
Rukhl Schaechter is the Yiddish editor of the Forward and the producer of the YouTube series, “Yiddish Word of the Day.” She loves cooking, Israeli folk-dancing and talking to her grandchildren.
Rukhl Schaechter is the Yiddish editor of the Forward and the producer of the YouTube series, “Yiddish Word of the Day.” She loves cooking, Israeli folk-dancing and talking to her grandchildren.
Read this article in Yiddish. It’s a mitzvah to indulge in a lavish feast on Purim with family and friends. Due to the coronavirus, most of us won’t be able to have any guests this year but you can still celebrate the holiday with a delicious, festive meal! In this video, Rukhl Schaechter and Eve…
Read this article in Yiddish. Imagine a world in the not-so-distant future when most jobs in our economy will be replaced by machines; not just blue-collar workers like truck drivers and garbage collectors, but also accountants, bookkeepers, teachers, even doctors and lawyers. Let’s face it, the rapid transition to automation is going to happen because…
Before 'Hester Street,' Jewish American women characters who looked and acted 'too Jewish' were often ridiculed
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…
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…
Read this article in Yiddish. This week marks the 250th anniversary of what is believed to be the birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most influential composers of all time, and a favorite among the Jews in Eastern Europe. Beethoven’s popular “Moonlight Sonata,” for example, is the topic of a wonderful children’s tale…
Read this article in Yiddish This week, a lobby was launched in the Knesset, urging the government to take responsibility for preserving Yiddish as a national language, and ultimately, for Israel to become the world center for Yiddish activity. A Knesset lobby is a group of Knesset members who want to enlist support for individuals…
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