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2 days ago · Yiddish (ייִדיש , יידיש or אידיש , yidish or idish, pronounced [ˈ(j)ɪdɪʃ], lit. ' Jewish '; ייִדיש-טײַטש , historically also Yidish-Taytsh, lit. ' Judeo-German ') is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews.
- Yiddish Words Used in English
Yiddish words used in the English language include both...
- Yiddish Orthography
Yiddish orthography is the writing system used for the...
- Yiddish Words Used in English
6 days ago · In the 1920s and 1930s, Ashkenazi Jews from Europe arrived in large numbers as refugees from antisemitism, the Russian revolution, and the economic turmoil of the Great Depression. By the 1930s, Paris had a vibrant Yiddish culture, and many Jews were involved in diverse political movements.
3 days ago · The Yiddish alphabet, a modified version of the Hebrew alphabet used to write Yiddish, is a true alphabet, with all vowels rendered in the spelling, except in the case of inherited Hebrew words, which typically retain their Hebrew consonant-only spellings.
5 days ago · By Susan Handelman. My aim here is not to engage directly in arguments about the Torah's view of homosexuality, or feminism, or the problems of singles in the Jewish community. Rather, these questions have raised for me a deeper, underlying question: Beyond the usual platitudes, why is the family so important in Judaism?
4 days ago · A powerful excerpt of the Rebbe’s ‘Yud Shevat’ maamar (a mystical discourse) from the year 1957 (titled Basi LeGani 5717) expounding on the idea of restoring the letter ‘hei’ in G-d’s name and illuminating the depth behind speech and communication. The class begins with truly profound insights into the wondrous significance of the ...
3 days ago · Hinde Ena Burstin is an Australian-born native Yiddish speaker. She is a Yiddish and English writer and translator, whose poetry, short stories, feature articles and reviews have been published in anthologies, journals and newspapers in the United States, Canada and Australia.
5 days ago · noun. a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script. see more.
