ge&st vtio 1: 0. An Unusual Yiddish Passover Tale Each month in this space, L'Chayim will present a Yiddish lesson entitled, "Du Redst Yiddish (Do You Speak Yiddish?)," whose aim is to encourage further study of Yiddish. The lesson will include a brief story utilizing the Yiddish words to be studied, a vocabulary list with English translations and a family activity which involves using the new words. Two books which may be helpful for beginning Yiddish students are Yiddish for Beginners by Dr. Joffen and Der Yiddisher Lerer by Goldin. Weinreich's English-Yiddish Dictionary also may be useful. At the conclusion of each lesson will be a suggested list of books for persons who wish to further their knowledge. The lessons were prepared by Mary Koretz of Oak Park. She has taught both children's and adult classes in Yiddish at the Workmen's Circle. Following is this month's lesson: This is a meise that my tate frequently told just erev each Paysach. I've never heard anyone else tell this story. I find it verdik of repetition. Perhaps only because its value ligt in remembrance of a fargangen time. A gevir invited a kaptsn to his home for the Shabat observance, which is just as it zol be. Before the moltseit was served, the host hot forgehlaygt that they have a drink of shnaps. The gast responded with the information az he did not drink. The host countered with, "I am oych not a big drinker but in koved of the holy Sabbath, yeder Jew toasts the holiday. To which the pauper geentfert, "I can't drink but I can einzapn. "Well then, dunk," said the rich man. Whereupon the guest took out the gants inside of the challah and drew up the entire inhalt of the whiskey bottle. The host was fardrosn of this action but since he did not feel it pasuk to offend a guest in his home directly, he nor confined himself to saying, "I don't vays why God had to baveizn us a miracle like tsatayln the Red Yahm to effect our escape from Mitsreiem. He could have gegebn each Jew a challah. They could have dunked it in the sea and the sea would have farshvundn." The guest was orem but not narish and he replied, "That's the problem with you Jews who are too ignorant to layenen Hebrew without the vowel marks. The reason God did not have the Jews soak the challah in the sea is veil it was Passover and vifl can one absorb by soaking a matzah?" Vocabulary story father before Passover worthy lies past rich man poor man Sabbath should meal suggested whiskey guest meise tate erev Paysach verdik ligt fargangen gevir kaptsn Shabat zol moltseit hot forgehlaygt shnaps gast that also honor every replied dunk entire contents resentful proper merely know show dividing sea Egypt given disappeared poor stupid read az oych koved yeder geentfert einzapn gants inhalt fardrosn pasuk nor vays baveizn tstayl n yahm Mitsreiem gegebn farshvundn orem narish layenen because how much veil vifl Family Activity Invite someone who has no place to go for a Passover seder. If you don't know anyone who is alone, call a Jewish agency to get the name of someone who may not have a place to go for the seder. Recommended Reading A Passover Haggadah, The New Union Haggadah prepared by the Central Conference of American Rabbis — An interesting version the Haggadah and beautifully illustrated by Leonard Baskin. Connect The Dots `rm. We read the 7170 at a special Service in our homes. This Service is called a is the Hebrew word for order and at the 1712 we do things in a special order. Connect the dots in the correct order to see the Hebrew word. 19, 28, 29. 30• 21 20, ai• 7 • 1e) • •6 • '18 8, 17 • •27 32. 9. ,Z6 '15 33, 34....• 25 36 • 22, 6'1..14 23* • 13 24 35 0 0 - • • •4 1 2' '2 O rP . 3 i n 11 1 , 10 41 • *01,•71:: • • • , r rc " - • . • ..... . , ...071!`;:. - . .'. • L i :..; • . .. • • •. .". A...J. . ■ i ''.= " - • " ` ' r, . -. , ...`, r.1 • ••• ...J. / ' e '• .'"- i f .-,.. J. e a." ...1:V•11; THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS L 3 -