menahel

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menahel (meh-nah-HEHL) listen

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Example Sentences

  • "The menahel was a model of patience, empathy, and compassion, teaching that Torah can only be given over when we connect with our students and they feel our love for them." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH > MH מְנַהֵל menahél, Y מנהל menahel

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

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