Who translated The New York Times’ yeshiva report into Yiddish? It’s a closely guarded secret
The widely read work may undermine Hasidic leaders — and put the translator at risk
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The shul knocker: The protagonist of Rosh Hashanah Eve
Although shul knocking may seem like a low-status profession today, shul knockers were held in high regard in the shtetl.
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A time when Tbilisi, Georgia, had a rich Yiddish cultural life
Many Eastern European Jews joined the city's Sephardic community in the 19th century, to escape the pogroms in their native towns.
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Why The New York Times translated its Hasidic yeshiva investigation into Yiddish
The Gray Lady has likely never published an entire story in the language
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Why songwriter Josh Waletzky called his elegy for 9/11 ‘One World’
One World Trade Center — the taller of the two towers that were obliterated — had special meaning for Waletzky
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VIDEO: Roast lemon-garlic chicken for shabbos or anytime! (in Yiddish, with English subtitles)
I love lemon and garlic so here I demonstrate how to make an easy, foolproof roast chicken that uses both ingredients.
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Move over, JSwipe, there’s a new dating app for Jewish singles
Filteroff’s virtual dating app has begun hosting Orthodox Jewish events.
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Groundbreaking album breathes new life into nearly abandoned Jewish musical art
Jeremiah Lockwood sought to revive the early 20th century style of cantorial music; he found unexpected partners in the Brooklyn Hasidic community.
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How Tu B’Av, the ancient Jewish holiday of love, was revived
In 1932, a group of Orthodox girls celebrated the holiday by taking a nighttime hike into the woods.
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