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Old 10-17-2013, 03:54 PM
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Perfect. One of my good friends and neighbors uses Mazel Tov for everything. She's the one whose parents were in the concentration camps during WWII where in fact, she herself was actually born.

I've always wondered what the exact translation of that is????

She uses it when we all have a new grandbaby.....and so on and so forth.

I had another good friend and neighbor who has since moved away to Saratoga Springs.......ditto, she used Mazel Tov all the time. They would invite us for Hannukkah/Chanukah parties and she'd make her mini potato pancakes.......yum.
Yes, Mazel Tov means good luck in Yiddish. When toasting, we usually say L'Chaim which means "to life".