shul
Americannoun
plural
shulnnoun
Etymology
Origin of shul
Yiddish: synagogue, from Old High German scuola school 1
Example Sentences
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“When I am mayor, I will work every day to keep Jewish New Yorkers safe—on our streets, our subways, at shul, in every moment of every day,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
The scene was a far cry from the one at our old conservative shul in Danbury, CT.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2023
And at Beth Jacob, an Orthodox shul in Beverly Hills, membership would run them $2,630 for the year.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023
Since he couldn’t go to shul, he told me, he went to the Temple of Dendur instead.
From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2021
Boaz glanced back at the shul, and even though no army of the living dead burst through the doors, he wanted to put as much distance between that building and the ring as possible.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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