shtiebel

English

Alternative forms

• shtibel

Etymology

From Yiddish שטיבל (shtibl, “small room/house, informal synagogue”), diminutive of שטוב (shtub) + ־ל (-l) from Old High German stuba, from Proto-Germanic *stubō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtiːbəl/
• Rhymes: -iːbəl

Noun

shtiebel (plural shtieblach)

1. (Judaism) A small, informal synagogue or shul.
   • 2004 November 16, Micha Berger, “Kosher Commercial Kitchen”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated‎^[1] (Usenet):

     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...)

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

     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.