on large projects.", "Wrote a Dynamo graph that numbers the rooms by level, and it actually works."]}
{"term": "Edifier", "context": "desktop speaker and earbud brand", "kind": null, "references": ["The courier dropped off the Edifier earbuds, so I'm testing them on the bus later.", "Bought the Edifier speakers for the balcony, can you check if they're charging on the desk?"]}
{"term": "Eduyos", "context": "Ashkenazi (yeshiva) pronunciation of the tractate Eduyot; same tractate, said with sav as s", "kind": null, "references": ["At the pidyon haben, the guests spoke about how Eduyos has many halachic rulings.", "Note to self: bring the Eduyos mishnayos to tashlich so I can learn on the walk.", "Please explain why Eduyos is called a collection of testimonies."]}
{"term": "Elbit", "context": "Israeli defence-electronics company", "kind": null, "references": ["My cousin just got a job offer from Elbit, but he's still not sure he wants the commute."]}
{"term": "Elgato", "context": "brand of hardware and software for content creators and streamers", "kind": "brand", "references": ["Elgato builds nice stream gear, but their microphone software is annoying on Linux.", "I saw an Elgato mic on sale, so I grabbed it for the guest room.", "Do you stock any Elgato microphones, and what is the delivery time to Israel?"]}
{"term": "Erel Segal", "context": "Right-wing TV and radio commentator", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "Eyal Kitzis", "context": "Comedian on Eretz Nehederet", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "Flathub", "context": "a centralized repository for building and distributing Linux desktop applications in Flatpak format", "kind": "linux", "references": []}
{"term": "FunASR", "context": "open source toolkit for automatic speech recognition and related audio processing tasks", "kind": "ai_model", "references": ["I installed FunASR to see how its pretrained models handle English.", "FunASR bundles recognition, punctuation and voice activity detection in one toolkit.", "The FunASR documentation is mostly written with Mandarin users in mind."]}
{"term": "Funginail", "context": "Israeli drug brand: ciclopirox antifungal nail lacquer (Perrigo)", "kind": "drug", "references": ["I paint Funginail on my toenail every few days, as the pharmacist showed me.", "The pharmacist warned me Funginail takes months to work on the nail.", "Please add Funginail to the list, because my bottle is nearly empty."]}
{"term": "GPT", "context": "ai-model, acronym", "kind": "tech", "references": ["I asked GPT the same question and got a completely different answer, which is a bit worrying."]}
{"term": "GPT-OSS", "context": "a large language model often run locally for inference tasks", "kind": "ai_model", "references": []}
{"term": "Gadi Eisenkot", "context": "Former IDF chief of staff, leader of the Yashar party", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "Gaviscon", "context": "Israeli drug brand: antacid liquid for heartburn and reflux", "kind": "drug", "references": ["Gaviscon after dinner, the reflux has been bad this week.", "Too much aruk and shawarma last night, I need Gaviscon before I can even think about sleeping.", "Can you pick up Gaviscon from the pharmacy on your way home?"]}
{"term": "GitOps", "context": "software development practice using Git repositories as the source of truth for infrastructure", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "GraphQL", "context": "query language for APIs that allows clients to request specific data structures", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "HDMI", "context": "digital interface standard for transmitting high definition video and audio signals", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Spare HDMI cable goes in the drawer under the television, next to the remote.", "The picture keeps dropping out, I think the HDMI cable is loose.", "The HDMI cable is too short to reach the projector.", "Could you tell me whether the HDMI cable in your shop is shielded, and how long it is?"]}
{"term": "Ha'ichud Hayerushalmi", "context": "Jerusalem Union, Yossi Havilio's list on the Jerusalem city council; four seats in 2024", "kind": null, "references": ["Ha'ichud Hayerushalmi is Havilio's list on the council, and it won four seats.", "Save the flyer from Ha'ichud Hayerushalmi about the new tochnit for the neighbourhood.", "Someone from Ha'ichud Hayerushalmi came to the va'ad mekomi meeting yesterday."]}
{"term": "Hacker News", "context": "social news website focused on computer science and entrepreneurial technology topics", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Summarise the Hacker News thread about the new open speech model and pick out the useful criticism.", "Someone on Hacker News recommended a better voice activity detector, look into it later."]}
{"term": "Hadavar Hagadol Haba", "context": "Hebrew reality television show which translates to The Next Big Thing", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["Quick note, the Hadavar Hagadol Haba reference in my slides was meant as a joke, sorry about that.", "Shall we watch an old clip of Hadavar Hagadol Haba before the wedding, for a laugh?"]}
{"term": "Hashvatim", "context": "street name found in Israeli towns", "kind": "street", "references": ["We viewed a flat in Hashvatim today, and the street is quiet, so let's talk tonight.", "Can you tell the driver to drop me at the corner of Hashvatim Street in Netanya?", "Dad says the kids can walk to school from Hashvatim, so we're thinking about it."]}
{"term": "Herzl", "context": "Herzl Boulevard in Jerusalem (leads to Mount Herzl and Givat Shaul); also a street in Tel Aviv near Neve Tzedek", "kind": null, "references": ["Lunch tomorrow is chamin at my in-laws' place near Herzl, so don't make other plans.", "Could the mazkirut confirm that the office on Herzl is still open until four on Thursday?"]}
{"term": "Holyland Towers", "context": "Holyland residential tower complex off Route 50 in Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem; Holyland Tower 1 (32 floors) is among Jerusalem's tallest; source Wikipedia and Globes. Also the Holyland corruption case. Anglo link: assumed, popular with Anglo renters, not confirmed.", "kind": null, "references": ["We are writing about the berez in the lobby of Holyland Towers, which has been leaking since Sunday.", "Delivery of the mizron to Holyland Towers is set for Thursday afternoon.", "Their apartment in Holyland Towers has two miklechot, which is plenty for a family."]}
{"term": "Home Assistant", "context": "smart-home, brand name", "kind": "tech", "references": ["I've imported a couple of Home Assistant blueprints for the lights.", "Home Assistant restarted twice overnight, so look at the logs in the morning before blaming the Zigbee stick.", "I just set up some Home Assistant scenes so the lights change when we watch something."]}
{"term": "Homebrew", "context": "a package management system for installing software on macOS and Linux", "kind": "tech", "references": ["On the Mac, just install it with Homebrew and you're done in a minute."]}
{"term": "Hono", "context": "lightweight web framework for building APIs on edge computing platforms", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Reminder for myself: look into Hono for the little API, since it should run nicely on Cloudflare Workers."]}
{"term": "Hugging Face cache", "context": "storage directory for downloaded machine learning models and datasets in the Hugging Face ecosystem", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Go ahead and delete old datasets from the Hugging Face cache.", "Let's move the Hugging Face cache to the bigger drive and point the tools at it.", "Can you clean out the Hugging Face cache, keeping only the newest models?", "The Hugging Face cache is eating my disk, so show me what's inside it.", "Check how big the Hugging Face cache has gotten on this machine."]}
{"term": "Hyper Backup", "context": "Synology software package for backing up data to local or cloud storage", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "Hyprland", "context": "dynamic tiling Wayland compositor, pronounced Hyper-land", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "IBM", "context": "American multinational technology corporation specializing in hardware, software, and cloud computing services", "kind": "brand", "references": ["IBM sent another invite to their cloud webinar, and I'm ignoring it.", "My first job was on an old IBM mainframe, believe it or not.", "Search the news for IBM announcements about quantum computing and give me the headlines."]}
{"term": "Inbal", "context": "Inbal is a female first name of Hebrew origin", "kind": "name", "references": []}
{"term": "KWallet", "context": "KDE desktop environment software for managing and storing user passwords and credentials", "kind": "linux", "references": ["Check whether Chrome is storing its secrets in KWallet or in the basic password store."]}
{"term": "KWin", "context": "dev-tool, casing", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Write a KWin script that snaps the terminal to the left half of the screen whenever it opens."]}
{"term": "Kaf Hachaim", "context": "Rabbi Yaakov Chaim Sofer (1870-1939), Baghdad then Jerusalem; author of the halachic work Kaf HaChaim, widely used in Sephardi practice. 'The Kaf Hachaim'.", "kind": null, "references": ["Next week my cousin has his bagrut exams, and he borrowed the Kaf Hachaim from my shelf.", "Checking the Kaf Hachaim on the megillah reading customs, I realized I have been doing one part wrong.", "The Kaf Hachaim has a section about hakhanah on Friday afternoon that I'd like to read together."]}
{"term": "Kali Linux", "context": "Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing", "kind": "linux", "references": ["I booted Kali Linux from a USB stick to test the wireless card.", "Spin up a Kali Linux virtual machine and keep it off the home network.", "Kali Linux ships with hundreds of tools, but I only ever use a handful."]}
{"term": "Kaminitz", "context": "The Kaminitz Law, which toughened enforcement against illegal construction; mentioned in 2026 election coverage", "kind": null, "references": ["Is it emet, Hadas, that the Kaminitz Law came up in the election coverage?", "Grabbed a shoko, now I want to read about the Kaminitz Law, which toughened enforcement against illegal construction.", "It is pashut: the Kaminitz Law toughened enforcement against illegal construction, and it came up in election coverage."]}
