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Yiddish
Yiddish is the "Patois" of languages of every eastern European country with any significant Jewish population during the past 600 years. Dormant for a while after the great Jewish migrations of the early 20th Century and the mass exterminations of the 1930s and 40s, it's experiencing a resurgence today.
879 Questions
Can a person convert to judaism?
Answer 1
Yes, you can convert to Judaism.
Answer 2
While Judaism doesn't actively seek converts, those non-Jews who themselves decide to become Jewish may do so. Traditional conversion includes learning about Judaism and its laws, showing a sincere desire to convert and to live as an observant Jew, immersion in a ritual bath, and circumcision (for uncircumcised males).
Conversion is a permanent undertaking, a lifelong decision, which must not be done on a whim or impulse.
What does the yiddish word rendar mean?
I understand your question to mean that you're looking for the English meaning of
the Yiddish word "rendar".
-- A scan of three on-line Yiddish dictionaries (which you might have done for
yourself) found no entries for Yiddish words beginning with Roman characters 'REN..."
or "RAN...", except "Rentsl" (suitcase).
-- This contributor, while certainly not fluent, has had something over 50 years'
continuous contact and experience with Yiddish, and used it to get around Israel
on two trips in the 1960s.
The Yiddish "rendar" means nothing to me, and rings no bell. Its closest approach
to anything resembling a tinkle is in relation to these:
'rind' (rhymes with 'pinned') . . . head of cattle
'rinder' or 'rinderns' . . . a beef herd
'rindflaysh' . . . beef (meat)
When did the Jewish faith began?
- The years are numbered starting by the start of creation. This is calculated by adding up the ages of people in the Bible back to the time of creation.
- The "first month" of the Jewish calendar is the month of Nissan, in the spring, when Passover occurs.
Answer:
There are a number of possible answers to this question.
1) What is the year 1 in the Jewish calendar dated from? The answer above (Creation) is correct. But it's based on tradition as well as mathematics, because some of the kings had overlapping half-years.
2) When did Judaism begin? It began with Abraham, 3800 years ago.
3) In the past, new moons were announced by the Sanhedrin (court) after witnesses had testified as having seen the new moon. When did our fixed calendar begin? It began around the year 361 CE, when Hillel 2 (a later sage with the same name as the famous Hillel) instituted our fixed calendar, because the persecutions were making it untenable for the Sanhedrin to function.
How do you day God Bless You in Yiddish?
In Yiddish they say Eibishter or Hashem for G-d, though there are many words including Got and Adoshem.
What does the word Schnell mean in yiddish?
The same as it means in German (the two languages do overlap to an extant): Hurry up!
What does the Yiddish word Makher mean?
I'm pretty sure that it is Yiddish. A makher is someone who is in control. Some might call their younger siblings a makher.
What is the yiddish translation for May you live to one hundred and twenty?
biz a'hundred un tzvantzik
How do you say the Yiddish term machutin in Hebrew?
Machutin, meaning a man's father-in-law, is a Hebrew word (mechutan), though it's often pronounced a little differently in Yiddish (mechutin). It is spelled מחותן and comes from the Hebrew word חתן which means groom.
What is the Yiddish word 'bupkus' in Italian?
Niente is an Italian equivalent of the Yiddish word "bupkus."
Specifically, the Yiddish word means "nothing, nothing at all." The Italian word literally means "nothing." The pronunciation is "NYEHN-teh."
What does the yiddish phase l'shanah tova tikosevu mean in English?
That's Hebrew, not Yiddish. It means May you be inscribed for a good year.
What would be the Yiddish pronunciation for the name Brandon spelled out in English text please?
Brandon: "raven" - Hebrew Equivalent: Orev
How do you say boy in Yiddish?
The word for "boy" is יינגל (yingl), like German Jungewith a diminutive suffix.
What does the Yiddish word lobos mean?
A lobos is a "wise guy", someone who is intemperate, cavalier, unafraid, who acts without concern for the consequences of his action. -Kirsch
