yechidus

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Pronunciations

yechidus (yeh-KHEE-dus) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A private audience a rebbe to obtain his advice or blessing.

Example Sentences

  • "My father was very fortunate to have a yechidus with the rebbe before he died."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • יחידות Heb. yechidut Yid. yekhides 'privacy, oneness, aloneness'

      • Who Uses This

      • Chabad: Jews affiliated with the Chabad Lubavitch movement

      Regions

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

      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      yechides, yekhides, yekhidut, yekhidus, yechidut

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