It's "Yom Tov" not "Yontef"

[ix4]

First of all I love this project, great work.
But the word is Yom Tov (Hebrew: יום טוב, literally good day) not Yontef.
FYI in modern Israeli Hebrew the word Chag (Hebrew: חג, meaning holiday) is used.

[Noleli]

Thanks! I do know all that. Just one in a long line of Ashkenazi bastardizations of לשון הקודש. The way I grew up, we said things like keynahora for קיין עין הרע and shaleshudis for סעודה שלישית. Yontef for יום טוב was right there with these.

I was honestly pretty surprised (and amused) by how much pushback and confusion there was over this editorial decision. Reddit had a nice long discussion about it.

If my great-grandmother could spell the English word “hat” as עט in Yiddish, I can spell יום טוב as Yontef. Wontfix :)

[ix4]

lol I respect that. I myself am Ashkenazi & a fluent Yiddish speaker constantly tasked with "Askenazi to Hebrew" translation between my GF who's "Jewish" lexicon is exclusively "Ashkenazi bastardized words" and my Israeli friends

[Noleli]

Someone’s gotta do it!

[Noleli]

Alright, the internet complained loudly enough. isyomtovearlythisyear.com and isyomtovlatethisyear.com now also work.