Kahaln.
/ˈkɑːhal/ One of the former localized Jewish communities in Europe; also, the governing body of such a community.
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1901 Daily Chron. 14 June 3/4 The power of the Kahal—the court of the congregation.
1907 I. Zangwill Ghetto Comedies 342 The very Rabbi was petrified; the elders of the Kahal stood dumb.
1916 H. Sacher Zionism & Jewish Future 19 In every Kahal (community) many youths..studied.
1916 H. Sacher Zionism & Jewish Future 20 A Kahal of fifty families.
1937 W. Lewis Blasting & Bombardiering v. v. 280 I took no further interest in this cowboy songster, said to be a young sprig of the Kahal.
1971 Encycl. Judaica V. Gloss. Kahal, Jewish congregation; among Ashkenazim, Kehillah.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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