
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.
Hasidic men have been singing these tunes, called nigunim, for centuries, especially in the presence of their Rebbe.
Miriam Udel is both an ordained rabbi and an acclaimed professor of Yiddish literature at Emory University
Baking challah meant nothing special until I discovered a recipe named for the European city my father was from.
Students at Peking University translated the subtitles and shared the clip on China’s video platform, Bilibili, attracting 3,000 views after one day.
In this YidLife episode, comics Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion can't agree on why this Jewish ritual is so popular
The playlist includes songs performed by the Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus and the late iconic folksinger Pete Seeger
The clever lyrics in this clip, subtitled in English, were written by the bestselling author of 'Born to Kvetch,' Michael Wex
Most people think it’s the genie, played by Robin Williams, that sings it, but it’s actually the late beloved Yiddish actor, Bruce Adler
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