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Modern Yiddish Curses

5/26/2026

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Josh Kail- America's Rebbitzman

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Yiddish curses are great, but some of them are getting a little dated. One of my favorites is “may you fall back onto a pitchfork and grab a hot stove for support.” It's brilliant. Even so, I’ve never owned a pitchfork and I don’t know if you are supposed to keep it in the kitchen. 
We all want to curse our friends and family in creative and relevant ways. It may feel hopeless, but have no fear, America’s Rebbitzman has created some modern Yiddish-style curses for you to tell off your boss, spouse, or teenage child with.

  • May your Instagram feed finally get one million likes, and may it be for the post listing your shiva details.
  • Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, at least none of us will have to hear you Kvetch about it.
  • Success is a journey, not a destination, so may you walk a thousand miles and never make it to where you are headed.
  • Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently… or in your case, with a different pair of shoes.
  • May you inherit a vast art collection, and may they all be NFTs.
  • May you win The Lottery.
  • May your life be so adventurous as to warrant documentaries by Netflix, HULU, and Vice.
  • May your fast be the hardest thing you have to do all year, and may dropping dead be the easiest.

If you truly want to get across the point, you can always say it in Yiddish. זאָל אייער פאַסטן זיין די שווערסטע זאַך וואָס איר דאַרפט טאָן דאָס גאַנצע יאָר, און זאָל אַראָפּפאַלן טויט זיין די גרינגסטע
That will get them thinking.
The harshest curse is, "May you win The Lottery." That should be reserved for someone 
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