haltura n.— «I’m not going away from Israel to do “halturas” (free-lance jobs) with other orchestras. It’s basically going to be an opera season for me.» —“IPO says farewell to Mehta’s arms: Back again in...
haltura n.— «Israelis call it “haltura,” slang for a cross between make-do ingenuity, shoddy amateurism and moonlighting, with a dash of disdain for the letter of the law thrown in.» —“Culture of Improvisation Buoys, Bogs...
hocker n.— «Sem wonders if skeptical rabbis mean that the press can’t do its job, and that therefore “hockers” are the best sources of information for what the rabbis think…When it comes to the “hock”...
mangel n.— «Not so much a time of picnics or for use of the mangel (barbecue) as it is one for quiet meals celebrated with the family, and with no rigorous dietary proscriptions, it is a good time to play around a bit in the kitchen...
mangel
n.— «The smoke of the “mangel” (barbecue) is everywhere.» —“Israeli Independence Day” Flowers and Sympatya (Israel) Apr. 19, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
mangel n.— «After asking around I finally figured out that “mangle” is the slang word widely used to mean barbecuing.» —“To ‘Mangle,’ or not to ‘Mangle’?” by David Treppenwitz (Israel) Apr. 28...