: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews
also
: being a Jew
Jewishly
adverb
Jewishness
noun
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This increased interest in an explosion of matchmaking is due in part to the popularity of shows like Million Dollar Matchmaker, Jewish Matchmaking, Indian Matchmaking, and Muslim Matchmaker.
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Myisha Battle, Time, 20 June 2025
What To Know Johnson's remarks came after Representative Max Miller, who is Jewish, reported being threatened along with his family on Thursday in Rocky River, Ohio.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
There was an older Jewish woman who came up to me at the end of a Democratic Club forum in a synagogue some months ago.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 20 June 2025
Feuerstein plays Moses Zaltzman, a beloved Hasidic rabbi serving the small Jewish population of a desert town.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
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Myisha Battle, Time, 20 June 2025
What To Know Johnson's remarks came after Representative Max Miller, who is Jewish, reported being threatened along with his family on Thursday in Rocky River, Ohio.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
There was an older Jewish woman who came up to me at the end of a Democratic Club forum in a synagogue some months ago.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 20 June 2025
Feuerstein plays Moses Zaltzman, a beloved Hasidic rabbi serving the small Jewish population of a desert town.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
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“Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jewish. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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