The Jewish community of a city organized for the administration of charities and communal work.
This word doesn't usually appear in our free dictionary, but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis. : the Jewish community of a city organized for the administration of charities and communal work. Definition of KEHILLAH. : the Jewish community of a city organized for the administration of charities and communal work. ke·hil·lah or ke·hil·la \kəˈhilə\ Kehilla (Hebrew: קהילה) meaning a  congregation  may refer to: 1  Qahal, a theocratic organisational structure in ancient Israelite society, and a quasi-governmental authority in Jewish communities of the Middle Ages. 2  Kehilla (modern) (pl. 1 Kehilla (modern) (pl. 2  Kehillot), the elected local communal (secular as well as religious) Jewish structure in Central and Eastern Europe (Poland's Second Republic, the Baltic States, Ukrainian People's Republic) during the interwar period (1918–1940). Defined most simply, a kehilla is a community, a group of people who have come together with shared purpose and in fellowship. Kehilla is the singular, kehillot the plural. Following Jewish tradition, we are going one step farther. We also use the term kehilla to go beyond the traditional understanding of a synagogue. A sacred community can be an institution where people go to pray and mark lifecycle events. It also can be a school, a summer camp, or an informal lay-led minyan or chavurah – small prayer groups. We are using the term kehilla because we have outgrown the words with which we feel so very comfortable. We used to call our sacred communities temples, which sounded grand and helped our immigrant grandparents and great grandparents fit into the culture that surrounded them. We also use the term kehilla to go beyond the traditional understanding of a synagogue. A sacred community can be an institution where people go to pray and mark lifecycle events. It also can be a school, a summer camp, or an informal lay-led minyan or chavurah – small prayer groups. Origin of KEHILLAH. Hebrew qĕhillāh assembly, community. This word doesn't usually appear in our free dictionary, but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis. Note that some information is displayed differently in the Unabridged. : the Jewish community of a city organized for the administration of charities and communal work. Browse: Home » Kehillot. Defined most simply, a kehilla is a community, a group of people who have come together with shared purpose and in fellowship. Kehilla is the singular, kehillot the plural. Following Jewish tradition, we are going one step farther. We have called them congregations, which is true but bland. Now we are returning to our sacred language, Hebrew, to call them kehillot. We also use the term kehilla to go beyond the traditional understanding of a synagogue. A sacred community can be an institution where people go to pray and mark lifecycle events. - not to be confused with 'kehilla' a hebrew word meaning a congregation. kehila is a village in kihelkonna parish, saare county, on the western part of. - 73°59′28.38″w﻿ / ﻿40.7184944°n 73.9912167°w﻿ / 40.7184944; -73.9912167 the kehila kedosha janina (holy community of janina) synagogue at 280 broome street. Synonyms of kehila. Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word kehila. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word kehila and, of course, kehila synonyms and on the right images related to
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