: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews
also
: being a Jew
Jewishly
adverb
Jewishness
noun
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The Braid, which for 17 years has featured Jewish stories through salons, play readings and more, now has a physical home on Ocean Boulevard in Santa Monica.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
When does Jewish holiday start in 2024 and what is the meaning?
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
Writing about life in Pottstown, PA, in the early part of the 20th century, McBride centers his book on Chona, an empathetic Jewish woman whose fierce sense of fairness and justice knits together the town’s Black, Jewish and immigrant residents.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Inside the Jewish community, JewBelong’s billboards and Instagram posts about the conflict are also controversial.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
When does Jewish holiday start in 2024 and what is the meaning?
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
Writing about life in Pottstown, PA, in the early part of the 20th century, McBride centers his book on Chona, an empathetic Jewish woman whose fierce sense of fairness and justice knits together the town’s Black, Jewish and immigrant residents.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Inside the Jewish community, JewBelong’s billboards and Instagram posts about the conflict are also controversial.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jewish. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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