Rukhl SchaechterYiddish/Forverts Editor

Zoom Yiddish class for kids, parents & grandparents

Read this article in Yiddish. The week before Hanukkah the Forverts shared a video of how I make potato latkes with my grandson, Leyzer. A number of commenters on Facebook wrote how nice it was that I was speaking Yiddish with my grandchild, and how they wish they could do that, too. Over the years…

The 20 best Yiddish words for discussing 2020

Click to hear this article read aloud. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought us many challenges. But ironically, it’s also helped make 2020 a great year for learning Yiddish. The annual YIVO Yiddish summer program had so many registrants this summer — 60% more than last year — that administrators had to scramble to schedule more…

WATCH: Forverts Editor Rukhl Schaechter shows her grandson – in Yiddish – how to make latkes

In a delightful short film, a Hasidic bookbinder leads a secret online existence

Read this article in Yiddish. Right from the beginning, “The Binding of Itzik”, a new short film playing in the online Yonkers Film Festival and winner of Best Narrative Short Film at the Berlin Underground Film Festival, treads into uncharted territory. As innocuous piano music plays in the background, the film opens with a computer…

VIDEO: Learn some fun Yiddish phrases about Rosh Hashanah

As Rosh Hashanah approaches, it’s a great opportunity to learn some common Yiddish words and expressions related to the holiday. So this week, two clips of my YouTube series, Yiddish Word of the Day, are devoted to the Jewish new year. The first one covers some of its customs, like sending greeting cards to family…

WATCH: A Rosh Hashanah treat – ginger candy and honey balls

Jews make teiglach, small knots of dough boiled in honey, to wish each other a sweet new year