Newly incorporated by the Greenpoint Shul, a mom-and-pop, twice-a-week school aims to serve all of North Brooklyn’s Jewish community. Greenpoint, Brooklyn is known for many things: its extensive ...

(New York Jewish Week) — Greenpoint, Brooklyn is known for many things: its extensive waterfront, a tight-knit Polish community and a vibrant arts scene. One thing it’s not known for: a thriving ...

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Some words feel alive, even when they are describing the dead. “Wraith” is one of those words. This short word is like a whisper yet carries power and can describe anything from a ghost of a person, ...

The word "garrulous," originating from Latin, describes someone who talks excessively, often about trivial matters. This adjective captures the essence of talkativeness, highlighting a tendency to ...

If you walk through a cavernous hall with flickering lanterns, ghostly projections and dreamlike illusions — there’s a word to describe this phenomenon. It is called “phantasmagoria,” and it is the ...

Ever heard someone waffle on an answer during a debate? There is an elegant word for that, and it is called “tergiversate.” It may be a mouthful of syllables, but its meaning can be as evasive as the ...

Ever caught a whiff of nostalgia that transported you back in time to an endless summer day? That’s the power of “redolent” — a word that evokes memory, scent and feeling all at once. But how did a ...

Go ahead and roll your eyes. Shrug your shoulders. Or maybe just juggle your hands in the air. Dictionary.com’s word of the year isn’t even really a word. It’s the viral term “6-7” that kids and ...