In April 2020, right after the COVID virus sequestered us all in our homes, the Forward staff huddled about what we could do for the many people who felt isolated, unable to go to work or to see their ...

Steven Skybell discusses playing Tevye, antisemitism, and why “Fiddler on the Roof” feels urgent as Austin Opera stages the classic.

An Italian Jewish maestro breathes new life into Yiddish music from the Holocaust, but the composers’ messages got lost in ...

Feeling sheepish, I explain that I only speak English and hope we can continue that way. She nods and helps me select ...

Fifteen elementary students from throughout Monroe County made it through words, such as Yiddish and dexterity, Jan. 21 ...

Yad Menachem has published Umedayeik BaMaamar, a publication of Basi Legani 5726 in the Rebbe’s original Yiddish wording, which is being studied in connection with Yud Shevat this year. Full Story, ...

RICHMOND, Va. — An upcoming festival invites Richmonders of all backgrounds to explore Yiddish language and culture. Richmond Yiddish Week runs Saturday, Jan. 10, through Friday, Jan. 16, with one ...

Another possible repercussion of the penny's passing? Some colorful colloquialisms making use of the word "penny" might not make any cents – I mean sense – in the near future. These days, phrases and ...

Anyone who's ever been married will probably tell you it's a wild ride. You meet someone, go on a few dates, decide they’re your person, and end up sharing a life ...

Yiddish is a familiar presence in contemporary English speech. Many people use or at least know the meaning of words like chutzpah (audacity), schlep (drag) or nosh (snack). These words have been ...

The Soraya launched its 2025–26 season this past weekend with the West Coast premiere of National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, presented in a special concert staging ...