Definition of Yiddishkeit in English:
Yiddishkeit
noun ˈjɪdɪʃˌkʌɪtˈyidiSHˌkīt
mass nounThe quality of being Jewish; the Jewish way of life or its customs and practices.
he spreads the ways of Yiddishkeit to less religious Jews
Example sentencesExamples
- Well, together we started exploring how to connect ourselves to Jewish life, and I'm happy to say that our growing devotion to Yiddishkeit in many forms had a profound impact on one of my stepsons, who is now a Hillel Director.
- The ethics of Yiddishkeit, of Jewish humanism, did not come out of the air.
- The entire scope of Yiddishkeit will benefit by looking more closely into the mystical understanding.
- It will help me start back on the road to Yiddishkeit, and get me closer to Hash-m.
- Like Sophie Tucker, the later Woody Allen and Ben Katchor, Cahan had merged Yiddishkeit with popular culture.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Yiddish yidishkeyt.