{"term": "Ki Seitzei", "context": "weekly Torah portion (Ashkenazi form of Ki Teitzei)", "kind": null, "references": ["Next up is Ki Seitzei, and the Rosh yeshiva asked us all to prepare a question.", "Ki Seitzei has more mitzvos than any other portion, so we'll be learning it carefully.", "I'm writing a short vort for Ki Seitzei about returning a lost item."]}
{"term": "Ki Sisa", "context": "weekly Torah portion (Ashkenazi form of Ki Tisa)", "kind": null, "references": ["We finished Ki Sisa with the kids at the Shabbos table and they had so many questions.", "Ki Sisa usually sneaks up on me right after Purim.", "Can you pull together the main points of Ki Sisa for my Chumash class?"]}
{"term": "Kinnim", "context": "tractate (masechet) of the Mishnah/Talmud, order Kodashim: bird offerings; short Mishnah tractate, famous for its maths. Always used as a tractate name, e.g. learning it, a daf in it, a siyum on it", "kind": null, "references": ["I left my Kinnim notes on the shelf near the aron kodesh.", "Sivan, the menahelet, plans a siyum on Kinnim before the summer.", "The Kinnim targilim are tricky, but it's a short Mishnah tractate."]}
{"term": "Krias Shema", "context": "reciting the Shema (Ashkenazi form of Kriat)", "kind": null, "references": ["Krias Shema at bedtime is the part of the evening the kids actually enjoy.", "Please summarise the laws of Krias Shema from my shiur notes in a short list.", "My son is learning the words of Krias Shema by heart."]}
{"term": "Krita", "context": "free and open source professional painting and digital illustration software", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "Ksnip", "context": "screenshot tool with annotation features, Qt-based", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "Ktzarim", "context": "Hebrew: a popular Israeli sketch comedy television show featuring short satirical segments", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["Ktzarim had the best sketch about a bank queue, I still think about it.", "A friend sent me a Ktzarim clip with Riki Blich and I've been quoting it all week."]}
{"term": "LAN", "context": "homelab, acronym", "kind": "tech", "references": ["The old box in the hallway died, and the LAN went down for an hour.", "Our office LAN is one network, and the servers sit on it too.", "The printer is only visible on the LAN, not over Wi-Fi.", "Should the new floor join the LAN, or stay on its own?"]}
{"term": "LVM", "context": "Linux kernel component for managing disk partitions and logical volumes", "kind": "linux", "references": ["The default Ubuntu install put everything on LVM, which actually made it easy to add the second disk."]}
{"term": "LanceDB", "context": "open source embedded vector database for storing and searching AI embeddings", "kind": "tech", "references": ["LanceDB needs no server at all, which makes it great for desktop apps.", "Store the image embeddings in LanceDB on the external drive and build a vector index.", "LanceDB is embedded and stores data in the Lance columnar format on disk or object storage.", "Try LanceDB for the photo search project, it might be lighter than running a server.", "Point LanceDB at the storage bucket so the laptop and the server read the same tables.", "Can LanceDB do full text search alongside vector search, or do I need a second tool?"]}
{"term": "Langfuse", "context": "open source observability platform for tracking and debugging LLM application performance and costs", "kind": "tech", "references": ["We're self-hosting Langfuse for the observability, so none of the prompts leave our servers."]}
{"term": "Lech Lecha", "context": "Weekly Torah portion (parsha), read in synagogue on Shabbat", "kind": null, "references": ["Ask the rabbi how yichud applies in an office, and review the Lech Lecha reading this weekend.", "My cousin's chuppah is the week of Lech Lecha, so I need a gift and a new suit.", "Study Lech Lecha for the moed bet exam, since the Abraham chapters are the hardest part."]}
{"term": "Likud", "context": "Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing party, the largest in the outgoing government", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "LinkedIn", "context": "professional social networking website used for career development and business connections", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Draft a short LinkedIn post about the new open source model.", "Update the LinkedIn profile with the new job title.", "I posted the release announcement on LinkedIn this morning."]}
{"term": "Loop Quiet", "context": "Loop earplug with the strongest noise reduction, for focus, work, studying and noisy places; sound-sensitivity context", "kind": null, "references": ["Okay, I'm bringing the Loop Quiet tonight, because the neighbours' drilling is going to wreck my focus again.", "Ordered the Loop Quiet earplugs, they cut the office noise way better than the foam ones."]}
{"term": "Lua", "context": "lightweight scripting language often embedded in software applications for configuration and performance", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "MP3", "context": "a common digital audio file format used for storing and playing music", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Pull the MP3 from the podcast feed and transcribe it.", "Make an MP3 copy of the interview for my mum to listen to.", "The car stereo only reads MP3, so convert the playlist for it.", "Tag each MP3 with the episode title and number."]}
{"term": "Maasrot", "context": "tractate (masechet) of the Mishnah/Talmud, order Zeraim: tithes and when produce becomes liable. Always used as a tractate name, e.g. learning it, a daf in it, a siyum on it", "kind": null, "references": ["He mentioned a shidduch idea right after our shiur on Maasrot.", "The boys have chugim all afternoon, so I'll learn Maasrot then.", "Tehila the shadchan called while I was learning Maasrot, so I'll call back later."]}
{"term": "Machshirin", "context": "tractate (masechet) of the Mishnah/Talmud, order Tahorot: liquids that make food susceptible to impurity. Always used as a tractate name, e.g. learning it, a daf in it, a siyum on it", "kind": null, "references": ["My chugim after school got busy, so Machshirin keeps slipping off my study schedule.", "After the hesped, a few of his talmidim made a siyum on Machshirin in his memory.", "The Rosh yeshiva announced that the beit sefer will host a siyum on Machshirin next month."]}
{"term": "Magistral", "context": "a large language model used for reasoning and text processing tasks", "kind": "ai_model", "references": []}
{"term": "Maltego", "context": "general-tech, rare word", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "Mariano Idelman", "context": "Comedian on Eretz Nehederet", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "Masei", "context": "Weekly Torah portion (parsha), read in synagogue on Shabbat", "kind": null, "references": ["Note: arrange a ride from tzaharon on Thursday, and read Masei again before the weekend."]}
{"term": "Matplotlib", "context": "Python library used for creating static animated and interactive visualizations and data plots", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "May Golan", "context": "Minister for social equality and women's empowerment, Likud", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "Meitav", "context": "Israeli investment house and pension funds", "kind": null, "references": ["Need to check what fees Meitav is charging on my pension fund before I decide whether to switch.", "Meitav needs a signed form before they can transfer the fund.", "I'm thinking of moving my pension to Meitav because of the lower fees."]}
{"term": "Midrash Tanchuma", "context": "aggadic midrash on the Torah, named after Rabbi Tanchuma", "kind": null, "references": ["Explain what Midrash Tanchuma is, so I can teach it to the older kitot.", "The beit sefer library ordered a new edition of Midrash Tanchuma.", "Summarize how Midrash Tanchuma differs from other midrashim for my school maslul."]}
{"term": "Milvus", "context": "open source vector database designed for scalable similarity search and AI applications", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Milvus is an LF AI and Data project and scales out across many nodes for billions of vectors.", "The search team runs Milvus on Kubernetes and it handles the load without complaint.", "Read the Milvus docs on partitions before splitting the collection by customer.", "Milvus Lite runs inside a Python process, which is handy for notebooks and quick tests.", "Start Milvus in standalone mode for now, we can move to a cluster later."]}
{"term": "Mini USB", "context": "obsolete compact connector standard used for charging and data transfer on older electronic devices", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Who still has a Mini USB lead? The sat nav needs an update.", "The old camera uses Mini USB, so keep that cable with it.", "That vintage controller connects over Mini USB rather than anything newer."]}
{"term": "Miniforge", "context": "minimal installer for the conda package manager using the conda-forge channel", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Note to self: Miniforge ships mamba already, so there's no need to install it separately.", "Can you write a setup script that downloads Miniforge, installs it silently and creates the base environment?"]}
{"term": "Montefiore", "context": "Montefiore Street in central Tel Aviv, also a neighborhood", "kind": null, "references": ["We used to live in a shikun, but now we found a place on Montefiore.", "Netanel left his mishkafayim at the cafe on Montefiore, so can you check?", "Call Tzipi about the metavech who handles the apartment on Montefiore."]}
{"term": "Mosquitto", "context": "smart-home, odd spelling", "kind": "tech", "references": ["I need a username and password on Mosquitto before I open it to the other devices.", "Mosquitto stopped accepting connections after the update, so restart the broker.", "Not the bug, Mosquitto, the broker. Mine crashed and took half the sensors down with it.", "Point the new sensors at the Mosquitto broker on the home server.", "A mosquito kept me awake all night, and then Mosquitto crashed in the morning.", "Check the Mosquitto logs for failed logins and tell me which client keeps reconnecting every few seconds."]}
