July 2011
8 posts
Lign - ליגן
Lign - ליגן \LIG-en\ Verb \ Past Participle: Gelegn:To lie, be situated.
Note: This word is very closely related to leygn (לייגן) - to lay - which will, hopefully, be the subject of a separate edition of the YWOTW. Also, it should not be confused with the noun lign (ליגן) - a lie - which will also hopefully be explored at some point in the future. Pronunciation: Click here to hear a native...
University of Trier Yiddish Program
For those interested, the University of Trier, like several other German universities, has a pretty impressive Yiddish program. Under the direction of Prof. Simon Neuberg, the Yiddish department at Trier offers intensive Yiddish courses and opportunities for important Yiddish research (see the Projects page here). The department is also responsible for publishing the biannual scholarly...
Shafn - שאפן
Shafn - שאפן \SHAF-en\ Verb:
To create, procure, command, order to be brought. Pronunciation: Click here to hear a native Yiddish speaker use this word in conversation.
Synonym: makhn (מאכן). German equivalents: erstellen, erzeugen, kreieren, machen, schaffen, schöpfen.
Etymology: The word derives from Middle High German “schaffen,” from Old High German “skaffan,...
Shul - שול
Shul - שול \SHUL\ Noun \ Feminine \ Pl. Shuln:A school, synagogue. Alternate spelling/pronunciation: shil (שיל). Pronunciation: Click here to hear a native Yiddish speaker use this word in conversation.
Synonyms: beys-hakneses (בית-הכנסת), davnshul (דאוונשול), kloyz (קלויז), shtibl (שטיבל) (the latter two being smaller versions of a shul), synagoge (סינאגאגע) (typically non-Orthodox).
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Yerusholaymer Almanakh and Yiddish Farm
For those interested, the Yerusholaymer Almanakh, established by Yosef Kerler in 1973 as the literary organ of a group of Jewish immigrants to Israel from Eastern Europe, has published 28 volumes since its founding (the last was published in 2008). Articles in this periodical include original essays and poems by up-and-coming, as well as well-established, Yiddish authors, translations of...
