Yeshivish glossary term
leining
ליינען
Meaning
- public chanting or reading of the Torah
- Torah reading
Alternate spellings
layning, laining
Usage and context
A Yiddish-derived term widely used in Ashkenazi Orthodox English.
- Category
- Torah reading
- Language origin
- Yiddish
Example in Yeshivish
Who is leining this Shabbos?
Plain-English example
Who is reading the Torah publicly this Sabbath?