YiddishWit.com is a collection of Yiddish proverbs and sayings and expressions that are published in Yiddish and that lend themselves to illustration. The illustrations are created by Johanna Kovitz, and are adaptations and recombinations of existing...

(JTA) — Israel has begun inviting immunocompromised adults to receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, as case rates in the country have risen again due to the spread of the Delta variant. Israel led the world in vaccinating most of its population...

A groundbreaking technology that can restore the sense of touch to nerves damaged as a result of amputation or injury has been developed by a team of scientists in Israel. The technology, developed at Tel Aviv University and tested so far only in animals,...

As the Jewish calendar moves ever closer to the observance of Tisha B’Av, awareness highlights the significance of certain numerical parallels within our beliefs. The human body contains 248 limbs. Jewish sages have drawn a comparison to the fact...

Unlike Latin, which I arguably don’t know, but am going to say this anyway, Yiddish has style. To me, the style comes not just from the incredibly humorous sounding words, but from the literal way our great-great-grandparents, great-grandparents,...

July 8, 1989 — Judo Champ Yarden Gerbi Is Born Judo champion Yarden Gerbi is born in Kfar Saba. Gerbi wins eight national championships in her career and rises to the top of the world rankings in May 2013. She defeats European champion Clarisse Agbegnenou...

For parents of young children, the death of a loved one might mean bringing a child to their first shiva visit. Regardless of whether children have talked to their parents about death, hearing about a death can spark a broad range of questions and emotional...

Apparently, I’m developing some skills that just can’t be reflected on a résumé, such as my near perfect ability to embarrass my kids. While I know that they don’t need me to hold their hands anymore when we cross the street, something in me...