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n. The assistant head of a division or area of camp (e.g. age group, sport, art, education).
n. Principal of a school, assistant head.
Example Sentences
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"David worked as Sgan Rosh Sport last summer."
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"Rav Margolis was the Sgan Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Temimah in Flatbush for the past 35 years." (source)
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"Rav Ezra Starr is Sgan Rosh Moshava for Eidot Hey and Aleph." (source)
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"Rabbi Judah Dardik is a Sgan Rosh Yeshiva (Assistant Dean) and Gemara R"am, teaching Talmud, Halachah, Jewish Philosophy, Personal Growth and oversees student welfare." (source)
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Languages of Origin
- Modern Hebrew
Etymology
סגן ראש 'assistant head'
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp
- North America
- South Africa
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Alternative Spellings
s'gan rosh, segan rosh, sgan-rosh, s'gan-rosh, segan-rosh
Notes
Often clipped as "sgan" in camp settings.
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