Ashkenazi Jewry

Monthly Essay · September 9, 2024
Fear and Joy in Sepharad and Ashkenaz
By Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
What happens when an Ashkenazi rabbi leads a Sephardi synagogue during the Days of Awe? A profound encounter with new moods in Jewish life.
Observation · May 9, 2018
Do These Similar-Sounding and Similar-Meaning Hebrew Slang Words Come from the Same Place?
By Philologos
Of shlukh and shlokh.
Observation · November 22, 2017
Why Does “Making” Mean What It Means for American Ashkenazi Jews?
By Philologos
If you don't know what it means, you can probably figure it out. (Or you can read this column.)