Mentshlekhkeyt (Yiddish: מענטשלעכקייט; German: Menschlichkeit) refers to the properties which make a person a mensch. During the Age of Enlightenment, in Germany the term Humanität, …

On being a mensch — an upstanding member of society — and leading an ethical life. Pronounced: bar MITZ-vuh, also bar meetz-VAH, Origin: Hebrew, Jewish rite of passage for a …

Jun 2, 2024 · The term mensch is shorthand for a Jewish man with ineffacble qualities of intense goodness. Davis says that besides being a homemaker (better known as a balabusta), kick …

Jan 6, 2015 · A mensch is a person who can be relied on to act with honour and integrity. But the Yiddish term means more than that: it also suggests someone who is kind and considerate.

Just be a mentsch! That's the Jewish mother's traditional exhortation to her child. Study, work, love, live — do whatever it is you do. But at the end of the day — be a mentsch! What is a …

Dec 8, 2022 · Mensch is a Yiddish word that means a person of integrity and honor. It is also used to describe someone who is kind and caring. The word mensch is often used as a compliment, …

Mar 9, 2012 · When all is said and done, holiness and wholeness and any other elevated idea of the spiritual goal come down to a simple Yiddish notion: you are supposed to be a mensch, …

A mensch is a person on whom one can trust to act with honor and integrity. But the Yiddish term means more than that: it also suggests someone who is kind and attentive.

Jun 19, 2008 · A mensch is a kind, smart, funny, giving, inspiring, exciting guy who makes your heart smile. The term mensch is shorthand for a Jewish man with ineffable qualities of intense …

Jan 17, 2017 · In Yiddish, the word for “man,” mensch, represents more than a biological species, the Homo sapiens. A mensch is also one who has a mature personality, a fully developed …