on one foot

Definitions

• translation of "al regel achat": off-the-cuff; quick, quickly, quick answer (from a talmudic story about rabbi hillel summarizing the torah to a potential convert while standing on one foot)

Example Sentences

• Resources like this are common: "Reconstructionism on One Foot," "On One Foot: A Middle East guide for the perplexed," "Shabbat On One Foot: Making a Case for its Celebration"

Who Uses This

Jews, Non-Jews

Languages of Origin

English, Textual Hebrew

Dictionaries

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