What Does “Heimish” Mean? Home › Forums › Decaffeinated Coffee › What Does “Heimish” Mean? This topic has 55 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 15 years, 11 months ago by Chacham2. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts November 27, 2008 1:01 am at 1:01 am #1237351 Chacham2Member Growing up in an “out-of-town” community I never heard the word. But when I went to Brooklyn, I’ve noticed it everywhere. You can have heimish food, hire a heimish taxi service, eat by a heimish family, read a heimish newspaper… Is it just another word for frum? Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In