shul
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- noun
- /ʃʊl/
- Jargon
- Every Friday evening, the community gathers for prayer at the shul before celebrating Shabbat.
- go to shul
- walk to shul
- little shul
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Watch on YouTubeAnd you know, shul seems full of life.
- And you know, shul seems full of life.
- And I haven't seen you in shul lately.
- If someone puts out a yarmulke and to fill in and they go to shul, they're not Jewish, right?
Examples
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Dovid was already in shul, and our Sabbath guest was sleeping peacefully in the living room.
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Every Friday night, two angels, one good and one bad, follow the men home from shul.
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And you know, shul seems full of life.
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I mean, I feel like this is my shul, right?
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- We met at shul, yeah.
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- We met at shul.
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Come on, it's time for shul.
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We'll have dinner, then go to shul.
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Everyone's waiting in the shul.
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And I love it that sometimes for no reason, you're late for shul.
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Etymology
The word shul comes from Yiddish and from the same word as the English school, which used to mean 'place for learning'. In many Jewish communities the shul was both a school and a place to pray, so the idea of 'school' helps explain why shul now means a synagogue.