Cheder
//ˈxɛdəɹ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew. Judaism
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Yiddish חדר (kheyder), from Hebrew חֶדֶר (khéder, “room”).
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