kehillah
Pronunciations
Definitions
n. "A Jewish community." (JPS)
Example Sentences
"Kiddush this morning is sponsored by several members of the kehillah."
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
Heb קהילה kehilá, Yiddish קהילה kehíle
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- North America
- Great Britain
- South Africa
- Australia / New Zealand
- View More
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
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Alternative Spellings
kehilla
Notes
Often used in more formal settings, such as when a synagogue represents itself in writing
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