{"term": "Moti Leitner", "context": "Leader of the small party The Haredi Public in the 2026 election (as of 2026-10-30)", "kind": null, "references": ["The list of parties included one headed by Moti Leitner.", "Moti Leitner headed The Charedi Public, one of the small parties in the election.", "What do we know about Moti Leitner and his party's results?"]}
{"term": "Movex", "context": "Israeli drug brand: bromhexine mucus-loosening cough syrup (Vitamed)", "kind": "drug", "references": ["I have a chesty cough, so I bought a bottle of Movex today.", "Do you have Movex or a similar cough syrup for a wet cough?", "Movex tastes awful, but it really loosens the mucus in my chest."]}
{"term": "Naot", "context": "Israeli footwear brand known for producing comfortable cork based sandals", "kind": "brand", "references": []}
{"term": "Navisworks", "context": "software used for 3D model review and clash detection in construction projects", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Write the steps for setting up a clash test in Navisworks between pipes and walls.", "Export the structural and mechanical models to Navisworks before the Monday coordination meeting.", "In Navisworks the ducts pass straight through the beam over the plant room."]}
{"term": "Nedarim", "context": "tractate of the Talmud on vows", "kind": null, "references": ["Finish the current section in Nedarim before Tisha B'Av arrives.", "Can we learn Nedarim tonight and ask the rav about yichud afterward?", "Efrat wants to learn Nedarim before Selichot, so explain the tractate's main topics in simple terms."]}
{"term": "Nest", "context": "Google brand of smart home devices including thermostats cameras and displays", "kind": "smart_home", "references": ["Nest Hub displays can act as Thread border routers, so check whether they've started a separate Thread network.", "The birds have built a nest above the balcony camera, and the Nest doorbell keeps picking them up.", "Check whether the Nest thermostat integration still needs the Google device access fee."]}
{"term": "Netlify", "context": "cloud computing platform for hosting web projects and automating deployment workflows", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "Nginx Proxy Manager", "context": "software providing a web interface for managing Nginx reverse proxy configurations", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Consider replacing Nginx Proxy Manager with Caddy, since most of my traffic goes through Cloudflare tunnels anyway."]}
{"term": "Nokia", "context": "Finnish multinational corporation known for telecommunications equipment and formerly mobile phones", "kind": "brand", "references": ["Nokia supplies a lot of the network equipment behind the mobile operators.", "I still miss my old Nokia phone, because the battery lasted a week.", "Find a short history of Nokia phones and mention when they stopped making them."]}
{"term": "OpenRGB", "context": "open source RGB lighting control software", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "OpenTofu", "context": "open source infrastructure as code tool that is a fork of Terraform", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "Otomycin", "context": "Israeli drug brand: benzocaine with antibiotic ear drops (Taro)", "kind": "drug", "references": ["The Otomycin drops numbed the ear pain within a few minutes.", "I picked up Otomycin ear drops because of the pain in my left ear.", "Hi doctor, the Otomycin drops helped a little, but my ear still hurts. Should I come in?"]}
{"term": "Parshat Hachodesh", "context": "Special reading before Nisan about the first month", "kind": null, "references": ["The maon is holding a spring celebration the week we read Parshat Hachodesh, so wear something light.", "Prepare a one-page handout on Parshat Hachodesh for the parents of the beit sefer, kept simple and friendly."]}
{"term": "Pikuach Nefesh", "context": "saving a life, overrides most commandments", "kind": null, "references": ["Pikuach Nefesh overrides Shabbat, so if the neighbour's kid needs an ambulance, we call immediately."]}
{"term": "Pinecone", "context": "ai-tool, brand casing", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Pinecone is fully managed, so there is no server to patch, but the data leaves our network.", "Explain how namespaces in Pinecone help keep each customer's vectors separate.", "Check the Pinecone bill tomorrow, the read units jumped after the new search feature shipped.", "We tried Pinecone for the prototype and then moved to something we could host ourselves.", "Upsert the chunked documents into a Pinecone index and tag each one with its source file.", "Pinecone recommends serverless indexes now, so the old pod setup is not worth keeping."]}
{"term": "Primor", "context": "Israeli fruit juice and preserved fruit brand", "kind": null, "references": ["Our neighbours' mechutanim are visiting, and they asked us to pick up Primor juice.", "Note: try hilbeh at the Yemenite place and buy Primor juice on the way home.", "The salat yerakot is ready, and there is cold Primor juice in the fridge for everyone."]}
{"term": "Promnix", "context": "Israeli drug brand: tamsulosin for enlarged prostate (Taro)", "kind": "drug", "references": ["Is Promnix the same as the tamsulosin my doctor wrote on the prescription?", "I need a refill of Promnix, which I take for my prostate and urine flow.", "Remind Dad to take his Promnix and bring the box to the clinic."]}
{"term": "Prothiazine", "context": "Israeli drug brand: promethazine antihistamine tablets and syrup, also for sleep and nausea (CTS)", "kind": "drug", "references": ["Prothiazine knocks me out, so I only take it at night.", "The doctor gave me Prothiazine for the itching and the nausea together.", "Please check whether we still have Prothiazine syrup in the medicine cabinet."]}
{"term": "QoS", "context": "network technology that prioritizes data traffic to ensure reliable performance for specific applications", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Without QoS the uploads swallow everything and the calls break up.", "Could you give the calls higher priority in the QoS rules on the edge?", "QoS puts the voice calls ahead of the backups when the pipe is busy."]}
{"term": "Raanana", "context": "a city located in the central Sharon region of Israel", "kind": "place", "references": ["The train station in Raanana makes commuting easy.", "Raanana has a large Anglo community.", "I really enjoy living in Raanana because of the parks."]}
{"term": "Rabbeinu Bachya", "context": "Rabbeinu Bachya ben Asher of Zaragoza (13th c.), Torah commentator", "kind": null, "references": ["Please explain who Rabbeinu Bachya was, because my bat dod needs it for her parsha class.", "The beit sefer teacher quoted Rabbeinu Bachya's commentary on the parsha this morning.", "Our menahel shared a nice insight from Rabbeinu Bachya at the Shabbat table."]}
{"term": "Radak", "context": "Rabbi David Kimchi of Provence (c. 1200), commentator on Nach and grammarian", "kind": null, "references": ["A note for the family before the nisuin: the dvar Torah will mention Radak's explanation of the verse.", "Please send the hakhanah materials, including the Radak on Yeshayahu we spoke about.", "My note says Radak wrote a commentary on Nach, and the mehanekh wants it for class."]}
{"term": "Rav Neuwirth", "context": "Rabbi Yehoshua Yeshaya Neuwirth, author of Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata", "kind": null, "references": ["Rav Neuwirth was a real talmid chacham, so read his introduction slowly.", "Hodaya, before the Shalom zachar on Friday night, I'll check Rav Neuwirth's book for the Shabbat details.", "Yonatan, I'll bring the machzor if you bring the book by Rav Neuwirth."]}
{"term": "Reish Lakish", "context": "amora in the Land of Israel, study partner and brother-in-law of Rabbi Yochanan", "kind": null, "references": ["Before netilat yadayim I remembered the Gemara about Reish Lakish, who became a great scholar.", "Note for Keren, the madricha: Reish Lakish was the study partner and brother-in-law of a great amora.", "Batsheva, at the sheva brachot the rav told the story of Reish Lakish and his chavruta."]}
{"term": "Rif", "context": "Acronym for Rabbi Yitzchak Alfasi (1013-1103), Fez; author of Halachot, a legal digest of the Talmud. 'The Rif'.", "kind": null, "references": ["Look up what the Rif writes about tzedakah before Sunday's class.", "Finishing my hakhanah for the Rif lesson, and the pages are heavier than I expected.", "The teacher said the older kitot are learning about the Rif this term, which sounds ambitious."]}
{"term": "SRT", "context": "a standard file format used for storing subtitle information for video playback", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Convert the transcript into SRT with a maximum of two lines per subtitle block.", "Exported the transcript as an SRT file so I can load it into the video editor.", "Send me the SRT when you are done, and I will drop it onto the video."]}
{"term": "Sabon", "context": "Israeli soap and body-care brand", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "SambaNova", "context": "AI chip company whose cloud serves open models quickly on its own RDU hardware", "kind": null, "references": ["Has anyone on the team actually used SambaNova in production, or only in demos?"]}
{"term": "Samson", "context": "brand of audio equipment including microphones and professional studio gear", "kind": "brand", "references": ["Find reviews of the Samson USB microphone and say whether its noise floor is acceptable for dictation.", "My nephew started streaming with a Samson microphone and it sounds better than I expected.", "Samson USB podcast microphones are cheap and cheerful, which makes them a decent first purchase."]}
{"term": "SanDisk", "context": "brand of flash memory storage devices like SD cards and USB drives", "kind": "brand", "references": ["The SanDisk memory card in the camera is nearly full again.", "Find a fast SanDisk card for the dash cam and mention the endurance rating.", "Every SanDisk flash drive I've owned has ended up lost in a coat pocket."]}
{"term": "Sderot Hanassi", "context": "Hanassi Boulevard, main boulevard on the Carmel in Haifa", "kind": null, "references": ["We're walking along Sderot Hanassi right now, and you can see the whole chof far below.", "After the conference on Sderot Hanassi, we could take a train south and visit Shuk Hacarmel before dinner."]}
