The Chinese gentleman who provides ergonomic furniture to our office (age in late 50's or early 60's, I'd guess) had a Jewish roomate in college. Mr. Chow knows a lot of Yiddish words and Jewish traditions. It was really amusing for both of us talking and sharing quips out here in the Diaspora. ;-)
-Ben > A neighbor of ours did housework for a Jewish family. It was cool. She > would always bring us Matza Balls and crackers and everything with the word > "Koshered" on it. My favorite was Koshered Pickled Herring! > > Anyhow, she's a converted Jew (Bhuddist before). Can she move to Israel > permanently? heh > > Strangely enough, the Cambodian word for "Jew" is pronounced "Kuh-tup" - > accent on the second syllable, HARD "K" and HARD "T". I was wondering how > we got that word. Maybe it's similar to some Hebrew word? Mike/Judith, is > there a Hebrew word that's phonetically similar? > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
