d'var torah
Pronunciations
Definitions
n. A brief teaching from Jewish sources [lit. "a word of torah"], "A short speech" (JPS).
Example Sentences
"Amanda will give a d'var torah this Shabbos."
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
דבר תורה
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- North America
- Great Britain
- South Africa
- Australia / New Zealand
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- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
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Alternative Spellings
devar torah, dvar torah
Notes
In liberal Jewish communities, sometimes shortened to just "d'var," as in, "Who is giving the d'var at shul this Shabbos?"
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