Judith Posner
By Judith Posner
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Culture Breaking the Silence About Jewish Suicide
A few weeks ago a professional window cleaner came to work at my house in central Jerusalem. The window guy was an affable, middle-aged, native English speaker. After a brief episode of Jewish geography, he began cleaning on the top floor, working his way down to the main floor, where I was writing on my…
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Culture After My Son Came Home From India
When I received the news that my son was returning from India, I was abroad. I was not expecting his return, since I had responded only recently to his urgent email request to renew his medical insurance for the third time. I was livid: How could he do this to me? I seldom travel, and…
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רחל פֿײגענבערג האָט געחלומט פֿון דער גרױסער שטאָט, אָבער אין אָדעס האָט זי געבענקט נאָך איר אַלטן שטעטל.
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Yiddish חסידישע מעשׂיות אין אַ נײַ-אַלטן לבֿושOld Hasidic stories with a new twist
דער שרײַבער ברוך האַגער איז צווישן די זעלטענע שרײַבער, וואָס גיבן זיך אָפּ מיט דער שפּראַך פֿון דער חסידישער מעשׂה אויף ייִדיש.
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Yiddish ייִדיש האָט אַ לאַנגע רשימה ווערטער פֿאַר „בית־עולם“ Yiddish has a long list of words for ‘cemetery‘
אויף לשון־קודש קען „עולם“ באַטײַטן „אייביקייט“. הייסט אַ בית־עולם דאָס אָרט, וווּ מע בלײַבט אויף אייביק.
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