drasha

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6

Definition of drasha

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Judaism)A sermon
    “My shul's Rabbi devoted his Shabbat morning drasha a couple of weeks ago to the idea that the mezuza provides protection.”
    “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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Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew דְּרָשָׁה.

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