Ashkenazim
Noun
The word is derived from Ashkenazi
Examples
A large, raised, reader's platform called the bimah main ( בימה main) by Ashkenazim and tebah main by Sephardim, where the Torah scroll is placed to be read is a feature of all synagogues.
Ashkenazim outside of Israel (except Chabad-Lubavitch and followers of the Vilna Gaon ) then add another blessing (Baruch Adonai le-Olam), which is made from a tapestry of biblical verses.
Ashkenazim then conclude with the Mourner's Kaddish.
Ashkenazim allow adhesions (sirchos) that can be removed easily (no space to describe how) and without tearing the lung.
My grandparents, immigrants from Eastern Europe (yes, Ashkenazim), who lived (like everyone) in BK, *met* one another playing tennis in Prospect Park.
Most Ashkenazim have the custom to fill a fifth cup at this point.