Some words or concepts might not be equally clear to all readers, so we will be putting explanations/definitions, as needed, here:

BCE, CE     Because the notations BC and AD are explicitly based on the Christian religion, Jews don’t use them, instead use Before the Common Era (BCE) and Common Era (CE) to mean the same thing.

bentsch  (Yiddish – pronounced “bench”). It means “bless” and is primarily used in terms of the Jewish blessing after a meal. Since that blessing is long, it is usually read from a small booklet or card, called a bentscher.

minyan   (Hebrew) Certain Jewish prayer rituals require a quorum on ten men. Without this number, the service cannot include the public Torah reading, and a number of the prayers.

tallis    (Hebrew) a rectangular prayer shawl worn by Jewish men during morning prayers. It is noted for having threads at the corners, in accordance with Numbers 15:37-41

tefillin    (Hebrew) phylacteries worn by Jewish men during weekday (that is, not Shabbos) prayers, in accordance with Dueteronomy 6:8. These consist of a pair of boxes with straps, one worn on the forehead, and one on the left bicep, each containing passages from the Torah.

tsnius – (Hebrew – pronounced ts-knee-us) modest, confirming to Jewish standards of discrete dress and behavior.