Dec 4, 2024 · The question on yekke customs is separate from 3 hours which itself is separate from speaking after washing, etc. I hope you find more Q&A of interest and stay learning with us!

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Jul 6, 2017 · I am a Yekke and am unsure about some of the customs such as a good Siddur to use (My Rabbi is Chassidish so I use Nusach Sfard) and also a Tallit Gadol. I'd prefer to use the Tallit that is all w...

Feb 5, 2014 · Yekke Jews are of German ancestry. They have a number of very strong traditions that set them a bit apart from the rest of "Ashkenazi" Jewry, including, but not limited to, young men wearing a Tallith Gadol prior to marriage, and …

Sep 25, 2017 · I've heard that tsere and open-syllabic segol are pronounced the same in Yekkish (Western Ashkenazi) Hebrew. That said, everyone talks about how Ashkenazi is the only pronunciation with distinct so...

Apr 6, 2016 · As a lad, I often attended a German (Yekke) shul in my neighborhood, where they used the Yekke Torah trope. My main shul sometimes used this trope during Yom Tov readings. (I.e. - the Yekke trope i...

Aug 8, 2024 · What are some useful resources to learn Germanic (Yekke) Haftarah trope?

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Sep 14, 2020 · In K'hal Adath Jeshurun, Washington Heights (commonly known as Breuer's) the mimetic tradition in the kehilloh (congregation) indicates that the Skverer kittel is "closest" to the old, German-style Sargenes, although I believe that there are some differences. Being more than 80 years separated from our old German kehillos (congregations), there is a chance that mimetic usage may not be 100% ...

Oct 9, 2017 · Is there a yekkish minhog regarding peyos? Please cite sources.