Daily Archives: December 10, 2020
Israel launches second space program to put a lander on the moon
Israel on Wednesday launched its “Beresheet 2” project, the country’s second lunar mission. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted the ceremony, which was joined online by schoolchildren, students and volunteers from six space centers around...
Netanyahu to make first official visit to Egypt in more than a decade
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to head to Egypt for a state visit in the coming days, at the request of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, officials in Cairo have confirmed to Israel Hayom. The...
Jewish Agency partnership with Canadian evangelical group prompts furor over missionary activity
In a strongly worded letter dated Dec. 6, leaders of Beyneynu, an Israeli nonprofit group dedicated to “good relations,” calls for the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) to investigate and put an end to...
Verter fun der Vokh – Khanike
applesauce: דער ע֜פּל־קאָמפּאָ֜ט; דער ע֜פּל־צי֜מעס
candle: דאָס ליכטל, ־עך
dreydl: דאָס דריידל, ־עך
fry: אָ֜פּ)פּרע֜גלען)
frying pan: דאָס פֿענדל, ־עך; די פּאַטע֜לניע, ־ס; די סקאָ֜װראָדע ‹סקאָ֜װערדע›, ־ס
Hanukkah: דער) חנוכּה)
Hanukkah gelt: דאָס חנוכּה־געלט
Happy Hanukkah!: אַ פֿריי֜לעכן חנוכּה!
jelly doughnut/sufganiyah: די פּאָ֜נטשקע, ־ס
Judas Maccabeus: יהודה המכּבי
light the candles: אָ֜נ)צינדן די חנוכּה־ליכט)
The Maccabees: די...
A freylekhn khanike! + Yiddish Song Workshop Package Available for Purchase
As we approach the first night of Chanukah, the team at YAAANA would like to take a moment to wish you and your family a joyous holiday - a freylekhn khanike! Here at YAAANA, we are...
The True History of the Dreidel
עס קומט באַלד דער יום־טובֿ חנוכּה און צוזאַמען מיט אים וועט מען ווידער רעדן פֿון דריידלעך. אַזוי ווי מיט אַ סך זאַכן אין דער ייִדישער געשיכטע, איז די מעשׂה וואָס אַלע קענען פֿון זייערע...