hesder

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Definitions

  • n. A program in Israel combining yeshiva study and military service allowing Orthodox Jewish men to serve in the IDF while continuing Torah study.

Example Sentences

  • "While officially classified as a soldier, the 19-year-old was completing his last months of limud Torah before entering the next phase of his hesder service, and he was nearing his months of army service, which are followed by additional years of limud Torah." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • הסדר hesder, lit. 'arrangement'

      • 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

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

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