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Meshuga, meshuga'at (feminine), meshugah, meshuggah, meshugge, etc., means "crazy", "insane", or "mad" in Yiddish, borrowed from Hebrew. Meshuga may also refer to: Meshuga, a climbing route at Black Rocks, a climbing area in Derbyshire; Meshugah, a 1994 novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
The word, which is of Yiddish origin, has moved into English usage and some Hebrew usage (as well as Polish and German), mostly in North American Jewish culture. Among Orthodox Jews , the term may be used to describe a Jewish girl or woman who fails to follow Orthodox religious precepts.
Ma Nishtana (Hebrew: מה נשתנה) is a section at the beginning of the Passover Haggadah known as The Four Kushiyot, The Four Questions or "Why is this night different from all other nights?", traditionally asked via song by the youngest capable child attending Passover Seder.
Meshuggah (/ m ə ˈ ʃ ʊ ɡ ə /) [1] is a Swedish extreme metal band formed in Umeå in 1987. Since 2004, the band's lineup consists of founding members Jens Kidman (lead vocals) and Fredrik Thordendal (lead guitar), alongside rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, drummer Tomas Haake and bassist Dick Lövgren.
The Yiddish Wikipedia has 15,503 articles as of January 2025. There are 55,007 registered users (including bots); 45 are active, including 3 administrators.. In accordance with the norms for the Yiddish language, it is written exclusively in Hebrew script with different Yiddish orthography including YIVO, Hasidic Yiddish and Daytshmerish.
There are several Jewish and Hebrew greetings, farewells, and phrases that are used in Judaism, and in Jewish and Hebrew-speaking communities around the world. Even outside Israel , Hebrew is an important part of Jewish life. [ 1 ]
According to Chabad.org, [unreliable source?] an alternative theory for the origin of the Yiddish expression is that "oy" stems from Biblical Hebrew, and that "vey" is its Aramaic equivalent. [1] It is alternatively spelled אוי, הוי, or הו in Biblical Hebrew [ 5 ] and ווי, וי, ואי, and ויא in Aramaic. [ 6 ]
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (Hebrew names Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah) are figures from chapter 3 of the biblical Book of Daniel. In the narrative, the three Jewish men are thrown into a fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon for refusing to bow to the king's image. The three are preserved from harm and the king sees four ...