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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD B'NAI B'RITH

From Hebrew benē brīth sons of the covenant.
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PRONUNCIATION OF B'NAI B'RITH

B'nai B'rith  [bəˈneɪ bəˈriːθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF B'NAI B'RITH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
B'nai B'rith is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES B'NAI B'RITH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

B'nai B'rith

B'nai B'rith

B'nai B'rith International, is the oldest Jewish service organization in the world. B'nai B'rith states that it is committed to the security and continuity of the Jewish people and the State of Israel and combating antisemitism and bigotry. Its mission is to unite persons of the Jewish faith and to enhance Jewish identity through strengthening Jewish family life, to provide broad-based services for the benefit of senior citizens, and to facilitate advocacy and action on behalf of Jews throughout the world. B'nai B'rith membership certificate, 1876 Although the organization's historic roots stem from a system of fraternal lodges and units in the late 20th century, as fraternal organizations declined throughout the United States, the organization evolved into a dual system of both lodges and units. The membership pattern became more common to other contemporary organizations of members affiliated by contribution in addition to formal dues paying members. In recent years, the organization reported more than 200,000 members and supporters in more than 50 countries and a budget of $14,000,000. Nearly 95% of the membership is in the United States.

Definition of B'nai B'rith in the English dictionary

The definition of B'nai B'rith in the dictionary is a Jewish fraternal organization founded in New York in 1843, having moral, philanthropic, social, educational, and political aims.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH B'NAI B'RITH


beneath
bɪˈniːθ
Blackheath
ˈblækhiːθ
eath
iːθ
ethe
iːθ
heath
hiːθ
insheath
ɪnˈʃiːθ
Leith
liːθ
meith
miːθ
monteith
mɒnˈtiːθ
neath
niːθ
Reith
riːθ
sheath
ʃiːθ
smeath
smiːθ
smeeth
smiːθ
snaggleteeth
ˈsnæɡəlˌtiːθ
teeth
tiːθ
underneath
ˌʌndəˈniːθ
uneath
ʌnˈiːθ
unneath
əˈniːθ
wreath
riːθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE B'NAI B'RITH

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B.F.A.
b.i.d.
B.J.
b.o.
B.P.E.
b.pt.
B.S.
B.Th.
B/D
B/E
B/F
B/L
B/O
B/R
B/S
B/W
B2B
B2C

WORDS THAT END LIKE B'NAI B'RITH

all up with
along with
be done with
brith
come up with
could do with
crith
deal with
do away with
faith
frith
get away with
grith
have nothing to do with
have to do with
in line with
Penrith
Shaharith
to do with
with

Synonyms and antonyms of B'nai B'rith in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «B'nai B'rith» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF B'NAI B'RITH

Find out the translation of B'nai B'rith to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of B'nai B'rith from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «B'nai B'rith» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣约信徒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

B´nai B´rith
570 millions of speakers

English

B´nai B´rith
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

B´nai B´rith
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بناي بريث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Бнай Брит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

B´nai B´rith
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাইবেলের বিতিথ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

B´nai B´rith
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

B´nai B´rith
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

B´nai B´rith
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ユダヤ人文化教育促進協会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

B´nai B´rith
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

B´nai B´rith
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

B´nai B´rith
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

B´nai B´rith
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅनई ब्रीथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

B´nai B´rith
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

B´nai B´rith
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

B´nai B´rith
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Бнай Бріт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

B´nai B´rith
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

B´nai B´rith
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

B´nai B´rith
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

B´nai B´rith
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

B´nai B´rith
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of B'nai B'rith

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «B'NAI B'RITH»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «B'NAI B'RITH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about B'nai B'rith

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «B'NAI B'RITH»

