Even though there is no shortage of reasons why we have the tradition of eating dairy foods on Shavuot, I should like to offer one more reason. I do so because milk, from which all dairy foods derive, is the epitome of paradoxes. Originating in the udder of a cow (or goat or sheep or any other kosher mammal), milk […]
Learn about Yiddish words for Shavuot with Rabbi Zell. Download the word list (opens in a new tab or new page), then watch the video. This is part of Skittish About Yiddish video blog. There is no reason to be skittish about Yiddish!
What Judaism says about kaddish for a biological parent, as explained by Rabi Zell.
Learn about Yiddish words for war with Rabbi Zell. Download the word list (opens in a new tab or new page), then watch the video. This is part of Skittish About Yiddish video blog. There is no reason to be skittish about Yiddish!
Dictionary definitions aside, I feel it safe to say that a memorial honors a person or an event. It wasn’t until recently however, that I felt it safe to say why the Kiddush on Friday night contained both Zikaron and Zecher, two very similar words akin to memorial, arbitrarily translated as “remembrance” and “memorial.” With Memorial Day less an a […]
