Talmud Torah
Americannoun
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(in Europe) a community-supported Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
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(in the U.S.) a Jewish religious school for children, holding classes at the end of the secular school day.
Example Sentences
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Her two daughters have started attending a Talmud Torah after-school program: “They teach me now — the songs, their meaning,” she said.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2023
Under the superintendence of Luria, the Minsk Talmud Torah became a model institution; the training conferred there on the poor and orphaned surpassed that given to the children of the rich in their private schools.
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Raisin, Jacob S.
"Aber a Talmud Torah School," Rudnik cried; "that's something which you couldn't got no objection to."
From The Competitive Nephew by Glass, Montague
"No!" he exclaimed, "they shall not get the better of me," and he ran out of the Talmud Torah, and was gone.
From Yiddish Tales by Various
The Talmud Torah was established under his own roof, and pretty nearly maintained at his expense.
From Yiddish Tales by Various
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