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4 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
3 days ago · Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch (US: / x ə ˈ b ɑː d l u ˈ b ɑː v ɪ tʃ /; Hebrew: חב״ד לובביץּ׳; Yiddish: חב״ד ליובאוויטש), is an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic dynasty. Chabad is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements.
- 1775 (248 years ago)
- New York City, U.S.
2 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.
Apr 18, 2024 · In Fall 2024, we will introduce a language class in Yiddish! But what is Yiddish? Yiddish has no clear boundaries of either space or time. Some speak of the beginning of Yiddish at the end of the 19th Century, with the novels of Mendele Mokher Sforim.
May 3, 2024 · Kosher, (“fit,” or “proper”), in Judaism, the fitness of an object for ritual purposes. Though generally applied to foods that meet the requirements of the dietary laws (kashruth), kosher is also used to describe, for instance, such objects as a Torah scroll, water for ritual bathing (mikvah), and.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 30, 2024 · Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Yiddish language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews in Europe and still spoken by many Hasidic Jews today. For more stories on Yiddishkeit, see ...
Apr 29, 2024 · Penn Libraries collections include Ashkenazi Jewish history and literature, from the medieval period to the modern in Yiddish. Our Yiddish-language collections are selective, supporting the Penn Yiddish Language Program and the Penn Jewish Studies Program.
