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(Jewish Group) The Jewish word that no one uses anymore [View all]
There is a Yiddish word that our grandparents used that has fallen out of use.
The word is shanda — shame.
Some would say: Good riddance.
For several generations, the idea and living reality of shanda served as fuel in our personal and communal Jewish engines.
Consider the way that we used that word.
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An unusual article, but thought I'd drop it off here.
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