| 释义 |
‖ Kahal|ˈkaːhal|
[Heb. ḳāḥal assembly, community.]
One of the former localized Jewish communities in Europe; also, the governing body of such a community.
1901Daily Chron. 14 June 3/4 The power of the Kahal—the court of the congregation. 1907I. Zangwill Ghetto Comedies 342 The very Rabbi was petrified; the elders of the Kahal stood dumb. 1916H. Sacher Zionism & Jewish Future 19 In every Kahal (community) many youths..studied. Ibid. 20 A Kahal of fifty families. 1937Wyndham Lewis Blasting & Bombarding v. v. 280, I took no further interest in this cowboy songster, said to be a young sprig of the Kahal. 1971Encycl. Judaica V. Gloss., Kahal, Jewish congregation; among Ashkenazim, Kehillah. |