cheder

/ˈxɛdər/
noun
  1. A traditional Jewish elementary school where children learn Hebrew and religious texts.
    • The old cheder in the village had been teaching Torah for over a century.
    • He remembered his days in cheder, learning to read from a prayer book.
    • Every afternoon, the children walked to the cheder for their Hebrew lessons.
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