#Yiddish

Yiddish Praxis

RokhlK

The dilemma of the Yiddishist curmudgeon, fighting the essentializing of Yiddish at every turn: on the one hand, spend a disproportionate amount of time trying to explain why Yiddish is

Yiddish Praxis

RokhlK

I understand that journalists writing about Yiddish duolingo are naturally going to take the path of least resistance. But, just a reminder that no, Duolingo isn’t ‘reviving’ Yiddish-https://forward.com/opinion/128814/the-revival-is-o

Emma Green

emmaogreen

I recently met a man who is anguished about his community + COVID. His neighbors are generous and warm, but refuse to wear masks. Leaders have largely been defiant. This

ᎤᎵ / Uli

MamaPluto

So far umbrella academy season 2 has had the antagonists (and antagonists only) use Yiddish, made lizard ppl refs, and used "cabal" to refer to the ppl driving the apocalypse.

Debra Caplan

debra_caplan

THREAD: Ever wanted to learn some Yiddish? Eastern European Jews lived in turbulent times, and it's reflected in their language. So here are some Yiddish phrases and expressions that might

gab

gabsaporta

hello folks. i’ve been a big fan of gerard way for a long time. i’m also jewish, which i think cannot be said for most people in this circle of

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sethsmithart

This show Unorthodox is cool. What are they speaking?! Yiddish!?! It sounds just like English!!! Ew men suck! There's no excuse to be mean!! Esty: IM GONNA GET MARRIED SHUT

dan o)))rkin

danorkin

Family history thread: Here's a picture of my great grandfather Jake during the brief stint he tried working at the Homestake Gold Mine in Lead South Dakota after arriving in

Meyer Labin

MeyerLabin

American Pickle reaffirms what we already know: @Sethrogen is really funny and a superb actor and he doesn't know shit about Judaism. The attempt to portray Herschel as a Tevye-like

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PhD_femme

i need my non-jewish followers to know the following:“goy” is not a slur or an insult when a Jew says it. it means non-Jew. it can be said mockingly and

Claire

ClaireRedacted

For centuries, Jews served as the "Other" for Europe’s Christians, as well as the objects of scholarly and ethnographic Enlightenment gaze. Within the Russian Empire, Yiddish publications were long banned,

LuLIV

Kosherqueen_

Seeing a lot of discourse on the tl that is making me uncomfortable so let’s talk COVID-19 cases and Brooklyn Hasidic communities. For some context I am a modern Orthodox

Ātmaprajñānanda

Atmaprajnananda

मृगतृष्णांभसि स्नातः खपुष्पकृत-शेखरः । एष वन्ध्यासुतो याति शशशृङ्ग-धनुर्धरः ॥ - Śāṅkarabhāṣyam of Taittirīya UpaniṣadHaving bathed in the mirage-water, adorning a crown made of sky-flower, holding a bow made of rabbit's

Mick the Tired Latke

mccakela

A Series of Unfortunate Events is an allegory for the Jewish diaspora. The Baudelaires are Jewish orphans who wander from place to place after their home is destroyed in a

Airy Manning

AiryManning

#Unorthodox: Review.#UnorthodoxNetflix /1https://twitter.com/AiryManning/status/1238173983398408195 I approach this with some reservation; it's clear that this series has been very popular both inside and outside of my community. I will also say

Faith Hillis

FaithCHillis

Tomorrow is the 68th anniversary of the Night of the Murdered Poets—Stalin’s murder of the members of the Jewish Antifascist Committee. These intellectuals played a key role in organizing poltical