Russ & Daughters is excited to announce extended weekday hours! The shop now opens earlier and closes later every weekday. We are now open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Weekend hours will remain: the shop is open on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 8:00 a.m. [...]

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An astute customer, Ann Berrol wrote to kvetch about our Yiddishisms page, “It pains me to note that you have left out ongepaotchket, which means too fancy or ornate, fussy, overdressed, overdone.” Ann even provided some colorful examples of usage. “Your mother-in-law’s Rosh Hashana outfit was so ongepatchket, she looked like the gift-wrap section at [...]

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