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The Mensch in the White House
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| Joel Geiderman, MD
Posted on 12/22/2002 9:29:51 PM PST by ladyesk
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Comment #21 Removed by Moderator
To: perfect stranger
Whats a perfect stranger?
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posted on
12/23/2002 12:51:57 AM PST
by
Mensch
To: ladyesk
Great post.
To: Sarah
As opposed to the momzer who was in charge before Bush was elected. Or the schlemiel who ran against him in 2000.
To: Mensch
Yiddish is a German dialect written in Hebrew characters, and containing some borrowing from Hebrew and Slavic tongues, the former mostly on religious terms and words.
"Mensch" means a human being, whether male or female, in German -- as opposed to Mann, which just means "man"=male adult.
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posted on
12/23/2002 1:03:56 AM PST
by
crystalk
To: driftless
A "momzer"="Bastard", technically refers only to someone whose mother was married, but not to the father of the momzer.
A "schlemiel" might be translated by the English word "prick."
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posted on
12/23/2002 1:06:44 AM PST
by
crystalk
To: StockAyatollah
shmendrek
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posted on
12/23/2002 1:08:42 AM PST
by
Mensch
To: Mensch
BTW, "Yiddish" is just how a Yiddish speaker pronounces the German word "Juedisch," meaning "Jewish."
"Shmendrek" would appear to mean "fat shit."
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12/23/2002 1:14:01 AM PST
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crystalk
Comment #29 Removed by Moderator
To: crystalk
Be that as it may, I've read a lot of Jewish novelists, and when someone was called a momzer, it was meant in a very derogatory way.
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To: Yehuda
White House Hannukka 2002
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posted on
12/23/2002 1:55:39 AM PST
by
dennisw
To: dennisw
That is a gorgeous menorah! Thanks for the pics, dennisw.
To: StockAyatollah
On FR the game is to pretend that Jews are Republicans.Yes, and all the Jewish Republicans on FR are DNC plants! Muhwahahahahahahaha! < /sarcasm>
To: dennisw
Dumb question: Why are two candles missing on the menorah?
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posted on
12/23/2002 8:04:28 AM PST
by
wife-mom
To: wife-mom
I think custom is that they light one candle every day?
To: wife-mom; Darling Lili
If you ever want to get a little bit of the Chanukah spirit try making some potato latkes (Jewish style potato pancakes) served with apple sauce and sour cream on the side. They're a staple of Chanukah celebrations. I can promise you some were on the buffet mentioned in the original post.
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posted on
12/23/2002 8:29:55 AM PST
by
dennisw
To: wife-mom; Darling Lili
Yes. One additional candle is lit each night until the candelabra is full. So the photos should be from night #7
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posted on
12/23/2002 8:30:29 AM PST
by
dennisw
To: krb
Yiddish is a combination:
Hebrew/ German The Jews from Europe spoke (speak still.)
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posted on
12/23/2002 11:23:54 AM PST
by
Sarah
To: Mensch
Now, That's funny!! LOL
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