{"term": "Sennheiser", "context": "German manufacturer of high quality audio equipment including headphones and microphones", "kind": "brand", "references": ["Please ask Sennheiser whether the ear pads for this headset are sold separately.", "Sennheiser headphones have a reputation for natural sound, so they're a safe choice for mixing podcast audio.", "Sennheiser is a German company, and I like that the replacement ear pads are easy to find.", "I tried a friend's Sennheiser headset yesterday and the microphone boom was surprisingly good for dictation.", "Find out whether the Sennheiser wireless headset works with Ubuntu without a vendor driver.", "Honestly, Sennheiser earned my trust after my cheap headset died within six months.", "Sennheiser headsets feel premium, but the boom mic picks up too much breathing.", "Our team uses Sennheiser headsets for calls, but I'd like a proper standalone microphone for recording."]}
{"term": "Sha'ar Ha'arayot", "context": "Lions' Gate, the Old City gate on the east side near the Via Dolorosa", "kind": null, "references": ["We ate majadra at a little place right inside Sha'ar Ha'arayot, and it was incredible.", "The road outside Sha'ar Ha'arayot was full of botz, so wear your old shoes."]}
{"term": "Shabak", "context": "the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service (acronym of Sherut HaBitachon HaKlali)", "kind": null, "references": ["The Shabak and the mishtara arrested two suspects overnight.", "The head of the Shabak is meeting the government tonight.", "According to the Shabak, the attack was planned for weeks.", "There's a Shabak statement on the news, so put the radio on.", "The Shabak announced this morning that they stopped a cell in the north.", "My cousin can't talk about her job because she works for the Shabak.", "They say the Shabak checks everyone before a job like that.", "He did his army service and then got recruited to the Shabak."]}
{"term": "Shamir", "context": "Israeli surname; top-up: in data/israeli-names.json with no takes and no unread bank sentence", "kind": "name", "references": ["Dr. Shamir said the ptzua on my hand is healing well.", "Mrs. Shamir at the tax office said my mas shevach return is complete.", "Mr. Shamir from HR said the bituach menahalim fund starts next month."]}
{"term": "Shaul Hamelech", "context": "King Saul Boulevard, runs near the Tel Aviv Museum", "kind": null, "references": ["Meet me at the chummusia a few minutes from Shaul Hamelech and I'll save you a seat.", "How long is the masaa from Shaul Hamelech to the airport by bus?", "Where near Shaul Hamelech can I eat kuskus for lunch, preferably kosher?"]}
{"term": "Shazar", "context": "Zalman Shazar Boulevard, runs along Givat Ram toward the Knesset area", "kind": null, "references": ["Find a dance studio near Shazar for Tehila, preferably with beginners' rikud classes on Wednesday afternoons.", "The adrichal visited the site on Shazar this morning and will send the updated plans tomorrow."]}
{"term": "Shimon Riklin", "context": "Channel Fourteen TV host", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "Shivtei Yisrael", "context": "Shivtei Yisrael Street, runs along the Old City wall toward Lions' Gate", "kind": null, "references": ["The cafe on Shivtei Yisrael serves salat katzutz with every breakfast, which is why I suggested it.", "Tell the driver to atzor at Shivtei Yisrael, and send Liat a message when you get there."]}
{"term": "Shlomo Karhi", "context": "Communications minister, Likud", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "Shoshana", "context": "a female first name of Hebrew origin meaning lily", "kind": "name", "references": ["Shoshana, would Tuesday afternoon work for you to go over the project plan, or is Wednesday morning better?"]}
{"term": "Sifrei", "context": "halachic midrash on Bamidbar and Devarim", "kind": null, "references": ["After the teudat bagrut exam I finally had time to open the Sifrei.", "Explain what the Sifrei is, because my ben dod is learning it in yeshiva.", "The madrich asked us to read the Sifrei on Bamidbar before the shiur."]}
{"term": "Silverol", "context": "Israeli drug brand: silver sulfadiazine cream for burns", "kind": "drug", "references": ["The burn clinic recommended Silverol cream, so please add it to the home first aid kit.", "I burned my hand on the oven tray, need to put Silverol on it twice a day."]}
{"term": "Siran", "context": "Israeli drug brand: acetylcysteine mucus-loosening granules for chesty cough (Megapharm)", "kind": "drug", "references": ["The doctor prescribed Siran granules to loosen the mucus from my chest cough.", "Please pick up my Siran from the pharmacy before they close tonight.", "I stir the Siran granules into half a glass of water before breakfast."]}
{"term": "Sivan", "context": "Hebrew month containing Shavuot", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["Sivan is coming up, and for Shavuot we want cheesecake and a long walk in the Old City.", "Let's plan the dairy lunch for the week that falls in Sivan, so buy the cheese early."]}
{"term": "Sivan Rahav-Meir", "context": "Journalist and Torah lecturer", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "Skibbereen", "context": "a town located in County Cork in the southwest of Ireland", "kind": "place", "references": ["The bus to Skibbereen goes from Parnell Place in Cork every hour or so.", "We picked up a few bits at the farmers' market in Skibbereen on Saturday morning.", "My cousin is after moving to Skibbereen and says she'll never go back to Dublin."]}
{"term": "Sochnut", "context": "Hebrew term for the Jewish Agency facilitating aliyah and immigration to Israel", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["The Sochnut helps Jews from around the world immigrate to Israel and provides various services for new immigrants.", "I need to submit my aliyah application to the Sochnut this week.", "Did you get your approval letter from the Sochnut yet?"]}
{"term": "SteelSeries", "context": "brand of gaming peripherals including headsets and computer mice", "kind": "brand", "references": ["Please confirm the SteelSeries headset is still within its warranty period.", "The SteelSeries mouse has a sensor that skips on glossy desks.", "SteelSeries headsets are comfortable enough to wear all day on calls."]}
{"term": "Steipler", "context": "Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985), Bnei Brak; Talmudist (Kehillos Yaakov), father of Rav Chaim Kanievsky and brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish. 'The Steipler'.", "kind": null, "references": ["Check whether the mechina reading list includes anything by the Steipler before registration closes.", "Found a booklet about the Steipler at the shop where I bought our new chanukiah.", "The mohel lent me a biography of the Steipler to read while I waited."]}
{"term": "Stop hook", "context": "a software development trigger that executes code when a specific process terminates", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Disable the Stop hook for this session, it's checking tests that don't exist yet.", "Set up a Stop hook that plays a sound when you're done, so I know to come back.", "The Stop hook keeps sending you back to work, is it stuck in a loop?"]}
{"term": "Sukkos", "context": "the festival of booths (Ashkenazi form of Sukkot)", "kind": null, "references": ["Every Sukkos my father-in-law insists on hanging the same faded decorations.", "When does Sukkos begin this year, and have we ordered the lulav and esrog?", "Sukkos in Yerushalayim is something you really have to see."]}
{"term": "TD", "context": "Teachta Dála, a member of the lower house of the Irish parliament", "kind": "other", "references": ["I emailed the TD about the potholes and he actually rang me back.", "Her cousin was elected a TD, and the whole family were at the count in the hall."]}
{"term": "Taoiseach's", "context": "Irish language term for the head of government or prime minister of Ireland", "kind": "other", "references": ["The Taoiseach's speech was on the news, but I fell asleep on the couch halfway through.", "There's a huge queue of traffic because of the Taoiseach's visit to the hospital.", "Is that the Taoiseach's car outside Government Buildings?"]}
{"term": "Telfast", "context": "Israeli drug brand: fexofenadine antihistamine for hay fever and allergies", "kind": "drug", "references": ["Hi, do you have Telfast in stock? I need it for my hay fever."]}
{"term": "The Pile", "context": "a large open source dataset used for training large language models", "kind": "ai_model", "references": ["The Pile was put together by EleutherAI, and lots of early open models trained on it.", "What was in The Pile, and why did the books part of it get pulled?"]}
{"term": "Tickchak", "context": "Israeli ticket selling website", "kind": null, "references": ["Sales open at noon, so log in to Tickchak a few minutes early.", "Nadav, buy the concert tickets on Tickchak as soon as sales open, before they sell out."]}
{"term": "Tolland", "context": "a town or geographic location often used in residential or travel contexts", "kind": "place", "references": ["I bought a second-hand desk from a man in Tolland on Saturday.", "Tolland is on the way if you come down from the north.", "Their new place in Tolland is lovely, with a big garden out the back."]}
{"term": "Tomer", "context": "a common Hebrew male first name", "kind": "name", "references": []}
{"term": "Traefik", "context": "open source edge router and reverse proxy for containerized applications", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Traefik handles the routing for every service, and the certificates renew automatically."]}
{"term": "Tzlil", "context": "Israeli female first name", "kind": "name", "references": ["Tzlil drove up to the nachal on Saturday, and the water was freezing.", "Tzlil wrote that she needs a few yemei machala next month, so please cover her shifts.", "Tzlil keeps asking me to meet her at the Shuk Hacarmel on Thursday."]}
{"term": "Ursofalk", "context": "Israeli drug brand: ursodeoxycholic acid for gallstones and liver disease (Rafa)", "kind": "drug", "references": ["I picked up Ursofalk this morning, and it was ready at the pharmacy.", "The Ursofalk is for my gallstones, and I take it with food.", "Could you renew my Ursofalk, please?"]}
{"term": "VAAPI", "context": "open source API for hardware accelerated video decoding and encoding on Linux", "kind": "linux", "references": ["Use VAAPI for the encode so the GPU does the work instead of the CPU.", "Test whether VAAPI hardware decoding works in the browser on this laptop.", "VAAPI isn't showing up as an option, so check that the driver is loaded.", "Run the VAAPI info tool and tell me which profiles the card supports."]}
