Yiddish

Yiddish, the language of the Jews of Eastern Europe, has managed to see a bit of a recovery in recent years. The rise of klezmer music and Yiddish songs are an indication that Yiddish cannot be written off as of yet.

While the vast majority of Yiddish speakers were murdered during the Shoah, remnants of this community have managed to survive and plant language-seeds among us.

At TBZ, we are particularly blessed that Reb Moshe is fluent in Yiddish. Raised in the home of two Jewish survivors of the Shoah and trained in traditional yeshivot, Reb Moshe offer us the feel of Yiddish — its unique vocabulary, cadence, warmth and depth — in his classes and services.

We are also fortunate that the Workman’s Circle/Arbeter Ring, our neighbor in Brookline, offers Yiddish courses to the general public.