November 9, 2023

Word of the Day- Audacious https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day

Yiddish Word of the Day: Computer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Ggf2bqeX8

Hebrew Word – OK:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC8HhBbBwt4&list=PL0vWFn-lQvXU2MCKEOc0Ut3RBmfJuNTR9&index=9

Yiddish Songs from the Shtetl:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3CjnabPQyg

Ofra Haza Chai:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMh-SghXdcw

MDA Blood Bank:  https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/10/31/blood-bank-israel-underground-blitzer-pkg-tsr-vpx.cnn

Knitting  Backwards:  https://nimble-needles.com/tutorials/knitting-backwards-continental/

Avenu Shebatshaymayim – Hershtik;  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGSfMgrP1cM





 

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