Yiddish has been the language of Ashkenazi Jews for over a thousand years. It was used by writers and artists to create great works of fiction, plays, and music. Yiddish words are everywhere in popular culture and it would be meshuggenah to imagine that anyone hasn’t heard or said at least one Yiddish word. Yiddish is a living language, full of spiel and shtick, irony and humor, expressing all of the subtle distinctions of human character. This is at the heart of one of FJMC’s most popular programs, Yiddish Alive.
Yiddish Alive is an interactive, Zoom based discussion about Yiddish. It offers an opportunity to speak a bissel Yiddish, share stories about our Zaidye’s and Bubbie’s, learn the Yiddish word of the day and more. The next Yiddish Alive session will be on Monday, February 20 at 8:00 PM ET.
The theme for our nest session will be “telling your story…in Yiddish”. Joe Rotstein will share his story and would like to hear some of your stories too. Sol also promised an original poem on this theme. Some asked for the registration link to invite friends/family to future sessions. Here’s the registration link, They will get a link to the session once they register.
Nu? Would you like a bissel of Yiddish Alive? Here’s a video from Monday, December 12th along with the Word of the Day “Winter” and other video’s that were shared: Let it snow in Yiddish, Vintrer tsayt (Winter time) – 1910 Yiddish parody of the song, and Sesame Street – Episode 0687 (1974) – LAST SCENE.
“If you are enjoying these sessions and you’re not already a member of an affiliated Men’s Club or Brotherhood, then you are cordially invited to join the FJMC as an Individual Member. Among other benefits, you’ll get personal access to all digital newsletters and websites, invitations to all Affinity Group and Webinar programming, access to all archived Affinity Group and Webinar programming, as well as, a connection with like-minded people and possibly the opportunity to present your own programming. Everyone is welcome to join. Here’s the link to join.“
Yiddish Alive is part of a growing list of FJMC Affinity Groups and is offered at no charge to Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods across the United States and around the world. Learn more at https://www.fjmc.org/yiddish-alive-affinity-group or email Mike Mills at MillsMS1@Gmail.com. Nu? Sign up to join Yiddish Alive today and be mensch tomorrow.
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