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hillul Hashem

hillul Hashem is the alternative form of chillul Hashem.

Meaning of chillul Hashem

Noun

chillul Hashem

  1. A disgrace before God; especially, shameful behavior by a Jew seen as 'giving God a bad name'.
    • Undoubtedly, the non-enlistment of Ḥaredi yeshivah students beginning in 1948, and its significant expansion from 1977 until today when there are 63,000 Ḥaredi yeshivah students not serving in the IDF, constitutes a massive Ḥillul Hashem. This has caused a high percentage of Jews in the State of...2024, David Golinkin, “Does Jewish Law Require Yeshivah Students To Be Drafted At Age 18?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 70

Questions about hillul Hashem

What is hillul Hashem the alternative form of?
Hillul Hashem is the alternative form of chillul Hashem.

Words near hillul Hashem in the dictionary

  1. hilltops
  2. hilltown
  3. hilltowns
  4. hilltribe
  5. hilltribes
  6. hillul Hashem
  7. Hillville
  8. Hillvue
  9. hillwalker
  10. hillwalkers
  11. hillwalking

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