kehillah

American  

[kuh-hee-lah, kuh-hil-uh] / kə hiˈlɑ, kəˈhɪl ə /

noun

kehilloth, plural kehillot, plural kehillos plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• kehillos
  plural
• kehillot
  plural
• kehilloth
  plural

Etymology

Origin of kehillah

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

Example Sentences

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kehillot

In Germany, there were kehillot in which it was recited during the winter as well as during the summer.

From Pirke Avot Sayings of the Jewish Fathers by Gorfinkle, Joseph I.

Those at the head of the kehillot, being responsible solely to the Government, often had to deliver the full tale of bricks like the Jewish overseers in Egypt, though no straw was given to them.

From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Raisin, Jacob S.