Medinat Yisrael
Pronunciations
| Medinat Yisrael | (meh-dee-NAHT yees-rah-EHL) | listen |
Definitions
n. The State of Israel.
Example Sentences
"We are the nekome. The Jewish existence, a school or yeshiva like Frisch…all the yeshivot in Medinat Yisrael today, following in the footsteps of our father and mothers, observing mitzvot, learning Torah and Talmud, going to the synagogue to pray and all the laws of the Torah, kashrut, Shabbat and Yom Tov, the tallit and tefillin, the siddur and Chumash—this is the nekome that we take." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Modern Hebrew
Etymology
מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל medinát yisra'él
- Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
- Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
Medinat Israel
Notes
See also Israel, Eretz Yisrael, Yisrael, and Land of Israel.
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