- Sheytl
- Wig (at the wedding the ultra-orthodox bride has her hair cut off and she wears a shaitel ever after)
Yiddish-English dictionary (in roman letters). 2013.
Sheytl
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Sheitel — ( yi. שייטל, sheytl m.sg., שייטלעך, sheytlekh m.pl. or שייטלען, sheytlen m.pl.; he. פאה נוכרית) is the Yiddish word for a wig or half wig worn by Orthodox Jewish married women in order to conform with the requirement of Jewish Law to cover their… … Wikipedia
sheitel — ˈshātəl noun ( s) Etymology: Yiddish sheytl, from Middle High German scheitel crown of the head, from Old High German skeitila; akin to Middle Low German schēdele crown of the head, Old English scēadan, scādan to divide, separate more at shed : a … Useful english dictionary
BEN-YEHUDA, ELIEZER — (1858–1922), Hebrew writer and lexicographer, generally considered the father of modern Hebrew, and one of the first active Zionist leaders. Born Eliezer Yiẓḥak Perelman in Luzhky, Lithuania, he officially adopted the pseudonym Ben Yehuda, which… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
