While many Jewish languages are in danger of being lost, there are also wonderful efforts to raise awareness of + engagement with these languages, which are a crucial part of Jewish history! For info about our Feb.-April course on this timely topic: judaismunbound.com/spring23/p/jew…

Happy Tu Bishvat! 🌱 In honor of the New Year of the Trees, here is the name of the holiday in 10 Jewish languages around the world.🌳 Don't forget to say thank you, in whatever language, to the beautiful trees around you today! #TuBishvat #jewishlanguages #judaism #linguistics

It's Word of the Week time! 🎺 This week, we're featuring "lonso," which has origins in Ladino. Have you ever heard/used "lonso?" Sound off in the comments, and check out the full entry at jel.jewish-languages.org/words/1617 #ladino #linguistics #jewishlanguages #jewish #sephardic Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Nearly a year into the Russian invasion into Ukraine, we're seeing the interesting phenomenon of linguistic solidarity. Check out our full fun fact archive at the link in our bio. #linguistics #ukraine #solidarity Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

It's finally Thursday again! 🥳 This week we're featuring bakhsh, from Bukharian, as our Jewish English Lexicon Word of the Week. Tell us your favorite bakhsh recipe, and check out the full entry here: jel.jewish-languages.org/words/2908. #jewishlanguage #bukharian #jewish #food #jewishfood

Today's fun fact features Judeo-Amazigh! Check out our page on Judeo-Amazigh, which includes a description by Joseph Chetrit and a beautiful, multilayered music video by Miléna Kartowski-Aïach. jewishlanguages.org/judeo-berber #language #linguistics #jewishlanguages #morocco Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Monday brings the second Fun Fact in our mini-series on Judeo-Amazigh! 💯 Check out the full page here, jewishlanguages.org/judeo-berber, and hopefully we'll see more literature published soon! #languages #linguistics #languagerevitalization #africanlanguages #morocco #judaism Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

We all agree that the Purim story is iconic✨but, did you know that it also tell a different story: the story of the diversity of the Jewish Diaspora? Start your Purim prep early this year with these fun-facts from Jewish Language Project, available in full on kolture.org!

Thursday, Yom Hamishi, Jueves...Whatever you wanna call it, it's Jewish English Lexicon Word of the Week Day! This week's featured word is "kuracha," which has a very interesting history! Check out the full entry at jel.jewish-languages.org/words/1612. #LANGUAGE #ladino #judaism Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Get your groggers and hamentaschen ready - it's Purim! 🎉💃Today's fun fact centers a proverb from Jewish Neo-Aramaic celebrating the wonderful colors of spring and Purim. Tell us about your Purim expressions or sayings in the comments! Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion #purim #judaism #languages

Worth the wait! Our fully-developed Solitreo font for Judeo-Spanish (#Ladino) is now available to all thanks to @GOOGLE and Google Drive! Check out my tutorial below and enjoy! youtu.be/sgjsiwCHGI8

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The perfect pillow to recline on at the seder: redbubble.com/i/throw-pillow… Jewish Language Project

Looking for a multilingual gift for your Passover seder host? #passover #charoset Jewish Language Project redbubble.com/i/apron/Charos…

🎶Who Knows One is sung at the end of the Passover meal. The script might fool you, but it's Judeo-Arabic. I've compared various Levantine traditions and compiled this, making it perfect for printing and using during your upcoming Passover meals. Min Yiʿalam waMin Yidri?

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This info is from Sarah Benor & Benjamin Hary’s 2018 article “A Research Agenda for Comparative Jewish Linguistic Studies,” available at jewishlanguages.org/hary-benor-book. Image from Sefer Minhagim כּ״ח. See how this word appears in Singapore Jewish English at jel.jewish-languages.org/words/3068.

Etymology is unclear, but that is a valid theory. We discuss that and others here: jel.jewish-languages.org/words/2514

We're thrilled to be the media sponsor for Jewish Language Project' summer series, Jewish Language on TV! ✡️🗣️📺 Join us for a conversation about "History of the World Part II" with Sarah Benor, Jeremy Dauber and Jenny Caplan. ✨ Free ✨ virtual ✨ RSVP ✨ jewishlanguages.org/events ✨

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