neshira

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Definitions

  • n. Falling off, straying.

  • n. The act of Jewish emigrants (typically from the [former] U.S.S.R.) choosing to immigrate to countries other than Israel.

Example Sentences

  • "Leading U.S. Jewish sources told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that there would be renewed intensive discussions within the American Jewish community leadership on the whole issue of neshira. The sources said they felt a definite shift in thinking among American Jewish leaders, inasmuch as it was now widely realized that neshira was becoming a problem of historic Jewish dimensions." (source)

  • "This neshira phenomenon was also significantly influenced by the rampant anti-Israel propaganda in the Soviet mass media." (source)

  • "The phenomenon of haredim leaving the lifestyle and becoming more secular, known as neshira, is growing, and Kornfeld looks to his own experiences to help haredim connect with their secular children." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • נְשִׁירָה neshirá, lit. 'shedding, molting; a dropout (of school)'

      • Who Uses This

      • 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).

      Alternative Spellings

      neshirah

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