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kehillah

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

noun

PLURAL

kehilloth, kehillot, kehillos

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

Etymology

Origin of kehillah

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

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

From New York Times

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