cheder
[khey-duh r; English khey-der, hey-]
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And that was how it came about that there were two parties at "Reb" Yankel's "Cheder."
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On the one side was the whole "Cheder," on the other Getzel.
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The "Cheder" was full of noise and tumult and shouting that reached to the sky.
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The "Cheder" is not far away, in the next house, that is to say, in the next room.
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I was reminded of it all the year round by the boys at "Cheder."
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cheder
heder
- (in Western countries) elementary religious education classes, usually outside normal school hours
- more traditionally, a full-time elementary religious school
- informal a place of corrective instruction; prison
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Word Origin
literally: room
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