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Do you speak Yiddish also

I do not. Yiddish is a combination of German, Hebrew, and some Russion - written in Hebrew block letters. So, I can read it, but I cannot comprehend all the words.
46 posted on 07/05/2010 12:35:48 PM PDT by Tzfat
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To: Tzfat

Do you think that scripture in Genesis is Jacob encountering G-D through the Pineal Gland? Is that spoken of in the Zohar?


50 posted on 07/05/2010 12:39:31 PM PDT by TaraP (He never offered our victories without fighting but he said help would always come in time)
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To: Tzfat

Oh, OK. I know a lot of it from Show Business. It is an extremely colorful and expressive language, but it is, of course, the language of Diaspora, which, Thank G-d, is no more.

Leo Rosen wrote a book called “The Joys of Yiddish” which has a lot of very humorous stories and proverbs from the language.

A lot of American English words are from this rapidly disappearing language, and people don’t even realize it.

The word “Boss” is from Yiddish.
The word “OK” is from Lakota! (not my Tribe, but nearby!):-)

Shalom!


53 posted on 07/05/2010 12:46:22 PM PDT by left that other site (Your Mi'KMaq Paddy Whacky Bass Playing Biker Buddy)
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