kehillah

[kuh-hee-lah, kuh-hil-uh]

noun

plural

kehilloth, kehillot, kehillos. 

1. the organization of the Jewish population of a community that deals with charities and other communal affairs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kehillah¹

First recorded in 1880–85, kehillah is from the Hebrew word qəhillāh community

Example Sentences

Last November, Mirinda Kossoff sent an email to a local rabbi, Jen Feldman of the Kehillah Synagogue.

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