Did Arvind Mahankali spell ‘knaidel’ correctly or not? The problem lies not with Yiddish, the New York Times or a 13-year-old boy. Philologos says it is the English language.Read More
Did the Holy Trinity influence Judaism? Philologos says no, and explains that both Kabbalah and Christian theology were influenced by Greek philosophy.Read More
Most people look at the American flag and see stars and stripes. But some Yiddish speakers, particularly the late poet Abraham Liessin, saw noodles and pasta.Read More
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