Pronounced: FROOM (oo as in hook), Origin: Yiddish, devout or pious, generally used to identify someone as Orthodox, or strictly observant of Jewish law.
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Ask the Expert: Reading the Megillah From a Scroll
Of the five biblical books identified as megillot (scrolls), why is only Esther read from an actual one?
The Torah Can Be Made to Say Almost Anything
All those rabbis sharing words of wisdom from the Torah? Take them with a grain of salt.
What Does the Word Nebbish Mean?
This classic Yiddish archetype describes a person who is always overlooked.