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Jews from different places in the world have different spoken languages, and one of the most fascinating is Ladino or Judeo-Spanish language.
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Yiddish, the language of the Ashkenazi Jews, may not be widely spoken anymore, but many of its words have made their way into the English language. “Kibitz,” “glitch,” “schlep,” and “klutz” all have their origins in Yiddish, as do many other words you never guessed were not always English. There are many Yiddish words that…
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The Ashkenazim, or Ashkenazi Jews, are Jews of European and Russian origins, and their food has much in common with the food of the countries they had settled in, including Russia, Poland, and Germany.
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We’ve grown up watching these celebrities, heck, our parents have grown up watching them.
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Tzedakah is the charity that Jews give. The word “tzedakah” means “justice” or “righteousness” in Hebrew, and this definition of charity relates to the concept of money belonging to G-d.
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Israel is one of the most fascinating and important places on Earth, and one that everyone should take the time to learn about. Here are five facts about Israel that everybody should know. Israel Has Four Holy Cities Israel is known for being the holy land, and it actually has four cities within it that…
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The ancient fortress jutting out of the mountain is one of Israel’s most interesting places. Towering 1,200 feet over the desert with views of the Dead Sea, it is the site of an ancient fortress built by King Herod in the 1st century BC. Herod was the governor of Israel and had support from the…
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Languages evolve, and even ancient languages such as Hebrew that are still around today have gone through great changes over time. The modern Hebrew that we know today owes a large debt to a man named Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. When he came to Palestine in 1881, the Hebrew language was not widely spoken by Jews at…
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Everybody knows about how amazing it is to float in the Dead Sea and how powerful its mud is as an all-natural cosmetic, but there are many fun facts about the Dead Sea that few people know. For starters, there are many different names for the Dead Sea. The Devil’s Sea was its name in…
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The twelve tribes of Israel come from the twelve sons of Jacob. The story begins as Jacob was fleeing from his brother Esau, who was attempting to take Jacob’s life. Jacob listened to his mother Rebecca and fled Israel to become a shepherd for his uncle Laban. This is how he met Rachel, his cousin…
