Yiddish Resources

Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre
A non-profit organization which preserves, promotes, and develops Yiddish Theater for current and future generations to enhance the understanding and appreciation of Yiddish culture as a necessary component of Jewish life

Jewish Language Research Website
Features information on Jewish languages, such as Yiddish

Living Traditions
Community-based Yiddish folk culture

National Yiddish Book Center
Works to rescue Yiddish and other modern Jewish books and celebrate the culture they contain

Shtetl
Provides a number of resources on Yiddish language and culture

The Workmen’s Circle – Arbeter Ring
Seeks to provide a connection to Jewish and Yiddish culture and language and a progressive world view built upon a broad knowledge and understanding of Jewish heritage, identification with the Jewish populace, and a commitment to the Jewish community

Yiddish Dictionary Online
A Yiddish-English dictionary

Yiddish Radio Project
Committed to making a lasting educational, cultural, and artistic contribution to the appreciation of this important, overlooked chapter in the American experience

YiddishStore.com
Sells products related to the Yiddish language

The Yiddish Voice
A Yiddish radio show based in Brookline, MA

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Promotes Yiddish culture and literature

Yungtruf Youth for Yiddish
A worldwide organization of Yiddish-speaking and Yiddish-learning young adults who get together to speak Yiddish, to read and study Yiddish literature, and to write, sing and socialize in Yiddish

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How to Say the Shehechiyanu Blessing

This blessing is traditionally recited upon doing something for the first time.

Simple Spatchcocked Chicken and Roasted Root Vegetables

Spatchcock is a method of splitting (butterflying) a chicken.

Roasted Potatoes for Shabbat

A Friday night staple.