farbrengen

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Pronunciations

farbrengen (far-BREN-gen) listen
farbrengen (far-BRING-gin) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A gathering or celebration that includes a spiritual or religious component.

  • n. An informal gathering.

  • n. A women's gathering.

Example Sentences

  • "The Lubavitcher rebbe always gave a dvar torah at his farbrengen."

  • "This year, my birthday farbrengen is going to be on a Tuesday night."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿאַרברענגען farbrengen 'to spend (time)', used as a noun, 'hanging out'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • Australia / New Zealand
      • South Africa
      • Great Britain
      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      farbrengn

Notes

  • This is the Chabad-Lubavitch equivalent of what other Hasidic groups call a טיש tish.

    See also farbreng.

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