{"term": "VAD", "context": "ai-concept, acronym", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Tune the VAD threshold so it stops cutting off the first syllable when I start dictating.", "Following our call, I replaced the old VAD and the clipped starts have mostly disappeared.", "My VAD keeps closing the sentence whenever I pause to think, which is annoying.", "Short dictation bursts work best when the VAD is slightly eager rather than conservative.", "The VAD is firing on keyboard clicks, so raise the threshold a little."]}
{"term": "Vasodip Combo", "context": "Israeli drug brand: lercanidipine with enalapril combination blood-pressure pill (Dexcel)", "kind": "drug", "references": ["The doctor suggested Vasodip Combo so I take fewer pills.", "Is Vasodip Combo available at the pharmacy near the clinic?", "I need a new prescription for Vasodip Combo before next week."]}
{"term": "Vast.ai", "context": "GPU marketplace where individual hosts rent out cheap machines by the hour", "kind": null, "references": ["Vast.ai is cheap but the hosts are hit or miss, so checkpoint often when you train there."]}
{"term": "Vaultwarden", "context": "open source self hosted password manager compatible with the Bitwarden API", "kind": "tech", "references": ["The family passwords are in Vaultwarden, so ask me if you need access to anything."]}
{"term": "WAN", "context": "homelab, acronym", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Could we get a proper WAN between the sites, or do we keep the old tunnel?", "The WAN was down for a while, so I worked from home in the morning.", "Our WAN between the two offices is much slower than the link inside."]}
{"term": "WAV", "context": "uncompressed audio file format used for high quality digital sound storage", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Record the voice memo as WAV so we have an uncompressed master copy.", "That WAV is huge, so keep it for editing but don't upload it anywhere.", "Normalise the WAV to a consistent loudness before it goes into the dataset.", "Split the long WAV into one file per speaker and number them in order."]}
{"term": "WebRTC", "context": "web technology enabling real-time audio and video communication directly between browsers", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "Western Digital", "context": "American company that manufactures computer hard disk drives and data storage devices", "kind": "brand", "references": ["The Western Digital drive in the NAS started clicking this morning.", "Compare the Western Digital drives for a home server and list the noise levels.", "Western Digital has a decent warranty process, so keep the receipt."]}
{"term": "Would you ever", "context": "an English phrase used to make a polite or indirect request", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["Would you ever pass me the salt while you're up?", "Would you ever turn that music down, I'm trying to work.", "Would you ever ring the school and tell them she's sick today?", "Would you ever grab a pint of milk on the way home?", "Would you ever give me a lift to the station in the morning?", "Would you ever shut that door, there's a draught coming in."]}
{"term": "Xorg", "context": "the open source implementation of the X Window System for Linux systems", "kind": "linux", "references": ["Please read the Xorg log from the last boot and tell me which display driver it actually loaded.", "Reminder: the old media PC still runs Xorg, so don't push the Wayland config to it."]}
{"term": "Ye'll", "context": "Scottish or Irish English contraction of you will used in informal speech", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["Ye'll have to wait for the next bus, this one is full.", "Ye'll be grand, don't be worrying.", "Ye'll love the new house once the painting is done."]}
{"term": "Yerushalayim Achat", "context": "One Jerusalem, Mayor Moshe Lion's list on the city council", "kind": null, "references": ["The Yerushalayim Achat councillors met with the shkhuna about the light rail works.", "Yerushalayim Achat is Moshe Lion's list at the iriya.", "Check whether Yerushalayim Achat voted for the arnona change."]}
{"term": "Yeshayahu", "context": "Book of Isaiah", "kind": null, "references": ["The hesped included a verse from Yeshayahu about comfort, and the whole room went quiet.", "Before the chagim I'd like to finish reading Yeshayahu, but I'm only halfway through."]}
{"term": "Yirmiyahu", "context": "Yirmiyahu Street, connecting Sanhedria, Ramot Eshkol and Bar Ilan", "kind": null, "references": ["The apartment on Yirmiyahu comes with a little karka for a garden, which I love.", "Eliezer says you can usually find parking in the tzila on Yirmiyahu in the afternoon."]}
{"term": "Yisrael Ganz", "context": "Chairman of the Yesha Council of West Bank settlements (as of 2026-10-30)", "kind": null, "references": ["Yisrael Ganz is the chairman of the Yesha Council.", "Yisrael Ganz is chairman of the Yesha Council of West Bank settlements.", "Look up the latest news about Yisrael Ganz and the Yesha Council."]}
{"term": "Your man", "context": "informal British English phrase referring to a specific person known to the listener", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["Your man from the council says the road will be fixed by March.", "Your man next door has been cutting the grass every day this week.", "Your man from the bank rang again about the mortgage forms."]}
{"term": "Zappa", "context": "Israeli drug brand: olanzapine antipsychotic (Unipharm)", "kind": "drug", "references": ["Zappa makes me very sleepy, so the doctor moved it to the evening.", "Please pick up Zappa on your way back from work, if you can.", "The psychiatrist put me on Zappa, which is an antipsychotic, so I need to renew it."]}
{"term": "Zyllergy", "context": "Israeli drug brand: cetirizine antihistamine for allergies (Dexcel)", "kind": "drug", "references": ["Do you sell Zyllergy without a prescription, or do I need to see the doctor?", "I took a Zyllergy this morning because my allergies are terrible this week.", "Two days on Zyllergy and the sneezing and itchy eyes have calmed down."]}
{"term": "Zypper", "context": "command line package manager for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise distributions", "kind": "linux", "references": ["Note to self: on Tumbleweed, do a full distribution upgrade with Zypper instead of the plain update."]}
{"term": "ad me'ah ve'esrim", "context": "'until a hundred and twenty', birthday wish or said after mentioning someone's age", "kind": null, "references": ["Write in the card for Doda Miriam: mazal tov, ad me'ah ve'esrim.", "Happy birthday Saba, ad me'ah ve'esrim!"]}
{"term": "arev", "context": "Guarantor, e.g. for a rental or loan", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "audio interface", "context": "hardware device connecting microphones and instruments to a computer for audio recording", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Is a cheap audio interface enough, or should I go for the expensive one?", "Search for audio interface drivers that work on Ubuntu without extra kernel modules and summarize the results.", "The audio interface adds latency on Linux unless I lower the buffer size."]}
{"term": "banjaxed", "context": "Irish English slang for something that is broken or not working properly", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["The dishwasher is banjaxed again, so it's washing up by hand tonight.", "The heating in the school was banjaxed all week, so the kids wore their coats in class.", "My phone is banjaxed, I dropped it in the car park this morning."]}
{"term": "beamforming", "context": "signal processing technique for directional signal transmission or reception in wireless systems", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Look up whether the laptop driver exposes beamforming controls or only a fixed pickup pattern.", "With beamforming, the pickup is great when I sit still, but it falls apart when I pace.", "The conference puck does beamforming toward whoever is talking, which is why it sounded so clean."]}
{"term": "bisect", "context": "a git command used to find the specific commit that introduced a bug", "kind": "linux", "references": []}
{"term": "bitsandbytes", "context": "Python library for model quantization to reduce memory usage during deep learning tasks", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "bnot sherut", "context": "Young women doing sherut leumi (national service) instead of IDF service, usually religious women who obtained a ptor.", "kind": null, "references": ["How is the service of bnot sherut different from regular IDF service?", "Several of the bnot sherut at our school have been wonderful with the younger kids.", "Several bnot sherut volunteer at the merkaz klita near our neighborhood."]}
{"term": "bona fide", "context": "Latin phrase meaning genuine or real used to describe something authentic and legitimate", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["She showed the border guard a bona fide work permit, and he waved her straight through.", "Is this a bona fide job offer or another one of those scams doing the rounds on WhatsApp?"]}
{"term": "chag sameach", "context": "'happy holiday'", "kind": null, "references": ["Chag sameach to you and the whole family, and I hope the kids enjoy the holiday week!", "Chag sameach to you and the whole family, hope you have a really relaxed few days together!"]}
{"term": "chazak uvaruch", "context": "strong and blessed", "kind": null, "references": ["What is the proper reply when someone says chazak uvaruch, and do you use it for women too?", "You aced the exam, so tafsiki worrying, and chazak uvaruch.", "Send Avital a quick chazak uvaruch after her presentation this afternoon."]}
{"term": "cheshbonit", "context": "Hebrew word for a tax invoice or receipt used in business transactions", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["The accountant said I need to organize all my cheshbonit mas documents before tax season.", "I need to submit a cheshbonit mas to claim the business expense deduction.", "Can you send me a cheshbonit mas for that purchase?"]}
{"term": "chufshat leida", "context": "Hebrew term for maternity or paternity leave taken after the birth of a child", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["My wife is on chufshat leida for the next three months.", "When does your chufshat leida start?", "I'm planning to extend my chufshat leida by another month."]}
