B'nai B'rith

[buh-ney brith]

noun

1. an international Jewish organization, founded in New York City in 1843, which institutes and administers programs designed to promote the social, educational, and cultural betterment of Jews and of the public at large.

B'nai B'rith

/ bəˈneɪ bəˈriːθ, brɪθ /

noun

1. a Jewish fraternal organization founded in New York in 1843, having moral, philanthropic, social, educational, and political aims

Word History and Origins

Origin of B'nai B'rith¹

From Hebrew bənē bərīth “sons of the covenant”

Word History and Origins

Origin of B'nai B'rith¹

from Hebrew benē brīth sons of the covenant