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“Tear Up The Harsh Decrees”: Reflections on Tkhines for the High Holidays

Eve Romm looks to tkhines — Yid­dish women’s devo­tion­al lit­er­a­ture — for High Hol­i­days prayers that feel earnest, ten­der, and rich­ly human.”

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A New Year, a New shifskarte

A look at an exam­ple of the famed Yid­dish new years cards. This one is a good year ship tick­et,” grant­i­ng the receiv­er 120 free year­ly round-trips for him­self and his family.” 

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