Discover the use of B'nai B'rith in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to B'nai B'rith and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Independent Orders of B'nai B'rith and True Sisters: ...
Explores the roles of the two oldest American Jewish fraternal organizations in the process of American Jewish identity formation.
Cornelia Wilhelm, 2011
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B'nai B'rith and the Challenge of Ethnic Leadership
as one of the items to be sponsored by the new B'nai B'rith Foundation, named in honor of Henry Monsky, few recognized its implications. Yet it was Monsky who had first suggested how Israel might be incorporated into B'nai B'rith's ideology ...
Deborah D. Moore, 2013
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Fire Department Response to Biological Threat at B'Nai ...
While DCFEMS and FBI personnel were developing action plans, health department personnel were calling people in the B'nai B'rith building on their own , giving separate advice, and attempting to handle the situation as a public health  ...
U. S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Fire Administration, 2013
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B'nai B'rith National Jewish Monthly
At its mid-year meeting in Toronto, the B'nai B'rith Board of Governors adopted a resolution deploring "the totally self-serving and gratuitous statements" of Mobil Oil and Standard Oil of California (Chevron) that urged the United States to ...
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Envisioning Israel: The Changing Ideals and Images of North ...
B'nai B'rith International [to] take such steps as are necessary to ensure that in matters of fundamental principle and policy of B'nai B'rith, members of the professional staff shall, in their pronouncements and activities refrain from promoting ...
Allon Gal, 1996
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Religion and the Culture of Print in Modern America
Wisconsin's was the second such foundation created by B'nai B'rith. B'nai B'rith's approach to Jewish identity was the base of Hillel's philosophy in the early years of the organization. B'nai B'rith dates back to the 1840s, when German Jews ...
Charles L. Cohen, Paul S. Boyer, 2008
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To Build a Wall: American Jews and the Separation of Church ...
The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith In 1913 B'nai B'rith created the Anti- Defamation League to target and combat anti-Semitism in the United States. The B'nai B'rith leadership believed that the defamation of Jews in the news media ...
Gregg Ivers, 1995
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The Death of American Antisemitism
THE ADL'S FORMATIVE PERIOD: 1913 TO 1945 The ADL started life in Chicago , Illinois, as a separate operation of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith (Moore, 1981:102-64; Wertheimer, n.d.)- Following its formation in 1913, and particularly  ...
Spencer Blakeslee, 2000
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Becoming American, Remaining Jewish: The Story of ...
Adas Kodesch's ball.182 They learned that Wilmington did not have a B'nai B'rith chapter and helped Wilmington's Jews form one. Two months after the dance, in March 1898, Sulzberger was back in Wilmington along with B'nai B'rith Grand ...
Toni Young, 1999
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Jews of the United States, 1654-2000
The Political Projects of B'nai B'rith Even before the Board of Delegates had been called together, the B'nai B'rith had adopted a range of political projects in the name of all American Jews. Despite the fact that B'nai B'rith essentially began as  ...
Hasia R. Diner, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «B'NAI B'RITH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term B'nai B'rith is used in the context of the following news items.
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Peoria and Tazewell health inspection results for May
B'nai B'rith Grocery Store, 215 W. Sam J. Stone Ave., Peoria. Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, 4125 N. Sheridan Road, Peoria. Bradley University ... «Peoria Journal Star, Jul 15»
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Are you 'Camp-Passionate?' Jewish summer camps change lives
Leonard Cohen went to Camp B'nai B'rith, near Ottawa. Reform summer camps? The list is long, but here's one. Sheryl Sandberg, COO of ... «Religion News Service, Jul 15»
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Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
... and wanting to centralise financial markets,” said Dr. Dvir Abramovich, the head of Australia's B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission. «Heritage Florida Jewish News, Jul 15»
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Governor Linda Dessau
Dvir Abramovich, Chairman of the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, added: “We are delighted and justifiably proud. With this ... «J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service, Jul 15»
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Remembering Frank Kameny, the Moses of the LGBT Movement
... or the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League, in regard to problems of the Jewish community, prompt, meaningful, constructive answers would ... «Forward, Jul 15»
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Taking Down White Supremacy
Italians do not run the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. Irish do not chair Christopher Columbus Societies. Yet when black people call for ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Aussie moneyman ripped for anti-Semitic rant against Jewish official
... and wanting to centralise financial markets,” said Dr. Dvir Abramovich, the head of Australia's B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission. «Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jun 15»
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B'nai B'rith calls for closer Jewish-Catholic relations during meeting …
B'nai B'rith International took up the issue of the need for a bilateral agreement between Israel and the Palestinians during an audience with ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
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Baltimore B'nai B'rith lodge turns 100
The B'nai B'rith is an international Jewish association that began in 1843 as a charity network to help German-Jewish immigrants. Today ... «Baltimore Sun, Jun 15»
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French, Canadian Jewish leaders meet to discuss fighting Islamic …
The participants included officials from the French Jewish umbrella organization CRIF and B'nai B'rith in France, and locally from the Centre for ... «Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jun 15»

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