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These 10 Yiddish words will get you through quarantine

With kids literally all over you 24/7, it’s nice to have a secret language when you want to have a discreet chat with your partner.

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kvelling

Using this Yiddish word is an art that anyone can master

There are plenty of opportunities to kvell. Here are the key categories.

Ideas

Who, exactly, is a yenta these days?

How did a Yiddish name meaning “refined” devolve into a term used to mean “blabbermouth”?

Ideas

Audiences loved ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in Yiddish, but Yiddish itself still gets no love

Abraham Sutzkever, right, before World War II in Vilnius, Lithuania. (Courtesy photo)

Global

How poetry literally saved the life of a famed Yiddish writer

Culture

This Yiddish word kicked off the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals

United States

A New York City Council member wants Yiddish taught in a public school

Culture

What I wish people knew about Yiddishists

Culture

How ‘Broad City’ redefined American Jewish identity

Editor's Column

My day job is translating from Jewish to English. Gevalt!

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