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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
How do you say hello in yiddish?
There is no such language as Jewish.
In both Hebrew and Yiddish, it's Shalom (שלום), with slightly different pronunciations.
In Yiddish, it's also Hellaw (העלא), though this word is not often used.
What information is available about the Yiddish writer Chaim Grade?
Chaim Grade was a prominent Yiddish writer known for his novels, short stories, and poetry. He survived the Holocaust and his work often dealt with themes of Jewish identity, faith, and the human experience. Grade's writing is recognized for its deep psychological insight and poetic language.
What is the Jewish vocabulary?
Any words that a Jewish person uses is his or her vocabulary.
Answer:
The Jewish community has its own vocabulary in addition to the language of the country in which they live. Jewish words will vary from place to place and also may not be the same for religious and non-religious Jews.
Here are a few of the many Jewish words in common use today; mostly from Yiddish or Hebrew:
Hashem: God
Im Yirtzeh Hashem: God willing
Bashert: serendipitous; kismet (usually in connection with a marriage-match
Milchig: dairy
Pareve: neither dairy nor meat
Fleishig: containing meat
Seudah: a meal
Cholent: stew served on the Sabbath morning
Daven: to pray
Shul: synagogue
Bochur: a yeshiva student
Tahkeh: really; actually
Mahmesh: really
Metziah: a great find
Mimailah: automatically; self-understood
Eretz Yisrael: Israel
Klal Yisrael: the Jewish people
