shtiebel

plural shtieblach · alternative shtibel

1. JudaismA small, informal synagogue or shul.

   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.

   2017 October 2, Batsheva Neuer, “Return of the Shtiebel: Why Old-School Synagogues Are Making A Comeback”, in Forward

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   My brother's aufruf was last Shabbos as my father's shul, a shteibl he has attended since the early 60s (my beris was there, my bar mitzvah, my own aufruf, one of my sons' beris was there, etc...)

   2004 November 16, Micha Berger, “Kosher Commercial Kitchen”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)