zimriyah

Pronunciations

zimriyah (zeem-ree-YAH) listen

Definitions

  • n. Song festival, music competition.

Example Sentences

  • "The camp rang with music, whether it was the boys and girls competing in a zimriyah, a festival of song, or the folkies who called themselves the Rabbis' Sons." (source)

  • "At Ruach Day Camp at HANC in Uniondale, pink and blue teams faced off in a girls v. boys zimriah competition whose theme was Shabbat." (source)

  • "Join us for Camp Ramah in the Berkshires's 50th Zimriah, with love from the Ulam Bogrei Ramah!" (source)

  • "Check out the First Session Rikudiah and Zimriah!" (source)

  • "Early in the summer the Zimriah (song festival) takes place. Every eidah learns a song that follows a theme for the summer, with the majority of the songs coming from Israeli songwriters." (source)

  • "The tradition of Zimriyah is the highlight of the summer for many campers. The ruach that surrounds this decades-old tradition is breathtaking" (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • זמריה zimria 'singathon'

    • Who Uses This

      • Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      zimriyya, zimria, zimriah, zimriya, zimriyyah

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