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2010-03-01 08:10 pm
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Yiddish curses - for Ruth

A Selection of Curses
from Nahum Stutchkoff's Thesaurus of the Yiddish Language

1. Ale tsores vos ikh hob oyf mayn hartsn, zoln oysgeyn tsu zayn kop.
All problems I have in my heart, should go to his head.

2. Zol es im onkumn vos ikh vintsh im (khotsh a helft, khotsh halb, khotsh a tsent kheylik).
Let what I wish on him come true (most, even half, even just 10%).

3. Eyn imglik iz far im veynik.
One misfortune is too few for him.

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2009-09-16 09:25 am
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Tashlich Humor

This is making the rounds in our local Jewish community~

On the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, there is a ceremony called Tashlich. Jews traditionally go to the ocean or a stream or river to pray and throw bread crumbs into the water. Symbolically, the fish devour their sins. Occasionally, people ask what kind of bread crumbs should be thrown. Here are suggestions for breads which may be most appropriate for specific sins and misbehaviors:

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