An alternative spelling of cheder; a Jewish school for teaching religious education and Hebrew language, particularly to young children.
From Hebrew 'cheder' (room). Used in Jewish communities across Europe and adapted into English with variant spellings.
The humble cheder was where millions of Jewish children learned Hebrew and religious texts before modern schools existed—it's one of the oldest continuous educational traditions, with records of chedarim going back centuries.
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