Cheder
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈxɛdəɹ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cheder is a noun meaning (education, Judaism) An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew.
Meaning
(education, Judaism) An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew.
Example Sentences
A businessman in New York who happened to be in the Midlands at the time was so impressed by Asher's methods that he was funding him to set up a string of chederim – Sunday schools for Jews – all over the United States.
“Ms. Rachel seems to be someone who is really, really good-hearted, but in the context of everything that’s going on — she says, ‘I care about all children,’ but really she’s talking about the children of Gaza,” Stacy Hackner, a teacher at a London cheder, a school of Jewish instruction, said in an interview.
Word Forms
- cheders
- chederim
- chedarim
- cheider
- cheyder
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cheider, cheyder, kheder, kheyder, heder, yeshiva.
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