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)
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Languages of Origin
- Modern Hebrew
Etymology
זמריה zimria 'singathon'
- Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp
- North America
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Alternative Spellings
zimriyya, zimria, zimriah, zimriya, zimriyyah
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