1. “The Color of Water” Chapter 1-4
Infallible (adj.) in-fal-uh-buhl
Someone who does not make errors
Nonchalance (noun) non-shuh-lahns
Acting disinterested or having casual lack of concern
Subsided (verb) sub-sided
To become less quiet, less active, or less violent

2. Dowry (noun) dow-ree
Money or goods a wife brings into a marriage
Orthodox Jew (n.) orth-o-dox- jew
a Jew who adheres faithfully to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism as evidenced chiefly by a devotion to and study of the Torah, daily synagogue attendance if possible, and strict observance of the Sabbath
Kaddish (n.) kad-dish
an ancient Jewish prayer sequence regularly recited in the synagogue service, including thanksgiving and praise and concluding with a prayer for universal peace.

3. Shiv’ah (n.) shiv-ah
a period of seven days' formal mourning for the dead, beginning immediately after the funeral.
Tallis (n.) tal-lith
a fringed shawl traditionally worn by Jewish men at prayer.
Holocaust (n.) hol-o-caust
destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

4. Yiddish (n.) Yid-dish
a language used by Jews in central and eastern Europe before the Holocaust. It was originally a German dialect with words from Hebrew.
Spoken mainly in the US, Israel, and Russia
Haggadah (n.) Hag-ga-dah
a Jewish text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder (ceremonial dinner for the first 2 nights of Passover)
Yarmulkes (n.) yar-mul-ke
a skullcap worn in public or in prayer by Orthodox Jewish men
Hasidic (adj.) ha-sid-ic
A mystical Jewish movement in the 18th century that maintained that God's presence was in all of one's surroundings and that one should serve God in one's every deed and word.