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Added 10 October 2026

kehillah

noun

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A type of Jewish community in eastern Europe.
Any Jewish community; especially, a secular Jewish communal organization, or the secular dimension of a religious one.

Origin

Borrowed from Hebrew קְהִילָּה (qəhîllâ, “a community, a congregation”).

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