Mazel brings 1,000 years of Yiddish wisdom into your daily routine — each saying with its story, cultural context, and professional audio narration.
FROM TIMELESS WISDOM TO DAILY INSPIRATION
Browse 1,000 authentic Yiddish proverbs and sayings, each carefully curated with:
• Original Hebrew script with beautiful calligraphy animation
• Romanized Yiddish pronunciation
• English translation and cultural context
• Professional audio narration
• Related folk tales, recipes, and vocabulary
STORIES FULL OF LAUGHTER, TEARS & WISDOM
Explore 80 classic Yiddish folk tales — from the wise men of Chelm to the Rabbi and the Goat. Each story is professionally narrated and paired with original Chagall-inspired artwork.
BROWSE YOUR WAY
• 65 Themes: wisdom, courage, family, humor, faith, love, and more
• 4 Moods: comfort, contemplation, humor, motivation
• Collections: curated groupings that connect related ideas
• Search: find exactly the saying that speaks to you
LEARN THE LANGUAGE
252 essential Yiddish vocabulary words with pronunciation guides, example sentences, and cultural notes. Build your Yiddish vocabulary one word at a time.
COOK THE TRADITION
101 traditional Jewish recipes organized by holiday — from challah to latkes, matzo ball soup to rugelach.
A DAILY RITUAL IN 30 SECONDS
Each day brings a new saying, a new story, and a new word. It takes less time than your morning coffee, but the wisdom stays with you all day.
DESIGNED WITH CARE
• Works completely offline — all content embedded
• Beautiful Hebrew calligraphy animations
• Professional audio narration throughout
• Save your favorites and track your journey
• Light and dark mode support
• No ads, no tracking, no data collection
Mazel is free because Yiddish deserves to be shared. If this app brings you closer to the language and its wisdom, consider supporting its development through the optional tip jar.
"When you don't have meat, you eat fish." — A Yiddish proverb about making the most of what you have. That's the spirit of Mazel.
I love being able to find so much information in one place…. History, recipes, stories and more!
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My review
Zeydeahw
I enjoy the proverbs and sayings and hearing the Yiddish translations. Most of which I have not heard since I was a kid
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Full of errors
Bracha V.
DO NOT USE this app to study Yiddish. The Yiddish-language content — folktales and jokes — is unintelligible, and the text-to-speech is equally so (plus, it uses a disrespectful voice clone of Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman z”l). Almost all content is obviously AI generated and inaccurate to the degree that it would actively hinder users trying to learn the Yiddish language. נישט קיין מזל דא.
Developer Response
Hi Bracha. We have removed the voice from the app and are working with the Yiddish community on finding a new narrator and improving content overtime - I am a solo developer and pronunciations will improve overtime once a good Yiddish narrator is in the app 🙂
Cheers me up
Coach TWELL
Every time I’m wanting mental stimulation i open this app
Improved audio
Version 2.2
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Information
Seller
Cory Weinstein
Size
150 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
