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Synonyms

shul

American  
[shool, shool] / ʃul, ʃʊl /
Or schul

noun

Yiddish.

PLURAL

shuln
  1. a synagogue.


shul British  
/ ʃuːl /

noun

  1. the Yiddish word for synagogue

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Etymology

Origin of shul

Yiddish: synagogue, from Old High German scuola school 1

Example Sentences

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Rabbi Zalman Lipskar of the Shul of Bal Harbour, which has partnered with GEM, told the survivors that he learned long ago from a Holocaust survivor that they shouldn’t try to comprehend a reason why they lived.

From Seattle Times

"This pair viciously assaulted and robbed a local resident on his way to Shul this morning," Shomrim, an Orthodox Jewish civilian volunteer patrol group, tweeted with video of the attack.

From Fox News

Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, who leads the Shul of Bal Harbour, a large gathering spot of the Jewish community in the area, said he and other clergy told Burkett that they did not support a new condo placed on the site.

From Washington Post

The nearby Shul has been transformed into a huge clothing and dry goods facility for families to pick up items while they wait.

From Seattle Times

Those donations will be given to two charities in support of the Surfside victims – the Surfside Hardship Fund and the Shul of Bal Harbour Central Emergency Fund.

From Fox News