shtiebel
English
Etymology
From Yiddish שטיבל (shtibl, “small room/house, informal synagogue”), diminutive of שטוב (shtub, “room”) + ־ל (-l) from Old High German stuba, from Proto-Germanic *stubō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtiːbəl/
Noun
shtiebel (plural shtieblach)
- (Judaism) A small, informal synagogue or shul.
- 2017 October 2, Batsheva Neuer, “Return of the Shtiebel: Why Old-School Synagogues Are Making A Comeback”, in Forward:
- The shtiebel fits that niche. Less structured than the large congregations, shtieblach offer a built-in community where everybody knows your name, but long-term expectations are low.