Yiddish World Blog ties weekly Torah portion with works of Yiddish writers For last week’s portion, the blog matches the story of Jacob’s daughter Dina with a poem about her by the poet Itsik Manger.

The prophecy of Jacob over Judah is a profound statement of expectation of the coming Messiah, in which every word – indeed ...

Every Shabbos, Jews in synagogues of all denominations hear the cantor, rabbi or a layperson chant that week’s Torah portion from an open scroll. But Yiddish scholar Sheva Zucker says you don’t need ...

A common thread extends through the Sukkot, Hoshanah Rabbah, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah festivals – a thread that binds our people. It intersects with Parashat V’zot Haberachah, read on ...

Parashat Terumah is the first of the weekly Torah portions with a narrative that fails to excite. We have been reading about the world’s creation, the Flood and its diluvial ramifications, the stories ...