drasha

English

Alternative forms

  • derasha
  • derashah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew דְּרָשָׁה.

Noun

drasha (plural drashos or drashot)

  1. (Judaism) A sermon
    • 1992 September 3, Robert B. Israel, “Not a Charm?”, in soc.culture.jewish‎[1] (Usenet):
      My shul's Rabbi devoted his Shabbat morning drasha a couple of weeks ago to the idea that the mezuza provides protection.
    • 2024, David Golinkin, “Should the cantor pray slowly or shorten the service?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 5:
      In any case, the Midrash states that those who have a pleasant voice should honor God with what He has endowed them — with their voice. This derashah and similar derashot appear in Pesikta Rabbati and Midrishei Tanḥuma, and are cited later on in the literature of the Geonim and Rishonim.

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