High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Yiddishkeit (Yiddish: ייִדישקייט - yidishkeyt in standard transcription) literally means "Jewishness," i.e. "a Jewish way of life," in the Yiddish language. It can refer to Judaism or forms of Orthodox Judaism when used by religious or Orthodox Jews. In a more general sense it has come to mean the "Jewishness" or "Jewish essence" of Ashkenazi Jews in general and the traditional Yiddish-speaking Jews of Eastern and Central Europe in particular.
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