kehillah

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kehillah (plural kehillahs or kehillot or kehilloth)

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