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Yiddish World Dungeons & Dragons in Yiddish
The legendary tabletop game is now modified for play in Yiddish.
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Opinion This Jew-ish card game kept me busy during my infertility treatment
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Bintel Brief I was offended by a Dungeons & Dragons scenario. Should I quit the people I play with?
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Books A.J. Jacobs on Jews, puzzles and how Sondheim changed American crosswords forever
The 'Puzzler' author shares his Wordle insights - and his puzzle collection.
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Yiddish World Yiddish Wordle designers create a version for the Forverts
To play Vertl, click here. On February 10, Vertl – the Yiddish version of the hugely popular game, Wordle – came under the auspices of the Forverts, enabling the game to reach many more players. Initially, there were two Yiddish forms of Wordle, both launched in mid-January: one created by Masha Leyfer and Gabrielle Taylor,…
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