heder
[khey-duh r; English khey-der, -hey-]
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noun, plural ha·da·rim [khuh-dah-rim] /xəˈdɑ rɪm/, English he·ders. Yiddish.
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
(in the U.S.) Talmud Torah(def 2).
Also cheder.
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There was nothing in what the boys did in heder that I could not have done—if I had not been a girl.
The Promised LandMary Antin
Promptly when custom prescribed, Pinchus, the petted only son, was sent to heder.
The Promised LandMary Antin
The heder was the only beginning allowable for a boy in Polotzk, and to heder Joseph must go.
The Promised LandMary Antin
These developed later into the ivy leaf , or heder distinguentes.
Writing & Illuminating, & LetteringEdward Johnston
Attendance at the heder was compulsory for all children of school age, approximately from six to thirteen.
heder
noun plural hadarim (xadaˈriːm)
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