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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish נאַרישקייט (narishkeyt).
Noun
narishkeit (uncountable) (Jewish slang)
- foolishness
2006 April 27, [email protected], “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet):Trust me: there is NO traditional authentic Jewish PRIMARY source [Rishon or Acharon] (and I'm not referring to Rabbi Sally or Rabbi Suzy from the non-O clergy, or for that matter Rabbi Murray or Rabbi Irving from the O clergy, or even from some naarishkeit written from Aish haTorah or Artscroll; but to a recognized Posek who has authored "sefarim") who gives the reason for spilling drops of wine at the Seder as "sorrow over the death of the poor Egyptians".
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