Haredi

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Pronunciations

Haredi (khah-RAY-dee) listen
Haredi (ha-RAY-dee) listen
Haredim (khah-ray-DEEM) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Starting with a handful of young women, the Haredi College now has more than a thousand students, men and women, with 96% of graduates securing employment." (source)

  • "Many Haredim in Israel live in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea She'arim."

  • "A chareidi is someone who doesn’t look for halachic 'tax loopholes' to get around the system." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • MH חרדי charedí, חרדים charedím 'one who trembles (in fear of God)' > Y חרד khored, חרדים khareydim

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

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

      Dictionaries

      • 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).

      Alternative Spellings

      Heredi, Hareidi, Charedi, Kharedi, Chareidi, Hareidi, khared, hared, chared

Notes

  • This term has become more common in Jewish English since the 1980s, influenced by English-speaking Jews' ties to Israeli discourse, where the word is common. The term "Haredi" is seen as a good alternative to the term "ultra-Orthodox," which many group members consider derogatory.

    Singular noun: 'khared' or 'kharedi'
    Plural noun: 'kharedim'

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