“Tear Up The Harsh Decrees”: Reflections on Tkhines for the High Holidays
Jacob Romm looks to tkhines — Yiddish women’s devotional literature — for High Holidays prayers that "feel earnest, tender, and richly human."
Oct 17, 2019
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."
Sep 09, 2015