Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 24, 2022
According to the YIVO, the Institute of Jewish Research, the term "Yiddish" is derived from the German word for "Jewish." The most accepted (but not the only) theory of the origin of Yiddish is that it began to take shape by the 10th century as Jews from...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 11, 2022
Yiddish has style.
The style comes not just from the incredibly humorous sounding words, but from the literal way our great-great-grandparents, great-grandparents, and grandparents sounded when they said the words. I’m referring to their voices and...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 3, 2022
Yiddish has style. The style comes not just from the incredibly humorous sounding words, but from the literal way our great-great-grandparents, great-grandparents, and grandparents sounded when they said the words. I’m referring to their voices and...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 13, 2021
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,...
(JTA) — In recent years, Yiddish theater has enjoyed a remarkable resurgence, with Yiddish-language performances wowing audiences in New York, online and, last month, Stockholm.
But perhaps its biggest audience yet came on Thursday night, when “Jeopardy!”...
Charlene Gelber, The Forward
• Published November 4, 2021
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I’ve recently pondered: “When is a person old enough to flavor one’s language...
It’s truly amazing how long it takes till you really understand your grandfather or at least a part of him, you took for granted.
Since joining the Jewish Light, I’ve reflected on my own Jewish experience growing up, and part of that was the Yiddish,...
Rabbi Ben Newman, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 13, 2021
Each week, Rabbi Ben Newman provides us with our Yiddish Word Of The Week. Newman is the founder and spiritual leader of Shtiebel a new paradigm Jewish community in the Rivertowns of Westchester, NY. He is also the author of several children’s books. Learn...
