Yiddish Words of The Week

Yiddish Word of the Week – Verter fun der Vokh – Groys

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January 6, 2026

GROYS / גרויס The adjective גרויס can mean ‘big’, ‘large’, ‘great’ or ‘good-sized’. Examples: ע‫ר איז געווען אַ גרויסער פּרעזידענט. [ER IZ GEVÉN A GRÓYSER PRESIDÉNT] He was a great president. מ‫׳האָט געגעסן אַ גרויסע…

Yiddish Word of the Week – Verter fun der Vokh: Insectos – Insects / אינסעקטן

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December 4, 2025

געוויסע אינסעקטן (אַרײַנגערעכנט פֿליגן, מיסטזשוקעס, טערמיטן און מערעטשקעס) העלפֿן דערצו, אַז אָרגאַנישע מאַטעריע זאָל זיך צעפֿאַלן און צוריקגעבן שפּײַזוואַרג אין דער ערד אַרײַן, וואָס דאָס איז קריטיש צו דער געזונטער…

Yiddish Words of the Week – Cleaning the Kitchen מ‫ע רייניקט די קיך – ‫

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April 1, 2025

It’s that time of year again. Spring! Pre-Peysekh! After a long winter, everyone is cleaning their kitchen. The oven and fridge are both very dirty and need to be scrubbed…

Yiddish Word of the Week – Verter fun der Vokh: די קינסטלעכע אינטעליגענץ / Artificial Intelligence

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January 29, 2025

די טע‫כנאָלאָגיע פֿון פּנים־דערקענונג, אַ הויפּט־אַפּליקאַציע פֿון דער קינסטלעכער אינטעליגענץ, ניצט אויס אַלגאָריטעמס פֿון מאַשין־לערנען כּדי אַקוראַט צו אידענטיפֿיצירן יחידים באַזירט אויף די שטריכן פֿון זייערע פּנימער. דאָס דערלאָזט אַז…

Verter fun der Vokh – Bald / באַלד

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January 15, 2025

1. ‘right away’, ‘promptly’ וו‫ען די קלאַסן האָבן זיך געענדיקט איז חיים באַלד אַהיימגעפֿאָרן. [VEN DI KLASN HOBN ZIKh GEÉNDIKT IZ KhÁYEM BALD AHÉYMGEFORN.] When classes ended, Khayem went home right away. ער‫ איז איר באַלד (פֿון אָנהייב) געפֿעלן…

פּיפּסערס / Pagers

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September 20, 2024

עקספּלאָדירט אין די הענט פֿון עטלעכע טויזנט אָנגעשטעלטע פֿון כיזבאַלאַ. אַזאַ קאָאָרדינירטער, געצילטער אַטאַק ניצנדיק טראַנסמיטאָרן און עלעקטראָנישע האַנט־מכשירים האָט מען נאָך קיין מאָל פֿריִער נישט אַדורכגעפֿירט אין דער געשיכטע פֿון…

Verter fun der Vokh – Weather

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January 31, 2024

What’s the weather like today? Well, it depends whether you live in the Northern Hemisphere (in which case it’s probably cold, snowy, rainy and/or windy) or in the Southern Hemisphere…

Verter fun der Vokh – Tu BiShvat

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January 23, 2024

Tu BiShvat: דער חמישה־עשׂר(־בשבֿט); דער ט״ו בשבֿט [DER KhAMIShÓSER(-BIShVÁT); DER TUBIShVÁT] New year of the trees: דאָס נײַ֜יאָר פֿון די ביי֜מער; דער ראש־השנה־לאילנות‎ [DOS NÁYYOR FUN DI BÉYMER; DER ROShEShÓNE-LEYLÓNES]…

Verter fun der Vokh – Art

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November 3, 2023

Artists can choose from various mediums when they set about creating a picture: watercolors, oil paints, acrylic paint, etc. Or, if not painting, then perhaps they sketch – a pen-and-ink…

Verter fun der Vokh – War In Israel

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October 13, 2023

Fifty years after the Yom Kippur war, the State of Israel has experienced a huge surprise attack during a Jewish holiday. This time the attackers were Hamas terrorists who attacked…