Top 5 Yiddish kvetches
No idea what was happening here but it must have involved an insect. Or an antisemite.
I’ve always been fascinated by Yiddish. Though it wasn’t my mame-loshn (“mother tongue” — the name Yiddish speakers give to Yiddish), it was my Mama’s loshn. As a kid she used to do things like stand over me when I was eating and say: “Shlof gikher, ikh badarf dos kishn” (“Sleep quicker, I need the pillow”). (more…)
Rabbi David Schneider’s Weekly Words of Wisdom 2: Beshalach
(Exodus 13:17-17:16)
I want to start this week’s Weekly Words of Wisdom (With Rabbi David Schneider) by thanking everyone for the wonderful letters of praise for the column which I received last week. Obviously I can’t reply to both of them personally and Mother, when I’m ready to get back in touch with you I will, but thank you anyway. (more…)
Uncle Max Series 2 pics
Here’s about a kilotonne of pictures from series 2 of Uncle Max. We filmed it in Galway, Ireland. Guarantee of all four seasons every 2 minutes, permanent rainbow in the sky but hell, they’re nice people there. Nahrein Mirza produced, Simon Hyde directed, and local boy Johnathan Hanly played Luke. You may spot some of my Close Showbiz Pals who came over to join in: Frank Skinner, Julian Rhind Tutt, Meera Syal, Jocelyn Jee Essien, Debbie Chazen and Ian Kirkby.
