The late Barry Goldwater, who served as a senator from the state of Arizona and who, 60 years ago, made an unsuccessful bid for the
As one who has complete disregard for April Fool’s Day and the pranks that go along with it, I am intrigued by the Yiddish word
It has been half a century since Jews with even a smattering of Yiddish burst out laughing in movie theaters while watching the unconventional classic,
Like other languages, Yiddish has prefixes. Among them is the prefix “tzeh.” “Tzeh” combines with a verb to intensify it. For example, klahp means “bang.”
With February having been designated as Black History Month, a good question to ponder is why is there no Jewish History Month? There are those
No paucity of names exists in our tradition when referring to Hashem. The same holds true l’havdil (perish the comparison) when referring to idols. Because
With Tu B’Shevat mere days away, the time is ripe to look into Yiddish words associated with fruit. Fruit was the first food mentioned in
Although national elections are a little less than a year away, many of the presidential hopefuls are filled with dread lest any of their rivals
A Korten Shpiller (card player) I’m not. Yet, for centuries now, a custom has arisen where, come this Sunday night, Torah study is put on
I wouldn’t be surprised if American Jews who know the Yiddish word “gelt” (money) are familiar with the word only because of its connection with
As one who has a personal dislike towards turkey meat, I am not among the millions of Americans still savoring the flavor of Thanksgiving dinner.
It has been 105 years since November 11, 1918, when an armistice went into effect between the Allied nations and Germany. It was with unbridled
