chozer be-sheelah
Pronunciations
| chozer be-sheila | (CHO-zer ba-SHAY-lah) | listen |
Definitions
n. Someone raised Orthodox who chooses not to be aligned with the practice or ideology of Orthodox Judaism.
Example Sentences
"A Chozer Be'She'ela may leave Halachot (but still remember Kashrut with every bite) but how does he find friends?"
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
חוזר בשאלה lit. 'returnee to question'
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
chozer beshealah, hozer beshe'elah, hozer besheila
Notes
plural: 'chozrei be'she'ela'
See also chozer b'teshuva.
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