Well, here I was in “yánuar” (January), firmly embarked on the new year, only to
Category: Yiddish Column
In Yiddish, ‘laughing with lizards’ at antisemitism
I recently had the unfortunate privilege of being on a panel to discuss the history
The influence of Genesis on Yiddish thinking
Now that we are well into our reading of Genesis, and as the autumn darkness
Yiddish poetry for harrowing times
We are all reeling. Confronted with such unthinkable things, we crave ways to ground ourselves
A Yiddish look at sin
Once more we dive headlong into the High Holidays. But as we well know, it’s
A child’s 1928 Yiddish poem shows the timeless importance of education and labor rights
As my children get ready to go back to school, I find myself going through
Linguistic Borrowings in the Yiddish Language
There are two primary Jewish textual wells that Yiddish culture draws on with great regularity:
The Body in Yiddish
I hurt my knee a while back, and it’s still bothering me. I try not
The many Yiddish terms for rabbits, hares, and bunnies . . .oh my!
It’s that time of year again: “Páskhe” (Easter). Or as some wag once called it,