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 SchaechterYiddish/Forverts Editor
By Rukhl Schaechter
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Yiddish World After 122 Years In Print, The Forverts Moves Forward
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. The Forward Association recently made the difficult but unavoidable decision to end the printed editions of the English and Yiddish Forward. Beginning in April, both periodicals will exist exclusively online. The reason is sadly understandable: The cost of maintaining a traditional news organization is simply too high….
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Yiddish World After I Witnessed A Tragic Accident, An Odd Torah Phrase Gained New Meaning
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Whether we notice it or not, we’re often faced with small ethical moments forcing us to decide quickly how to react. A young man steps into the subway car, begging for money or something to eat. You can ignore him, or you can fish out the banana…
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Life Anonymous Hasidic Writer Speaks Out On Failing Schools
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. People close to me know that I’ve always felt a kinship with the Hasidic community. Part of the appeal for me is their success at maintaining Yiddish as the lingua franca of their community. Where else but in Williamsburg or Mea Shearim do you hear Yiddish wherever…
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Yiddish World WATCH: How To Make Tzimmes To Celebrate The New Year
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Watch Rukhl Schaechter and Eve Jochnowitz prepare this holiday treat in a video in Yiddish with English subtitles.
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Yiddish World WATCH: Schav (Sorrel Soup) and Matzah Meal Pancakes
Watch Rukhl and Eve prepare this eastern European delicacy; so refreshing on a warm summer’s day and packed with Vitamin C to boot!
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Yiddish World WATCH: The REAL Gefilte Fish
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. The gefilte fish you’ve been eating is nothing but a glorified fish patty. When making real gefilte fish, minced-fish stuffing is spooned into slices of carp, between the skin and the bone. Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter and Polish-born gefilte fish maven Sabina Barszap show how it’s done.
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Culture All-Yiddish ‘Fiddler’ Captures How Jews Really Spoke To Each Other
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. As soon as the film version of “Fiddler on the Roof,” based on the stories of the classic Yiddish writer, Sholem Aleichem, came out in movie theaters in 1971, my family and I went to see it. I thought it was wonderful, especially the songs. I learned…
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Culture Forverts Seeks More Stories About Your Favorite Heirlooms
Earlier this year, the Forverts asked readers to submit anecdotes and photos of their favorite heirlooms. Heirlooms are not only a way of keeping us connected to our past; they are also a wonderful way to transmit family history to our children and grandchildren The response to our search was an enthusiastic one and 22…
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