The Jerusalem Bridge
פּעקל
pekl
little bundle (also: one's load of troubles) · noun (neuter, diminutive)

A small tied-up bundle. Also: everything you can't put down.

אויף עליס אײַלאַנד איז יעדער אָנגעקומען מיט אַ פּעקל אין דער האַנט.

At Ellis Island everyone arrived with a bundle in their hand.

Think of the last person you heard say 'I've got a lot on my plate' — now hear them say it with a pekl instead.

Published 20 August 2026

These are written by Yaacov, a native Jerusalemite who teaches Hebrew, Yiddish, Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic one-to-one.

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