{"term": "chumra", "context": "a stringency", "kind": null, "references": ["Bring sambusak to the party, but check which chumra the host family keeps before choosing the filling.", "Is it a chumra to wait six hours between meat and dairy, or is that a standard custom?"]}
{"term": "commit message", "context": "a short text description explaining changes made to code in version control systems", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Keep the first line of the commit message short, it's the title.", "Write a proper commit message that says why, not just what.", "The commit message mentions the wrong release number, amend it."]}
{"term": "craic", "context": "Irish English term for fun, entertainment, or enjoyable social conversation", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["The office party was a bit flat until the boss started singing, then the craic started.", "We went to Galway for the weekend and the craic was mighty the whole time."]}
{"term": "cross-entropy", "context": "a loss function used in machine learning to measure classification model performance", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Are you using plain cross-entropy or label smoothing for this run?", "The cross-entropy dropped quickly at the start and then flattened out.", "Plot the cross-entropy for each validation batch to see where the model struggles."]}
{"term": "culchie", "context": "Irish slang for a person from a rural area outside the city", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["He's a right culchie, he'd bring the tractor into town.", "The Dublin lads call me a culchie because I'm from Mayo.", "Every culchie in the county was up for the All-Ireland final in Croke Park."]}
{"term": "curl", "context": "command line tool for transferring data using various network protocols", "kind": "linux", "references": ["Use curl to hit the health endpoint from inside the container and tell me exactly what it returns.", "Can you give me the curl command to test the webhook with a sample JSON body?"]}
{"term": "de-esser", "context": "audio processing tool used to reduce harsh sibilance in vocal recordings", "kind": "tech", "references": ["The de-esser is over-working, so the S sounds now come out lispy.", "A de-esser fixed the piercing S sounds in the second half of the recording.", "Add a de-esser near the end of the voiceover chain, and keep it subtle."]}
{"term": "de-reverb", "context": "audio processing effect used to reduce echo or reverberation in a recording", "kind": "tech", "references": ["A strong de-reverb setting on this clip left strange artefacts on the vowels.", "The de-reverb pass helped, but now the voice sounds a bit thin.", "Apply de-reverb to the guest's audio, because they recorded in a bathroom."]}
{"term": "derabanan", "context": "rabbinic-level law", "kind": null, "references": ["That law is only derabanan, so we can be more lenient in this case.", "Explain how derabanan laws differ from ones that come from the Torah, using simple examples."]}
{"term": "desktop entry", "context": "configuration file used in Linux to define application shortcuts for desktop environments", "kind": "linux", "references": ["Time to remove the broken desktop entry that points to a deleted program.", "Now add a desktop entry for the portable app I downloaded.", "Check that the desktop entry runs the right command with the right working folder.", "The desktop entry for the recorder has the wrong icon, so please fix it.", "Quick favor, can you create a desktop entry so the app shows up in my launcher?"]}
{"term": "diffusion model", "context": "a type of generative AI model that creates data by reversing noise", "kind": "ai_model", "references": ["A diffusion model generates the image in many small denoising steps.", "Explain in simple words why a diffusion model starts from pure noise.", "The diffusion model produces nice results, but it needs too many steps for real-time use."]}
{"term": "distension", "context": "medical term for the state of being swollen or enlarged", "kind": "medical", "references": ["By the evening the distension is visible, even through a loose shirt.", "The distension goes down overnight and comes back after breakfast.", "Can the scan tell us what is actually causing the distension?", "She said the distension is a muscle reflex, not trapped gas."]}
{"term": "dnsmasq", "context": "lightweight software providing DNS forwarding and DHCP services for small local networks", "kind": "linux", "references": []}
{"term": "downlink", "context": "telecommunications link for transmitting data from a satellite or network to a receiver", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Data coming back down from the internet travels on the downlink.", "The downlink was fine, the problem was in the other direction.", "Is the downlink shared with the office, or does it have a line of its own?"]}
{"term": "dud shemesh", "context": "Hebrew term for a solar water heater commonly found on Israeli rooftops", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["We installed a new dud shemesh on the roof last month.", "The dud shemesh isn't heating properly in this cold weather.", "The dud shemesh provides all our hot water."]}
{"term": "dysthymia", "context": "a chronic form of depression characterized by a persistent low mood", "kind": "other", "references": ["My psychiatrist used the word dysthymia, and I had to look it up.", "Reading about dysthymia, I recognised the long, quiet low mood I always called normal.", "Could we discuss whether dysthymia explains why I have felt flat for years?"]}
{"term": "enmeshment", "context": "a psychological state where personal boundaries between family members become blurred or nonexistent", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["In my family, enmeshment meant my feelings were never really mine.", "We talked about enmeshment, where the lines between parent and child blur completely.", "My therapist pointed out the enmeshment when I said my mother's moods were always my job."]}
{"term": "ex parte", "context": "legal term meaning a proceeding done for the benefit of one party only", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["Ex parte orders are usually temporary until both sides can be heard.", "They granted the injunction ex parte, and I only found out from the letter."]}
{"term": "file extension", "context": "a suffix at the end of a filename indicating its format", "kind": "tech", "references": ["The file extension was wrong, so the player refused to open it.", "Group the files by file extension and put each group in its own folder.", "Keep the original file extension when you rename these recordings."]}
{"term": "flash attention", "context": "an algorithm for accelerating transformer model training and inference on hardware", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Does flash attention change the output at all, or only the speed?", "Turn on flash attention so the long recordings fit in memory.", "Training on the long clips got noticeably faster with flash attention on the rented GPU."]}
{"term": "flu", "context": "a common viral infection causing fever and body aches", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["The whole house has the flu, so the dinner party is off until next week.", "Hi Sam, I'm sorry I missed the meeting, I had the flu and stayed in bed all day."]}
{"term": "function calling", "context": "AI capability allowing models to trigger specific external software tools or APIs", "kind": "tech", "references": ["The model needs function calling to ask for a file read instead of guessing.", "Check whether the model supports function calling before you pick it for this.", "The local model is bad at function calling, so the agent keeps writing plain text."]}
{"term": "gan", "context": "Hebrew word for a preschool or kindergarten for young children", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["The gan is just a five minute walk from our house.", "The safari in Ramat Gan is perfect for kids.", "My daughter starts gan next month.", "We're looking for a good gan in the neighborhood.", "Ramat Gan has excellent shopping centers and restaurants.", "My office is located in Ramat Gan near the diamond exchange."]}
{"term": "gan shaashuim", "context": "playground", "kind": null, "references": ["Meet us at the gan shaashuim near the school, because the kids want the slide.", "A chelek of the swing set at the gan shaashuim is broken, so I'll report it.", "The gan shaashuim was empty this morning, which almost never happens."]}
{"term": "giyus", "context": "Hebrew word for military conscription or the induction process into the Israeli army", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["We spent all morning at Lishkat Giyus filling out forms.", "Do you know where the Lishkat Giyus office is located?", "My son has to go to Lishkat Giyus next month."]}
{"term": "hagafen", "context": "the blessing over wine, borei pri hagafen, said at kiddush and havdalah", "kind": null, "references": ["I'll shake the arba minim before davening, and say hagafen at Kiddush in the sukka.", "Explain to Dafna the exact wording of hagafen and when we say it.", "Reminder: buy wine for tonight, since we need hagafen for Kiddush."]}
{"term": "hakav ha'adom", "context": "Hebrew term for the Red Line of the Tel Aviv Light Rail", "kind": "hebrew", "references": []}
{"term": "hashgacha pratit", "context": "private kosher supervision from a rabbi other than the Rabbanut", "kind": null, "references": ["The cafe has hashgacha pratit, so I asked the owner before ordering a cafe hafuch.", "Some of my friends trust hashgacha pratit, but others at the minyan are more cautious.", "The hall has hashgacha pratit, and their own mashgiach is there for every event."]}
{"term": "hypomania", "context": "a period of elevated mood and energy levels characteristic of bipolar disorder", "kind": "other", "references": ["I wonder whether last week was hypomania, since I barely slept and felt strangely invincible.", "My psychiatrist warned that hypomania can feel wonderful at first, which makes it easy to miss.", "For me, hypomania often starts with needing less sleep and suddenly making big plans."]}
