kehillah

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קְהִילָּה (qəhîllâ, “a community, a congregation”).

Noun

kehillah (plural kehillahs or kehillot or kehilloth)

1. (Judaism) A type of Jewish community in eastern Europe.
2. (Judaism) Any Jewish community; especially, a secular Jewish communal organization, or the secular dimension of a religious one.