Rukhl Schaechter is the Yiddish editor of the Forward and the producer of the YouTube series, “Yiddish Word of the Day.” She loves cooking, Israeli folk-dancing and talking to her grandchildren.
Rukhl SchaechterYiddish/Forverts Editor
By Rukhl Schaechter
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Food WATCH: How To Prepare A Delicious Passover Breakfast
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts.
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Food What On Earth Is An ‘Amalek Kugel’?
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Shul was packed last Shabbos – not because of a bar mitzvah or aufruf, but because on the last Shabbos before Purim, Shabbat Zachor, we read the short passage that commands us to ‘erase’ our bitter enemy – the people of Amalek whose most famous descendant was…
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Culture In Finland, A Yiddish Resurgence
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Part of my work as Forverts editor is to speak at Jewish conferences, community centers and synagogues about the Forverts and Yiddish culture, which is what brought me to the Finnish capital of Helsinki in early February. I had been invited to this year’s Limud Conference Helsinki…
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Forverts in English After 122 Years In Print, The Forverts Moves Forward
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. The Forward Association recently made the difficult but unavoidable decision to end the printed editions of the English and Yiddish Forward. Beginning in April, both periodicals will exist exclusively online. The reason is sadly understandable: The cost of maintaining a traditional news organization is simply too high….
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Forverts in English After I Witnessed A Tragic Accident, An Odd Torah Phrase Gained New Meaning
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Whether we notice it or not, we’re often faced with small ethical moments forcing us to decide quickly how to react. A young man steps into the subway car, begging for money or something to eat. You can ignore him, or you can fish out the banana…
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Life Anonymous Hasidic Writer Speaks Out On Failing Schools
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. People close to me know that I’ve always felt a kinship with the Hasidic community. Part of the appeal for me is their success at maintaining Yiddish as the lingua franca of their community. Where else but in Williamsburg or Mea Shearim do you hear Yiddish wherever…
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Forverts in English WATCH: How To Make Tzimmes To Celebrate The New Year
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Watch Rukhl Schaechter and Eve Jochnowitz prepare this holiday treat in a video in Yiddish with English subtitles.
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Forverts in English WATCH: Schav (Sorrel Soup) and Matzah Meal Pancakes
Watch Rukhl and Eve prepare this eastern European delicacy; so refreshing on a warm summer’s day and packed with Vitamin C to boot!
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