Tzena U’Rena | Imamother

tigerwife

Mon, May 04 2020, 10:00 pm

So- do you learn Tzena Urena?
Is there a specific print you recommend?

I smiled when I saw someone on another thread mention that she learns it daily. I think it’s beautiful to learn what so many of our grandmothers did and realized I have very little knowledge of what the sefer covers. Is it originally in Yiddish or Hebrew?

amother

Pink

Mon, May 04 2020, 10:03 pm

It used to be in old yiddish which I devoured growing up, and is now available in chassidish yiddish which I devoured too.

tigerwife

Mon, May 04 2020, 10:04 pm

I understand yiddish but would be interested in a copy that includes an English translation in case my vocabulary ain’t up to par. Can anyone recommend one?

tigerwife

Mon, May 04 2020, 10:09 pm

dankbar wrote:

It tells you the parsha in Yiddish in story form.

Is it just story? Medrashim?
I’m finding it strange I know so little about a sefer that used to be integral to Jewish women.

amother

Crimson

Mon, May 04 2020, 10:11 pm

I think a big part if it is midrashim but like they say the proof if the pudding... maybe give eichlers a call? If you live local they deliver

amother

Ruby

Mon, May 04 2020, 11:01 pm

It is mostly midrashim, very easy read. Nothing heavy you need to dissect. I have the old Yiddish version and I used to finish it in an hour or so on Friday night (before the kids came around).
I haven't looked at it in a long while. I'd be happy to lend if you're in Monsey and want to try it. Let me know and I'll pm you.
I doubt its available with English translation. I didn't know its still a hot item.

Amelia Bedelia

Mon, May 04 2020, 11:34 pm

amother [ Crimson ] wrote:

I think a big part if it is midrashim but like they say the proof if the pudding... maybe give eichlers a call? If you live local they deliver

Eichler's ships too.

amother

Pewter

Mon, May 04 2020, 11:42 pm

I found an English translation one in my local Judaica store

mommy9

Mon, May 04 2020, 11:42 pm

amother [ Ruby ] wrote:

It's been out in English since the 1980s. Smile

it's called the Weekly Midrash.

tigerwife

Mon, May 04 2020, 11:45 pm

Wow, I’m surprised I had no idea that it was a parsha compilation. I always thought it was divrei musar or philosophy for women. Like a Mesilas Yesharim.

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amother

Ruby

Mon, May 04 2020, 11:45 pm

mommy9 wrote:

It's been out in English since the 1980s. Smile

it's called the Weekly Midrash.

Wow! I never knew that. My mom had one volume, and I read that as a kid, but it somehow seemed more thorough than the Tzena Urena I got when I got married, though also easy and light. I think I started reading it when I was 9 or so.
And, I found it on amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod.....b5e47

kiwi strawberry

Mon, May 04 2020, 11:46 pm

I have the tzena ur'ena in english that I got from my sister as a bas mitzvah present 🤗 I loved it then and love it now. It's great.

amother

Ruby

Mon, May 04 2020, 11:48 pm

tigerwife wrote:

Wow, I’m surprised I had no idea that it was a parsha compilation. I always thought it was divrei musar or philosophy for women. Like a Mesilas Yesharim.

Misilas Yesharim is not for women?
I think I have one in Yiddish that I used to read/learn at some point (pre-internet day Banging head

)

tigerwife

Mon, May 04 2020, 11:49 pm

amother [ Ruby ] wrote:

I just spontaneously ordered this but does anyone know if this version contains the original Yiddish text?

tigerwife

Mon, May 04 2020, 11:50 pm

amother [ Ruby ] wrote:

Misilas Yesharim is not for women?
)

Sure it is. I thought the T”R was similar.
Either way, I’ve ordered it, and if it’s a simpler sefer that’s fine as well- I can learn it with my daughters iyh.

Fox

Mon, May 04 2020, 11:57 pm

amother [ Pewter ] wrote:

I found an English translation one in my milocal Judaica store

Same here -- highly recommend.

amother

cornflower

Tue, May 05 2020, 12:18 am

I read it..mostly on shabbos..
I do have a lot of questions though on it, bc the lingo is old style. And its not detailed.
Id love to discuss some thoughts about it

CiCi

Tue, May 05 2020, 12:31 am

Many Yiddish speaking kallahs don't get Tzena Irena's anymore like they used to give for every kallah.