yiddish Archives - Rabbi Avi Shafran https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/category/yiddish/ Reflections on Jews, Judaism, Media and Life Tue, 20 Nov 2018 21:32:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gott Bentsch America https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/gott-bentsch-america/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 21:32:46 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=2156 A new Yiddish column of mine is here, at Tablet.

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]]> Singing Yiddish Hoshanas to Holiday Exhaustion https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/singing-yiddish-hoshanas-to-holiday-exhaustion/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 22:03:26 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=2114 A new Yiddish-themed column of mine about a Hoshanna Rabba-related expression can be read here.

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]]> Like a Chicken in Sons of Man https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/like-a-chicken-in-sons-of-man/ Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:18:12 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=2107 A timely Yiddish-themed piece I wrote for Tablet can be read here. G’mar chasima tova!

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G’mar chasima tova!

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]]> All the Tea in Chainik https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/all-the-tea-in-chainik/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 20:17:40 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=2093 A new Yiddish column of mine in Tablet can be read here.

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]]> Got Shmutz? https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/got-shmutz/ Tue, 14 Aug 2018 20:13:59 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=2084 A new Yiddish-themed column of mine appears in Tablet, and can be read here.

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]]> Epes Is Rotten in Helsinki https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/epes-is-rotten-in-helsinki/ Thu, 19 Jul 2018 15:58:49 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=2057 The latest offering in my Yiddish-themed column at Tablet can be read here.

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]]> Yiddish’s Disease Curse https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/yiddishs-disease-curse/ Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:52:11 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=2046 The latest column in my Yiddish-themed series at Tablet, can be read here.

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]]> Forget Twitter, It’s all About Tzitter https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/forget-twitter-its-all-about-tzitter/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:14:29 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=2022 A new Yiddish-themed column of mine on Tablet can be read here.

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]]> On Milchig, Fleishig, and Pareve https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/on-milchig-fleishig-and-pareve/ Thu, 17 May 2018 16:59:51 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=1994 A timely Yiddish-themed column, the latest in my series on Tablet,  can be read here.

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]]> How the Yarmulke Got Its Name https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/how-the-yarmulke-got-its-name/ Thu, 03 May 2018 17:25:53 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=1984 The latest installment of my Yiddish-themed column at Tablet can be read here.

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]]> Meh, Feh, Shmeh https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/meh-feh-shmeh/ Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:20:28 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=1974 The latest Tablet column of mine on Yiddish can be read here.

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]]> The Duck in the Long Johns https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/duck-long-johns/ Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:32:50 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=1954 A new piece in Tablet about Yiddish words can be read here.

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]]> Dog Days of Yiddish https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/dog-days-yiddish/ Wed, 07 Mar 2018 21:53:20 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=1933 A Yiddish-themed piece I wrote for Tablet about dogs, death and PETA can be accessed here

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]]> The Birth of Shtick https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/the-birth-of-shtick/ Tue, 27 Feb 2018 02:12:57 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=1923 Another column about a Yiddish word (this one, one that has migrated to English) can be read at Tablet,  here.

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]]> Es vet helfn vi a toytn bankes https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/es-vet-helfn-vi-toytn-bankes/ Wed, 21 Feb 2018 02:19:03 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=1912 Another column of mine about Yiddish words/phrases can be read at Tabet Magazine, here.

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]]> Two Columns about Yiddish Words https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/two-columns-yiddish-words/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:15:38 +0000 https://www.rabbiavishafran.com/?p=1891 Tablet Magazine recently ran two pieces I wrote about Yiddish words/phrases. They can be read here and here.

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They can be read here and here.

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