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This synagogue “gets” why you need Yiddish on Yom Hashoah

JL;DR SUMMARY The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale conducts a unique Yom Hashoah Seder that deeply integrates Yiddish language and culture, honoring the memory of the 85% of Holocaust victims who were Yiddish speakers. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureYiddish LanguageHolocaustYiddishYom HashoahHolocaust RemembrancePartisan HymnRabbi Avi WeissHebrew Institute Of RiverdaleRabbi Steven Exler

Places mentioned

Riverdale, New York, United States
"As a member of the Riverdale-Yonkers Jewish community, Ive heard for years about the Yom Hashoah Seder conducted by the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, also known as The Bayit."
Yonkers, New York, United States
"As a member of the Riverdale-Yonkers Jewish community, Ive heard for years about the Yom Hashoah Seder conducted by the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, also known as The Bayit."
Israel
"a well-known activist in defense of Israel and in expanding roles for women in Orthodox Judaism."

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