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games
Backgammon ‘Shesh Besh’ smackdown
Tess Cutler
March 18, 2015
Upon visiting the high-stakes backgammon competition March 8 at Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, witnesses were welcomed by the sound of dice on board, the cursing of bad luck and the occasional exclamation of “shesh besh!”
‘Schmutz’ and other Jewish Scrabble moves
Jewish Journal
August 12, 2014
Next time you’re playing Scrabble, you can put down “schmutz,” “schtum” or even “tuchus” without fear of being challenged. (“Tuchuses,” the plural, is also acceptable.)
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