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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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?

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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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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@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.

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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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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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:

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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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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