Yenta

Yenta is a Yiddish word for matchmaker, which is what she is!

Think Progress » ‘I have the blood of American troops on my hands.’ 2006

And a certified yenta/veteran celebrity assistant from L.A. has taken it upon herself to start a great website called The Yenta Report.

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I'd call her Yenta if she wasn't a heretical Ismaili fausse-Muslim.

QUESTION TIME LIVE AND EARLY!!! 2009

Obama and the dems need to go after that sick 'Yenta' Sarah Palin.

Palin Keeps Up Attack On Ayers, Obama's Patriotism 2009

This resulted in a male-dominated system of scholars and codifiers, with a few notable female exceptions, including the wives and daughters of rabbinical dynasties and several women about whom we know very little, such as Yenta the Prophetess (eighteenth century), married to a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and Hannah Rachel Werbermacher (nineteenth century) who was know as the Maid of Ludomir.

Leadership and Authority. 2009

To ensure that everyone uses his or her face time appropriately, and to keep the mood festive, Lerner promises there will be a '' Yenta '' on hand -- in this instance meaning a matchmaker, to borrow from

Metro Weekly (Newspaper Magazine of Gay and Lesbian DC) 2009

To ensure that everyone uses his or her face time appropriately, and to keep the mood festive, Lerner promises there will be a '' Yenta '' on hand -- in this instance meaning a matchmaker, to borrow from

Metro Weekly (Newspaper Magazine of Gay and Lesbian DC) 2009

See Waddell, _Buddhism_, p. 583.] [Footnote 956: Also known as Yenta or Anda.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896

Kristine Zbornik is right behind her, humorously and patiently changing her costume usually on stage as she flits between the imposing Yenta Pasha and several other characters.

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Still, when I was single before I had gotten pretty comfortable with remaining single and satisfied I played with the idea of visiting a Yenta.

The Political Oprah...really? livingoprah 2010