Judaica

American  

[joo-dey-i-kuh] / dʒuˈdeɪ ɪ kə /

plural noun

1. things pertaining to Jewish life and customs, especially when of a historical, literary, or artistic nature, as books or ritual objects.

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Judaica British  

/ dʒuːˈdeɪɪkə /

plural noun

1. the literature, customs, culture, etc, of the Jews

2. books or artefacts of Jewish interest, esp as a collection

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Etymology

Origin of Judaica

1920–25; < Latin, noun use of neuter plural of jūdaicus Judaic

Example Sentences

Over the years, he got the chance to show parts of his collection in exhibits at the Hollywood Museum, the Bernard Museum of Judaica, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, among others.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023

Yoel Finkelman, a former curator of Judaica at Israel’s National Library, said that prices for Judaica manuscripts have skyrocketed in recent years, but Sotheby’s proposed range is “a different league.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Placed in safekeeping after the synagogue’s destruction, its whereabouts for 600 years are unknown; it was purchased by British Judaica collector David Sassoon in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1929.

From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2023

The Codex Sassoon is named after previous owner David Solomon Sassoon, who acquired the Bible in 1929 and assembled one of the most significant private collections of Judaica and Hebraica manuscripts in the 20th century.

From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2023

The work or matter of the chariot, the Rabbinic term for the Vision of Ezekiel, ranks among the Arcana Judaica, which are not to be told save to the initiated.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various