lo aleinu
May it not happen to usMay it not happen to us; an expression that indicates a desire that a previously mentioned negative thing not happen again or effect anyone else
Meaning
1 senses(Judaism)May it not happen to us; an expression that indicates a desire that a previously mentioned negative thing not happen again or effect anyone else
"Did you hear? There was an antisemitic attack yesterday!" — "That's horrible! Lo aleinu!"
Origin
From Yiddish לא־עלינו (loy oleynu) and Hebrew לֹא עָלֵינוּ (“lit. (may it) not [be] upon uFrom Yiddish לא־עלינו (loy oleynu) and Hebrew לֹא עָלֵינוּ (“lit. (may it) not [be] upon us”).
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