Netanyahu Speaks to Congress, the Three Songs in Luke, Elon Musk and Gaza, and Meshummad (Episode #154)

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Yiddish Word(s) of the Day

Meshummad - Yiddish from the Hebrew - Meshumed is the term applied to one who has renounced his faith and accepted another one . The word comes from a term meaning to destroy , in the sense that his relationship with his origin has been destroyed . Some claim that the term means one who is ex-communicated — because of his renunciation of the faith . Some writers claim that the term relates to a word meaning to be baptized into another faith .