Born in polemic, the meaning of the word âdiasporaâ has fluctuated. ...
âWhat are we, exactly?â ...
For so many Jews, in Israel and around the globe, the word Mizrahi, much like the words Ashkenazi and Sephardi, is more than just a label. ...
The stereotype of âJewishâ hair is rooted in a history of racial pseudoscience, radical self-empowerment and comic self-deprecation. ...
The line remains in use, but its emotional underpinning has altered. ...
Wishing someone âmazel tovâ acknowledges that theyâre experiencing a significant life event at a fortunate time, when the stars are aligned. ...
At a brunch during the DNC in Chicago, California assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan was wearing a hat with two Stars of David flanking the slogan âJews for Momala.â ...
We should learn from our sages. ...
Borrowed from Yiddish and launched into the cultural stratosphere by a Canadian comedian and his Jewish mother-in-law, "verklempt" keeps evolving. ...
Embraced by 1940s Bundists opposed to Zionism, the Yiddish word for âherenessâ is being popularized by progressive American Jews. ...
Bibi Netanyahuâs invocation of Amalek, an ancient people whom the Israelites were commanded to wipe out, has caused many observers to fear for the inhabitants of Gaza. ...
Since October 7 and the subsequent Israel-Hamas war, the word genocide has been used liberally by parties on both sides of the conflict. ...