kehillah
noun
the organization of the Jewish population of a community that deals with charities and other communal affairs.
kehillot
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pluralof kehillah.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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 Joseph I. Gorfinkle
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 Jacob S. Raisin
