This brief essay, the second installation in the miniseries, “Grateful to be a Yid,” explores some reasons for moving to Israel. Some persons fail to share my excitement over making aliyah ...

Used affectionately by supporters of Premier League club Tottenham but hurled back by rivals with venom, football chants featuring ''Yid'' have long been a source of ambiguity in England.

Why? Because Spurs are the Yid Army. And I am a Jew. Please, take a minute to understand the world from my eyes: antisemitism is real. Jews around the globe are being targeted with verbal abuse ...

Chants of "Yids", "Yid Army" and "yiddos" are frequently heard ... such as myself, who are proud to be Yiddos". Getty Images The "Y-word" is not used on official merchandise, but has been adopted ...

Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images The Oxford English Dictionary has updated the definition of the word "Yid" to include "a supporter of or player for Tottenham Hotspur ...

Three people were arrested last season for using the term Spurs fans have vowed to carry on chanting the word "yid" despite risking arrest when they do, a supporters group says. Tottenham Hotspur ...

Chants of "Yids", "Yid Army" and "yiddos" are frequently heard ... such as myself, who are proud to be Yiddos". The "Y-word" is not used on official merchandise, but has been adopted unofficially ...