narishkeit

N1A1R1I1S1H4K5E1I1T1

noun

foolishness

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounnarishkeit (uncountable)

alternative naarishkeit

  1. Jewishslanguncountablefoolishness
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    Trust me: there is NO traditional authentic Jewish PRIMARY source [Rishon or Acharon] (and I'm not referring to Rabbi Sally or Rabbi Suzy from the non-O clergy, or for that matter Rabbi Murray or Rabbi Irving from the O clergy, or even from some naarishkeit written from Aish haTorah or Artscroll; but to a recognized Posek who has authored "sefarim") who gives the reason for spilling drops of wine at the Seder as "sorrow over the death of the poor Egyptians".

    2006 April 27, bac...@vms.huji.ac.il, “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
  2. Jewishslanguncountableirrelevant, everyday matters

Origin

  1. Yiddishנאַרישקייט
  2. Englishnarishkeit

Borrowed from Yiddish נאַרישקייט (narishkeyt).

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