Wow. It's been a year (pretty much to the day) since I revived this blog. I've covered everything from OTD Hasidim to masturbation...

First off, I want to say 'mazl tov' to Suri and Eli Leno on their recent marriage. It's not everyday your khasene goes viral. (O...

The BBC News Magazine has an article this week called New York, a graveyard for languages . No, please Doctor, don't sugar coat it! D...

It's not true that the Haredi community rejects secular culture. They just absorb it, turn it Yiddish and pretend like nothing ever happ...

It's Khanike (Chanuka/Hanukkah) time and you know what that means? Obligatory article about the survival/struggle/revival/renaissance/zo...

Memes of the Yiddish Atlantis: As stated in the fine print of the Geneva Convention, journalists may not discuss new Yiddish entertainment...

Just read a really interesting review of  Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall Of Fame , a new collection of essays on Jews and sports by Mar...

Dark Corridor Filled with Nothing .... At the end of which is less than nothing-- a big pile of Yiddish books. I've been waiting ages ...

In this episode, Yiddish is brought in to make a sad analogy; Nova Scotia Gaelic is said to be having its "Yiddish moment."  Wha...

Couple of interesting items on the Yiddish theater calendar... Yiddish Plays at Target Margin Theater Target Margin Theater, under the ...