{"term": "iDRAC", "context": "Dell hardware management interface for remote server administration and monitoring", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "ika d'amrei", "context": "Aramaic 'some say', a second version of a statement", "kind": null, "references": ["The sugya brings a second version after ika d'amrei, and it changes everything.", "Akiva, the ika d'amrei version shifts the megama of the whole argument.", "Avraham, the Gemara gives a second version with ika d'amrei, did you notice?"]}
{"term": "in absentia", "context": "Latin legal phrase meaning a trial or hearing conducted without the defendant present", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["The tribunal heard the case in absentia because the claimant had left the country in March."]}
{"term": "journald", "context": "systemd component that collects and manages log data on Linux systems", "kind": "linux", "references": ["Can you check whether journald is set to keep logs after a reboot on this server?"]}
{"term": "ketiva vechatima tova", "context": "Yom Kippur", "kind": null, "references": ["Oren, ketiva vechatima Tova to you and your family, and I hope the fast goes well.", "I want to wish every friend a ketiva vechatima Tova before the fast begins tonight."]}
{"term": "kezayit", "context": "olive-sized measure for eating matza or a bracha", "kind": null, "references": ["Note: eat a full kezayit of matza at the seder.", "The morah reminded the class how big a kezayit really is.", "Prepare for Sunday's shiur: how much is a kezayit by volume?"]}
{"term": "kli sheni", "context": "a vessel into which hot food was poured from the pot", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "klinait tikshoret", "context": "Hebrew term for a speech language pathologist or therapist", "kind": "hebrew", "references": []}
{"term": "kol tuv", "context": "Hebrew phrase meaning all the best used as a friendly closing in correspondence", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["Thanks so much for your help with the move, I really appreciate it. Talk soon, kol tuv!"]}
{"term": "ksnip", "context": "screenshot tool with annotation features, Qt-based", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "lashon hara", "context": "forbidden speech", "kind": null, "references": ["Be careful today to avoid lashon hara at the office, especially about the manager.", "We visited the kever on the anniversary, and the speaker talked about lashon hara.", "Serve lachuch at the Thursday gathering and keep the conversation free of lashon hara."]}
{"term": "leining", "context": "Chanting the Torah reading (Yiddish-English)", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "machsan", "context": "storage room; in everyday Israeli speech the small storeroom that comes with a flat (in the building's basement or on the roof, or a cupboard-sized room inside the flat), less often a commercial warehouse", "kind": null, "references": ["The machsan is full again, so the Pesach dishes are going on top of the fridge until Thursday.", "We store all our winter clothes in the machsan.", "Does the new flat come with a machsan, or do we need to rent a locker somewhere else?", "Is the machsan locked? I think it's damp again, so put the winter clothes in bags before Thursday.", "Where is the machsan key? I need to get the winter clothes out before Shabbat.", "Does the apartment have a machsan, or do we need to rent one somewhere near the building?", "I need to clean out the machsan this weekend.", "The boxes are in the machsan downstairs.", "Put the bikes in the machsan, not in the hallway, because the building manager is getting annoyed again.", "Can you check if the machsan door is locked? Last time the neighbour left it open all night."]}
{"term": "madbir", "context": "exterminator", "kind": null, "references": ["Got a madbir recommendation from Hila.", "The madbir will spray the stairwell on Monday, so please keep windows closed until the evening.", "We need the madbir again, the cockroaches are back."]}
{"term": "madim", "context": "uniform", "kind": null, "references": ["Reservists should report in full madim and bring their own sleeping bag.", "Wash my madim tonight, I'm back on base Sunday."]}
{"term": "mafrum", "context": "Libyan-Jewish dish of potato slices stuffed with ground meat, fried and cooked in tomato sauce", "kind": null, "references": ["Savta is making mafrum for Friday night, so we're eating at her place.", "The mafrum at that Libyan place near the shuk is worth the queue.", "I finally got the mafrum recipe from Shira's mother, and it takes most of a day."]}
{"term": "mefached", "context": "scared, afraid", "kind": null, "references": ["My friend Sarit is mefached to fly alone, so suggest a few ways to help her relax.", "I am mefached about the exam results, so avoid talking about them at dinner."]}
{"term": "merkaz refui", "context": "Hebrew term for a medical center or clinic where patients receive healthcare services", "kind": "hebrew", "references": []}
{"term": "messer", "context": "Irish English slang for a person who jokes around or behaves mischievously", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["He's a bit of a messer, always playing tricks on the lads.", "Stop being a messer and hand me back my phone.", "The young lad in the back row is a messer, he never stops talking in class."]}
{"term": "mise", "context": "a tool for managing development environment versions like Node and Python", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "mitz tivi", "context": "freshly squeezed juice", "kind": null, "references": ["Is the mitz tivi at that place really squeezed fresh, or do they just use bottles?", "We will have coffee, water and mitz tivi available at the breakfast before the meeting.", "The stand by the bus stop has mitz tivi today, so I will grab you a cup."]}
{"term": "motzei chag", "context": "Hebrew term for the evening immediately following a Jewish holiday", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["Are you coming to anything on motzei chag, or should we just stay home and watch a movie?"]}
{"term": "multicast", "context": "network communication method for sending data to multiple recipients simultaneously", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Could the video go out as multicast instead of one copy per machine?", "Putting it on multicast cut the traffic on that segment by half, it was worth the change.", "With multicast one copy of the data reaches everyone who joined the group."]}
{"term": "nishmato eden", "context": "'his soul is in Eden', said after naming a deceased person", "kind": null, "references": ["Explain when to say nishmato eden after a name, because my siddur doesn't say.", "Please explain nishmato eden, which my son's tzaharon teacher wrote after her father's name.", "Chaim, I put Uncle Shmuel nishmato eden on the yahrzeit notice."]}
{"term": "otzar beit din", "context": "produce distribution system in the shmita year", "kind": null, "references": ["The babaganoush tonight is made from otzar beit din eggplants, so please don't throw out the leftovers.", "Listen, Re'uven, the otzar beit din in our neighborhood opens on Wednesday, so let's get there early.", "Erez wants to know whether the otzar beit din accepts card payment, so call the coordinator on Sunday."]}
{"term": "pallet jack", "context": "a manual or electric tool used to lift and move heavy pallets", "kind": "other", "references": ["A pallet jack makes moving heavy boxes across the floor much easier.", "The pallet jack wheels squeaked, so oil them before we move the delivery.", "Rent a pallet jack for the weekend when the shelving arrives."]}
{"term": "pallet racking", "context": "industrial shelving system designed to store palletized materials in warehouses or workshops", "kind": "other", "references": ["How much weight can each level of that pallet racking take?", "My friend with the workshop bought used pallet racking for half the new price.", "Honestly, pallet racking is overkill for a flat, but great for a proper warehouse."]}
{"term": "per diem", "context": "a daily allowance provided to employees for travel and business expenses", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["Our per diem rate covers meals and local transport, but not hotel accommodation.", "Can you confirm whether the per diem allowance applies to the two day training course in Cork?"]}
{"term": "persona non grata", "context": "Latin term for an unwelcome person often used in diplomatic or social contexts", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["Did you see the piece saying the former official was made persona non grata by the government?", "Half the lads in the office think the minister has become persona non grata in Brussels.", "Persona non grata status can be handed out without a reason, which is what the newspaper pointed out."]}
{"term": "pikuach nefesh", "context": "saving a life, overrides most commandments", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "pilpul", "context": "sharp dialectical analysis in Talmud study", "kind": null, "references": ["The ulpan teacher joked that Talmud pilpul is harder than Hebrew grammar.", "That shiur was nothing but pilpul and I lost the thread.", "My ben dod loves pilpul, but I prefer to learn it straight."]}
{"term": "plata", "context": "Shabbat hot plate that keeps food warm", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "poskim", "context": "halachic decisors, authorities who rule on Jewish law (\"most poskim hold...\")", "kind": null, "references": ["Mordechai, I checked, and most poskim seem to agree, but ask your rav anyway.", "Note: check the notes in my machzor to see which poskim they quote.", "Before I buy the new machavat, I want to know what the poskim say about kashering."]}
{"term": "postprandial distress syndrome", "context": "a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by uncomfortable fullness or bloating after eating", "kind": "medical", "references": ["Is postprandial distress syndrome treated differently from the pain type?", "Early fullness and nausea after eating fit postprandial distress syndrome.", "My postprandial distress syndrome is always worse after a heavy lunch.", "He called it postprandial distress syndrome, the fullness after meals kind.", "I've been diagnosed with postprandial distress syndrome, so I eat little and often."]}
{"term": "project rules", "context": "guidelines and standards established for a specific software development project or repository", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Check the project rules to see how we name database migrations here.", "Split the project rules by folder so the frontend notes stay separate from backend code.", "Could you write the project rules for this repo before we start the refactor?"]}
