: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews
also
: being a Jew
Jewishly
adverb
Jewishness
noun
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No topic is off limits, including his girlfriend getting open heart surgery three months into their relationship, his overbearing Jewish mother, and his conflation of being loved with being trapped.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 June 2024
The 2024 commencement ceremony for Yeshiva University, a private Jewish institution in New York’s Washington Heights, was held not in an auditorium but at the Louis Armstrong tennis stadium, in Queens.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Protests around the Israel-Gaza war have become common across the US since October, but local and state officials sharply criticized Sunday’s event for its violence and for taking place at a Jewish institution.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 24 June 2024
The Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame will be holding its latest induction ceremony on Sunday at the Skirball Center.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 June 2024
The 2024 commencement ceremony for Yeshiva University, a private Jewish institution in New York’s Washington Heights, was held not in an auditorium but at the Louis Armstrong tennis stadium, in Queens.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Protests around the Israel-Gaza war have become common across the US since October, but local and state officials sharply criticized Sunday’s event for its violence and for taking place at a Jewish institution.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 24 June 2024
The Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame will be holding its latest induction ceremony on Sunday at the Skirball Center.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
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“Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jewish. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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