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In North American and other diaspora Jewish communities, the use of "shiksa" reflects more social complexities than merely being a mild insult to non-Jewish women. A woman can only be a shiksa if she is perceived as such by Jewish people, usually Jewish men, making the term difficult to define; the Los Angeles Review of Books suggested there ...
The anti-conversion work takes the form of a series of letters between the young Jewish woman Annie who is struggling with her faith, and the older Jewish woman, Inez, who instructs her in the benefits of the faith and provides guidance. [29] 1848: Deborah: Deborah: Salomon Hermann Mosenthal: Play: Austria
Yiddish, [a] historically Judeo-German, [10] [b] is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews.It originated in 9th-century [11]: 2 Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with many elements taken from Hebrew (notably Mishnaic) and to some extent Aramaic.
'anchored or chained [woman]', plural: עֲגוּנוֹת , ʿaḡunoṯ) is a Jewish woman who is stuck in her marriage as determined by traditional halakha (Jewish law). The classic case is a man who has left on a journey and has not returned or has gone into battle and is missing in action.
Tkhine of the Matriarchs for the New Moon of Elul by Serl bat R' Yankev Sega"l of Dubno. Tkhines or teḥinot (Yiddish: תְּחִנּוֹת, lit. 'supplications', pronounced or Hebrew: pronounced) may refer to Yiddish prayers and devotions, usually personal and from a female viewpoint, or collections of such prayers.
Woman of the Haredi burqa sect in Mea Shearim, a Jewish neighbourhood in Jerusalem, 2012 The " Haredi burqa sect " ( Hebrew : נשות השָאלִים Neshót haShalím , lit. ' shawl-wearing women ' ) is a community of Haredi Jews that ordains the full covering of a woman's entire body and face, including her eyes, for the preservation of ...
Spencer in Missouri says that while she feels nostalgia for the Jewish culture in which she was raised, she feels more connected to the Catholic faith in which she has chosen to raise her two kids.
Shalom bayit [1] (Hebrew: שְׁלוֹם בַּיִת, lit. peace of the home) (also sholom bayit or shlom bayit, or (Yiddish) sholom bayis or shlom bayis) is the Jewish religious concept of domestic harmony and good relations between husband and wife.