Talmud Torah

American  

[tahl-mood taw-rah, tahl-mood toh-ruh, -muhd, tahl-muhd tawr-uh, tohr-uh, tal-] / tɑlˈmud tɔˈrɑ, ˈtɑl mʊd ˈtoʊ rə, -məd, ˈtɑl məd ˈtɔr ə, ˈtoʊr ə, ˈtæl- /

noun

Hebrew.

1. (in Europe) a community-supported Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.

2. (in the U.S.) a Jewish religious school for children, holding classes at the end of the secular school day.

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Example Sentences

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

In the Talmud Torah, under his direction, they wanted for nothing, and what's to become of them now!

From Yiddish Tales by Various

And a resolution was passed, to the effect that the children should not be allowed to attend the Talmud Torah.

From Yiddish Tales by Various

The Sefardic Talmud Torah is a small room without window or ventilation, the only light and air enter by the door.

From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Abrahams, Israel

He pictured to himself the useful people who would go forth out of the Talmud Torah.

From Yiddish Tales by Various