JewterpretorFeb 17, 2023

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Going back a bit to a recent #schoolLetter, #DearPrincipal this time. Some #names, a #holiday, a #song, and #woke.

Let's go!

#Berkowitz (also #Berkowicz, #Berkovich, etc) /ˈberkɔvɪt͡s (Yiddish), ˈbɝkəwɪts (English) = Ashkenazi Jewish #surname literally meaning “son of little bear.” Borrowed into English from Yiddish. Derived from the Yiddish #given #name #Berke...

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🇺🇸 JewWhoHasItAll (@[email protected])

Dear Principal Berkowitz, I am writing to strenuously object to the decision that was just released, to prohibit Tu B’Shvat parties in our #school this year. As a #teacher, I care for all of my students. I’m sure that you, like me, have many happy memories of #class Tu B'Shvat #parties from childhood. 1/10

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JewterpretorFeb 16, 2023

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Another great #name!

#Miriam /mirˈjam (Hebrew), ˈmɪɚiəm (English)/ = #given #name for girls. Etymology uncertain. Possibilities include: derived from #SemiticRoot M-R-R (generates words related to “bitter”); derived from #SemiticRoot M-R-Y (generates words related to “mutiny/ rebellion / disobedience”); derived from Egyptian “mery” (= beloved).

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🇺🇸 JewWhoHasItAll (@[email protected])

I just learned that my gentile friend Miriam's real #name is actually "Mary" but she goes by Miriam because people totally butcher #exotic #names. #MedinatAmerica

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JewterpretorFeb 14, 2023

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My fancy keyboard came! There are JWHIA toots to catch up on! Let's go!

Some old friends, for new followers:

#Yom /jom (Hebrew), jam (Jewish English)/ = day

#ha (also ha') /hə/ (Hebrew prefix) = 1. the; 2. that, who; 3. question marker

#Kadosh /kaˈdoʃ (Hebrew), ˈkʌdəʃ (Jewish English)/ = holy/saint

Ha'kadosh /həˈkʌdəʃ, həkəˈdoʃ/ = the holy

#Sameach /sa'me.aχ (Hebrew), səˈmejəχ (Jewish English)/ = happy/ joyous

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🇺🇸 JewWhoHasItAll (@[email protected])

Wishing a Yom Saint #Valentine Ha'Kadosh sameach to my seven (7) #Christian friends and any Christian followers! ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 🖤 (For those who are not familiar, this is the Christian Tu B'Av.) #ally #chag #holiday #greeting

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JewterpretorFeb 2, 2023
There is some fun Hebrew in the latest #JWHIA #schoolLetter, plus the #name #Dovid is really interesting--but the thread has to wait, because I have an arm injury which is making typing more than a short toot really difficult 😫 any recommendations for an ergonomic or even 1-handed keyboard?
Show threadJewterpretorJan 21, 2023

Fun extra x3:

Back at the bird site, a very insightful #JWHIA follower asked about the difference between #ShabbatShalom (Hebrew) and its Yiddish alternative, #GutShabbos (literally “Good Sabbath”). I am including part of our discussion here, because I think other folks might also find it interesting:

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JewterpretorJan 21, 2023

Language of Jews, part 2

Every week #JWHIA wishes us #ShabbatShalom. Much more on that #greeting, #shalom, and things they can tell us about language and dialect: a very long 🧵

(FYI: if you have followed me on twitter for awhile, you’ve seen much of this before.)

JewterpretorJan 18, 2023

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we throw around the word "public" a lot. The #etymology of #public, a 🧵​:

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🇺🇸 JewWhoHasItAll (@[email protected])

This week's #PublicSchool Morning Circle topic: How does your family celebrate #RoshChodesh? And if you don't, what do you instead? #MedinatAmerica #US #USA #holiday #chag

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JewterpretorJan 14, 2023

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I just got new reference books! So I'm happy as a clam (among folks who keep kosher, anyway). Let's test them out, shall we? The evolution of a #name, a 🧵:
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🇺🇸 JewWhoHasItAll (@[email protected])

My gentile friend MARGARET just asked me to stop calling her Margalit because “for the hundredth time, that’s not my name.” Why would she prefer the #exotic variant rather than the beautiful, typical form of her #name? xpost

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JewterpretorJan 7, 2023

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A short #JWHIA #SchoolLetter! Lots of #names, some #OldFriends, and tasty #snacks If I skip something you are curious about, @ me. Onward!

#Gveret (also #Geveret, #Giveret, G'veret) /'g(ə)veret (Hebrew)/ = lady, madame, Ms. (can be used as a title)

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🇺🇸 JewWhoHasItAll (@[email protected])

#DearTeachers, I can hardly believe I am writing to you again, but we are finally at the final holiday in the #Christian #Holiday #Season. (No wonder Geveret Di Pasquale looks so tired— she must be exhausted from all the yom tov prep!) This chag is the 12th day of the #Christmas season, best known as Yud Bet Christmas. #Christians often call it “Epiphany”. Some #Christian minhags state that Yom #Epiphany is the day after Yud Bet Christmas, thus Yud Bet Christmas may be Erev Epiphany. 1/x

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