What is Yenta Claus?
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An older and very small jewish lady. I heard she looks like Dr Ruth. Maybe it is Dr Ruth dressed in a blue elf outfit? Any way, I heard sneeks around giving toys to the kids Santa forgets or isn't allowed to give toys to because someone, who never ask us kids first if that was OK or not, won't let him come to our houses because we are jewish. Is that true? Is there a Yenta Claus?
"Here comes Yenta Claus, here comes Yenta Claus driving down Yenta Claus Lane..........."
"Oy, what Joy! Yenta Claus is coming to town!"
"Yes Virginia, there really is a Yenta Claus"
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She must be some sort of
I saw Zaddie kissing Yenta Claus while she was noshing on latkes!
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I have a secret; her name is Yenta Claus. My secret brings me toys just like Santa Claus, just different. See, she is Jewish and no one else in the whole wide world knows about her because she is a secret.
I asked Yenta Claus for a new brother.
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Jewish folklore, a way cool older woman that's nice and really funny. She brings kids toys, especially us really good Jewish kids who Santa seems to forget, or who because we are Jewish, Santa isn't allowed to sneek into our houses by slipping down the chimney or if you live in an apartment with out a chimney altogether. Just don't tell Rabbi Ebenezer. Pretty please with icecream and sugar on top. I promise to be good all year if you let me believe.
"You'd better not kvetch, or eat chozzerai, You'd better not greps, I'm telling you why... Yenta Claus in coming to town!"
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"She is such a nice Yenta! And to think we have a real Bubbie that brings the kinderlach such nice toys! Don't tell Rabbi Ebenezer about Yenta Claus or else it's no more toys and back to getting that nasty lump of coal!"
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I love her because she loves me and brings me toys. She is the best Hanukkah magic ever!
I asked Yenta Claus to come to my house.
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Jewish folklore, a female
"You'd better not kvetch, or eat chozzerai, You'd better not greps, I'm telling you why... Yenta Claus in coming to town!" Yenta Claus, A Hanukkah Carol, Author unknown
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Origin in Jewish folklore, is a female Yiddishkeit elf who visits children during the gift giving period of time around the Chanukah/ Hanukkah and Christmas Holidays. A term for a feminine secular Jewish Santa Claus-like character used to introduce humor and as an attempt to include all children in seasonal festivities. An American Jewish magical gift giving character. See Yenta for origins of the name in Yiddish and in contemporary culture.
"You'd better not kvetch, or eat chozzerai, You'd better not greps, I'm telling you why... Yenta Claus in coming to town!" Yenta Claus, A Hanukkah Carol, Author unknown
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