JewterpretorFeb 17, 2023

QRT #JWHIA https://babka.social/@jewwhohasitall/109818863484307343

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 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?
JewterpretorJan 7, 2023

QRT https://babka.social/@jewwhohasitall/109637353901561503

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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JewterpretorDec 16, 2022

QRT #JWHIA #DearTeachers #SchoolLetter: https://babka.social/@jewwhohasitall/109506878041494663

Heads up before I launch into the thread: due to family events I won't be available for at least a week, maybe 2 or 3, which means a (short) Jewterpretor hiatus. I'm mostly finished with the Dear Teachers letter, so I'll post what I have. If you've followed me for awhile, you've seen some of this before.

Bo'u nelech! (=let's go, roughly)

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🇺🇸 JewWhoHasItAll (@[email protected])

#DearTeachers, As some of you may know, if you have any students in your class who identify as Christian, they may ask to be excused from school to observe the Christian holiday of “#Christmas,” more popularly referred to as Yom Christmas or Nittel. 🧵: 1/x

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Show threadJewterpretorDec 14, 2022

@coreymcc @jewwhoknowsitall @jdmiddleton55

I'd have to look it up (and will eventually) but I'm holding off for now so I can tackle the new #SchoolLetter. (and secular. it's at least partly written!) FWIW across languages and language families, words for numbers and other core vocabulary (e.g. family members) tend to be very, very, old.

JewterpretorDec 7, 2022

QRT: https://babka.social/@jewwhohasitall/109461363220345793

Oy vey! I barely finished the last #JWHIA #DearTeachers #SchoolLetter, and I haven't even finished writing the “secular” thread (and have posted exactly none of it), and here we go with a brand new #SchoolLetter! Ein shalom laresha’im, nachon? (= “no rest for the wicked, right?”) (FYI I didn’t get that checked by a language informant & I’m not confident at all what the right tag question (e.g. nachon vs ken vs lo etc.) is here, commentary is very welcome!)

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🇺🇸 JewWhoHasItAll (@[email protected])

#DearTeachers, The next holiday in the #Christian #Holiday #Season is Yom Saint Nikolas Ha’Kadosh. The holiday observes the yahrzeit of ancient Christian tzaddik Saint Nikolas Ha’Kadosh. 1/x

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Show threadJewterpretorDec 5, 2022

In the #SchoolLetter, JWHIA speculates that it’s the first meaning, which is its original meaning. In #MedinatAmerica, where it’s a greeting among a religious minority, it very likely maintained that original meaning, because it’s the Jewish holiday seasons and greetings for Jewish holidays (e.g. Chag sameach) that engulf those of minority religious groups.

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Show threadJewterpretorDec 5, 2022

I've been working on the rest of last week's @jewwhohasitall #DearTeachers #SchoolLetter in bits and pieces over the last few days. Heads up that I'm about to post a truly large number of toots in this thread. Not sure how many it will be. Shall we make it a (short-lived) poll? Total number of toots in this thread will be:

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50-70
12.5%
71-85
25%
86-99
12.5%
100+
12.5%
I already know the answer but I want to see how people voted
37.5%
Poll ended at .
Show threadJewterpretorDec 1, 2022

Alright #MedinatAmericans and other friends! More translations from #JWHIA's most recent #DearTeachers #SchoolLetter. Question of the day: can I get through the first tweet of her thread? 🤔 Let's find out together, shall we?

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JewterpretorNov 30, 2022

QRT @jewwhohasitall https://babka.social/@jewwhohasitall/109433251912315043

A new #JWHIA #SchoolLetter, #DearTeachers this time. And only 10 toots long, a walk in the park after the last one (53 tweets on twitter 🤩😦)! Will still probably take a few+ days to roll the whole thing out, there’s a lot to cover here. But it does mean I’ll finally get to the long-promised thread on “secular!”

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🇺🇸 JewWhoHasItAll (@[email protected])

#DearTeachers, We are still weeks away from #Chanukah (even though sufganiyot have already been on bakery shelves for weeks! WHY??), but we are entering into what our #Christian friends refer to as "The Christian Holiday Season." Did you know that #Christians have more #chagim than just Yom Saint Francis Ha’Kadosh? Surprisingly, in countries like #MedinatVatican, the #HolidaySeason is beginning now! 1/x

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