Gershom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Gershom
From Hebrew Gēreshōm “a sojourner there”
Example Sentences
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It was in this context that Gershom Scholem, who had worked beside her at Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, accused her of lacking ahavat Yisrael—love for the Jewish people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Author Gershom Mabaquiao explains that the trend started off being about "the unseriousness of self-presentation", but since it has become bigger than social media and permeated society, it's being interpreted in a "very literal way".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2024
Perhaps the two most notable Jewish scholars of this period were Moses Maimonides and Levi ben Gershom.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
The false 18th century Messiah Jacob Frank “will always be remembered as one of the most frightening phenomena in the whole of Jewish history,” as Gershom Scholem put it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
At the opposite end of the table sat the two ministers, Reverend John Woodbridge and Dr. Gershom Bulkeley, both famed for their relentless sermons against witchcraft.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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