Shabbaton

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Pronunciations

Shabbaton (shah-bah-TOHN) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A retreat or gathering over Shabbat.

  • n. A sabbatical.

Example Sentences

  • "When is the all-school Shabbaton?"

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • שַׁבָּתוֹן shabatón

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
      • Organizations: People involved in a professional or volunteer capacity with Jewish nonprofit organizations

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      Shabaton

Notes

  • plural: 'Shabbatons' or 'Shabbatonim'

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