agadah
(commonly aggadah or hagadah; pl.,
agadot) Sections of classical
rabbinic literature of an exegetical or homiletical (as opposed to legal) nature.
Agadah generally includes folklore, legends, and aphorisms as well as speculations of a nonlegal nature.
Arba‘ah turim
(lit., “Four Rows”) Legal code written by Ya‘akov ben Asher (ca. 1270–1340). Yosef Karo based his
Shulḥan ‘Arukh on the structure of the four sections in
Arba‘ah turim:Oraḥ ḥayim, Yoreh de‘ah, Even ha-‘ezer, and
Ḥoshen mishpat.
arenda
(related:
arendar; Yid.,
render) Polish term for the lease of real estate or income deriving from monopolies associated with it such as fish ponds, forests, mills, and especially the right to produce, distribute, and sell alcoholic beverages. The holder of the
arenda was called
arendarz (pl.,
arendarzy) or
arendator (pl.,
arendatores). [
See Leaseholding.]