New York State to provide unprecedented support for Yiddish speakers
The new Office of Language Access will soon contract with nearly 40 Yiddish translation agencies to translate and interpret for Yiddish speakers accessing government services.
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VIDEO: Delicious sweet and sour stuffed cabbage for Sukkot
This traditional Ashkenazi dish is usually prepared on the seventh day of Sukkot, Hoshanah Rabbah, thanks to a pun
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Satmar businessman Joel Klein: ‘Hasidim are living the American dream’
Responding to criticism of Hasidic schools, Klein invites people to Williamsburg to see how Hasidic businesses are thriving.
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Paring down our possessions as we get older — a Sukkos parable
For empty-nesters who have begun downsizing to a smaller home, the Sukkah paradigm really resonates.
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VIDEO: Rabbi Soloveitchik describes the emotional experience before Yom Kippur
In this introduction to his 1976 pre-Yom Kippur sermon, he describes how much easier it is to transmit knowledge than to inspire religious awe.
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VIDEO: A humorous Yom Kippur tale about a shtetl cantor (with English subtitles)
The classic story by Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem is performed here by actor Shane Baker.
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How to greet people in Yiddish on the Jewish holidays
Learn how to wish someone a Happy New Year and beyond with this Yiddish language guide
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My New Year reflections as a secular Jew
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At this yeshiva, academics, religion — oh, and the occasional Playboy mag
Although students were unruly, at times even sneaking the rabbi’s car keys from his coat pocket, many later became highly successful.
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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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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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