Yiddishkeit
Yiddishkeit noun: jewishness; the Jewish way of life, particularly Ashkenazi and Yiddish culture.
Noun
Yiddishkeit (uncountable)
- Jewishness; the Jewish way of life, particularly Ashkenazi and Yiddish culture.
- Wait! my Ezekiel will be Bar-mitzvah in a few years; then you shall see what I will do for that Shool. You shall see what an example of Yiddishkeit I will give to a link generation.1892, Israel Zangwill, chapter 12, in The Grandchildren of the Ghetto, London: J.M. Dent, page 175
- “In America, everything is called Yiddishkeit,” Rav Kalman said. “A Jew travels to synagogue on Shabbos in his car, that is called Yiddishkeit. A Jew eats ham but gives money to philanthropy, that is called Yiddishkeit. A Jew prays three times a year but is a member of a synagogue, that is called...1969, Chaim Potok, The Promise, New York: Anchor Books, 2005, Chapter Six
- Antonyms:
- goyishkeit
Antonyms of Yiddishkeit
Forms of Yiddishkeit
| alternative form | yiddishkayt |
|---|---|
| alternative form | yidishkayt |
| alternative form | Yidishkeit |
| alternative form | yidishkeyt |
Origin of Yiddishkeit
Borrowed from Yiddish ייִדישקייט (yidishkeyt).
Questions about Yiddishkeit
- What does Yiddishkeit mean?
- Yiddishkeit means jewishness; the Jewish way of life, particularly Ashkenazi and Yiddish culture.
- What part of speech is Yiddishkeit?
- Yiddishkeit is a noun.
Words near Yiddishkeit in the dictionary
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