Balabusta

Balabusta (Yiddish: בעל־הביתטע‎) is a Yiddish expression describing a good homemaker among Ashkenazi Jews. The Anglicized form is baleboste, and the term derives from the Hebrew term bá'alat habáyit, meaning "mistress of the house". The masculine form is בעל־הבית‎ balebos, from Hebrew בַּעַל הַבַּיִת‎ bá'al habáyit "master of the house", of same origin as Baal.

Connotations

It usually has purely positive connotations,[1] although there are sources that claim otherwise.[2] The traditional role of the balabusta also includes, besides fulfilling the household duties for the family, its spiritual bonding and helping its members hold together.[3]

Variations

Variations on this word include the Yiddish Balabuste or Balabusteh and the Ladino Balabusha among Sephardi Jews.[4]

Martin Davidson's Rechnitzer Rejects group recorded a song titled "Balabustas", an homage to the traditional role set to the theme song of the 1984 movie Ghostbusters.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Modern Balabusta". Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  2. ↑ "Website of Santa Barbara Jewish Festival". Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  3. ↑ "Balabusta Project". Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  4. ↑ "Webster's Online Dictionary". Retrieved 2007-12-03.


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