Kosher Yiddish Website

Welcome to the Homepage of the "Kosher Yiddish" Website!

בּרוּכים הבּאים אויפֿן הויפּט־בּלאַט פֿונעם אינטערעט־אָרט „כּשר'ער אידיש!“

I recently watched this YouTube video. It reminded me of a humorous off-color Yiddish poem, that appears in the Glossary on this website:

In der Toyre iz geshribn,
Mit a shikse meg men lign.
Lig mit ir a gantse vokh;
Kumt shoyn Shabes --
Vil zi nokh!

Notice that, unlike in the YouTube video, "She wants more" (the last line) is translated as "zi vil nokh!" This poem is real authentic Yiddish. Obviously, the video should have translated "Want more?" as "Vilst nokh?" -- not "Vilst mer." (Otherwise, the video is well done -- very professional!)

Caveat 1 (Nivul-Pe): On this website, "Kosher Yiddish" refers to "Authentic European Yiddish" -- i.e., Yiddish as spoken by Jews born and raised in Eastern Europe prior to World War II.

The word Kosher as used here is intended to mean Authentic. It is NOT intended to mean proper. Indeed, many of the obscene Yiddish expressions that are presented on this website are really NOT kosher (proper) for use by observant Jews. (In that sense, one might call this the "UnKosher" Yiddish Website.)

If you are offended by obscene Yiddish words and jokes, then please read my reasons for including such material on this website by clicking below on "About this Website."

Caveat 2 (Loshn-Hora): On this website there are essays that castigate the Weinreich Dictionary as well as YIVO's rules for spelling Yiddish. Some people find this highly offensive.

To read more about this, please click below on "About this Website," and then scroll down to where it says "About My Yiddish-Language Background & My Criticism of the "Vaynraykhistn."

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Yosl, I love your website, and the links that I have explored so far. What amazes me is how similar our political views are. But, please don't print this endorsement on your site, because I don't want to have to deal with the bleeding-heart liberals who naively think that jihadists can be turned around by love and rational arguments. - Anonymous (HaRotzeh B'Ilum Sh'mo) - 08/24/2004

I'm very impressed. The site is professional, with no embarrassing blunders whatsoever. It's mamesh a pleasure, a mechaye nefesh, very nice work. I wish you mazel un hatzloche with it. I liked also the links. Keep it up, Yos'l. I hope to be in NYC next week and chances are we'll see each other. kol toov - 11/29/2004