{"term": "prompt injection", "context": "malicious input designed to manipulate the behavior of a large language model", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Strip untrusted markup from incoming emails so a message cannot sneak in prompt injection.", "Inside the scraped web page was prompt injection hidden in white text, so the agent ignored my question.", "Is that PDF safe to feed the model, or could it contain prompt injection?"]}
{"term": "rate limit", "context": "a restriction on the number of requests allowed within a specific timeframe", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Spread the subagents out so they don't all hit the rate limit at once.", "Is that a rate limit from GitHub or from the model provider?", "We hit the rate limit on the API, so back off and retry in a minute."]}
{"term": "rebase", "context": "Git command to integrate changes from one branch into another by rewriting history", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Don't rebase a branch that's already been pushed and shared.", "Please rebase onto master and squash the fixup commits.", "The rebase stopped halfway, tell me which commit it's stuck on."]}
{"term": "red teaming", "context": "practice of testing systems for vulnerabilities by simulating malicious attacks", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Is red teaming part of the release checklist, or do we do it ad hoc?", "We scheduled a red teaming session before launch, and I'd love your input on the scenarios.", "Our red teaming turned up a prompt that made the bot leak its instructions."]}
{"term": "rofe yeladim", "context": "Hebrew term for a pediatrician or a doctor who treats children", "kind": "hebrew", "references": []}
{"term": "room impulse response", "context": "audio signal representing the acoustic characteristics of a physical space", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Convolve each clean take with a random room impulse response from the folder I downloaded.", "I should record a room impulse response in my own office with a balloon pop.", "Do you have a room impulse response of a small kitchen? My augmented takes all sound too dry."]}
{"term": "rugelach", "context": "Yiddish word for a traditional Jewish pastry filled with chocolate or cinnamon", "kind": "yiddish", "references": ["These rugelach are fresh and absolutely delicious.", "Do you prefer chocolate or cinnamon rugelach?", "I bought some rugelach from the bakery this morning."]}
{"term": "salbutamol", "context": "medication used to treat asthma by opening airways in the lungs", "kind": "drug", "references": ["In America they call salbutamol albuterol, but it's the same drug.", "Write down every time you use salbutamol so we can see the pattern.", "The blue puffer is salbutamol, which works within a few minutes.", "The ambulance crew gave me nebulised salbutamol on the way in.", "Too much salbutamol makes my hands shake and my heart race."]}
{"term": "savage", "context": "informal slang term used to describe something excellent or impressive", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["The new pizza place is savage, you have to try it.", "The weather in Kerry was savage, we were out on the beach every day."]}
{"term": "sha'on me'orer", "context": "alarm clock", "kind": null, "references": ["Set the sha'on me'orer for six, because the bus leaves early.", "Limor can't sleep because the sha'on me'orer in the heder sheina ticks loudly, so suggest a quieter one.", "My sha'on me'orer never rings on the weekend, so double-check the settings."]}
{"term": "shalom rav", "context": "greetings, formal", "kind": null, "references": []}
{"term": "shalosh seudos", "context": "the third Shabbat meal (Ashkenazi form of shalosh seudot)", "kind": null, "references": ["Save me a seat at shalosh seudos.", "Our neighbours are coming over for shalosh seudos, so I'm baking extra challah.", "Is the shul still serving shalosh seudos in the summer, or only when the days are short?"]}
{"term": "shampoo kinim", "context": "lice shampoo, bought when the gan sends a lice notice", "kind": null, "references": ["Noam needs shampoo kinim tonight because the teacher sent a warning.", "The notice came home from school, so get shampoo kinim and wash all the towels.", "Shai told me his yadid nefesh swears by this shampoo kinim from the corner pharmacy."]}
{"term": "shek", "context": "Hebrew slang for shekel, the currency used in Israel", "kind": "hebrew", "references": ["Honestly, I wouldn't pay a single shek more than that for a used stroller.", "Don't worry about paying me back, it was only a few shek for the parking."]}
{"term": "shiurei bayit", "context": "Hebrew term for homework assignments given to students to complete at home", "kind": "hebrew", "references": []}
{"term": "shofar", "context": "ram's horn blown in Elul and on Rosh Hashana", "kind": null, "references": ["Where can I buy a good shofar in Jerusalem?", "The shofar blast in shul gave the children goosebumps."]}
{"term": "sine qua non", "context": "Latin phrase meaning an essential condition or requirement for something to exist", "kind": "english_word", "references": ["Clean data is a sine qua non for any useful model.", "Trust between the partners is the sine qua non of any joint venture.", "Regular backups are a sine qua non in our office, after last year's disaster."]}
{"term": "sqlite-vec", "context": "SQLite extension for performing fast vector similarity search within local database files", "kind": "tech", "references": ["The extension sqlite-vec adds vector search to a plain database file, no server needed.", "Check whether sqlite-vec works on the phone build before we commit to it.", "I switched the desktop app to sqlite-vec, and the search works fully offline now.", "Use sqlite-vec instead of the older vss extension, it is lighter and has no dependencies.", "Load sqlite-vec into the local database and add a table for the note embeddings."]}
{"term": "submodule", "context": "a Git repository embedded within another repository to track external project dependencies", "kind": "tech", "references": []}
{"term": "synthetic data", "context": "artificially generated information used to train or supplement machine learning models", "kind": "tech", "references": ["The results improved once we mixed synthetic data with the real recordings.", "We filled the gaps with synthetic data, but the style was a bit too clean.", "Does adding synthetic data from a stronger model count as distilling it?"]}
{"term": "systemd service", "context": "a configuration file defining a background process managed by the Linux init system", "kind": "linux", "references": ["Let's make that systemd service restart automatically if it crashes.", "Would you write a systemd service that starts the sync script at boot?", "Okay, disable the old systemd service I don't need anymore.", "Find out whether the backup systemd service is enabled and currently running.", "The systemd service keeps failing at startup, so please figure out why."]}
{"term": "tamid", "context": "always", "kind": null, "references": ["Our team tamid reviews the numbers on Sunday morning, so please send yours beforehand.", "He tamid says he is five minutes away, and then I wait another half hour."]}
{"term": "tefilat haderech", "context": "traveler's prayer", "kind": null, "references": ["Remember to say tefilat haderech on the drive to Azrieli tomorrow, because it's a long way.", "Shira, I said tefilat haderech at the airport and landed safely, so no need to worry."]}
{"term": "teum mas", "context": "Hebrew term for the Israeli tax coordination process between multiple employers", "kind": "hebrew", "references": []}
{"term": "trop", "context": "Cantillation melodies of Torah reading", "kind": null, "references": ["The menahel of the school agreed to let the students learn trop during the lunch break.", "Find a free app or website where I can practice the trop for the weekly portion.", "I'm practicing the trop for next week's reading, and my kid keeps correcting me from the next room."]}
{"term": "whisper.cpp", "context": "C++ implementation of the OpenAI Whisper speech recognition model for local execution", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Build whisper.cpp from source and benchmark the small model on this laptop.", "With whisper.cpp the whole thing runs in a single binary, which is great for offline dictation.", "I got whisper.cpp working on my phone last night, and the latency was surprisingly low."]}
{"term": "workflow run", "context": "a single execution instance of a defined automated process in software development", "kind": "tech", "references": ["Re-run the failed workflow run and watch it this time.", "Which workflow run deployed the broken version?", "Cancel the workflow run, I pushed the wrong commit."]}
{"term": "yoter midai", "context": "too much", "kind": null, "references": ["Start with ma shlomcha, then gently say the music at night is yoter midai.", "Is it yoter midai to send three follow-up emails in one day to a client?", "I ate yoter midai at lunch, so I will skip dinner and just have tea."]}
{"term": "zechuto yagen aleinu", "context": "'may his merit protect us', said after naming a chassidic rebbe or tzaddik (zy\"a)", "kind": null, "references": ["The Baal Shem Tov zechuto yagen aleinu is buried in Medzhybizh.", "On Rosh Chodesh the shul sang a niggun of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov zechuto yagen aleinu.", "The Lubavitcher Rebbe zechuto yagen aleinu established many shluchim around the world."]}
{"term": "gemach", "context": "a free community lending fund or service (money, baby gear, wedding dresses)", "kind": "hebrew", "references": [], "bench": true}
{"term": "lishkat harevacha", "context": "the municipal social welfare office", "kind": "hebrew", "references": [], "bench": true}
{"term": "olot", "context": "female immigrants to Israel (feminine plural of olah)", "kind": "hebrew", "references": [], "bench": true}
{"term": "Yad Sarah", "context": "Israeli nonprofit lending medical equipment for free", "kind": "name", "references": [], "bench": true}
{"term": "Annatel", "context": "Israeli phone and internet provider popular with English-speaking olim", "kind": "name", "references": [], "bench": true}
{"term": "Ulpan Gordon", "context": "the large municipal Hebrew ulpan in Tel Aviv", "kind": "name", "references": [], "bench": true}