gabai
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Definitions
n. The (lay) person who calls Jews to say blessings over the Torah reading and follows along with the Torah reading to correct any mistakes.
n. The officer of the synagogue who determines which congregants are to receive Torah honors at the service.
v. To serve as gabai.
Example Sentences
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
גבאי
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
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- View More
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Alternative Spellings
gabbay, gabbai
Notes
Also called a shammes (שמש).
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