Hebrew school

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Pronunciations

Hebrew school (HEE-broo skool) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Religious school taken outside of regular public school hours (either after school or on Sundays).

Example Sentences

  • "Many people thin[k] that the average Jewish camp experience has a more lasting impression than the average 'Hebrew School'." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • English

Who Uses This

  • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

  • North America

Dictionaries

  • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

Notes

  • "The curriculum includes prayers, holiday rituals, Jewish values, and the Hebrew language. Children usually begin Hebrew school in kindergarten or first grade and continue through Bar or Bat Mitzvah and on to Confirmation." (JPS)

    See also Talmud Torah.

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