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All Jewish children, both boys and girls should learn Hebrew. It's the language of the State of Israel, the birthplace of Judaism. It is also the language of Jewish prayer.
Answer:The State of Israel has nothing to do with it. Jewish boys and girls have been learning Hebrew for millenia, because it is the language of the Torah, halakha (works of Jewish law) and commentaries. Even the Talmud, which is in a mixture of Aramaic and Hebrew, cannot be understood without a thorough knowledge of Hebrew. No matter what country they lived in, the great majority of authors of Torah-works wrote in Hebrew.
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∙ 7y agoHebrew is the historic language of the Jewish people and an integral part of Jewish identity and culture. It is the same way that any other community speaks their particular language as an element of culture and identity (like how the Hispanic community speaks Spanish or how Turkish migrants in Germany speak Turkish). Additionally, Hebrew has liturgical uses in the Jewish religion, so religious Jews often learn Hebrew as a vehicle to access sacred texts and to pray to God.
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∙ 7y agoBecause it is the language of Jewish prayer, of the Torah, the Prophets, the Mishna, and of the Israelites in general (the ancestors of modern Jews). See also the Related Link.
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∙ 7y agoMany Jews speak Hebrew which was their native language from ancient history. There are certain denominations of Orthodox Jews living in Israel, however, that speak Yiddish. Many Jews in Israel speak Hebrew and English.
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∙ 6y agoIt is the language of the Jews and of Judaism.
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∙ 10y agoYiddish is only one the languages that Jews speak. It is based on a dialect of low German that the Jews of Europe spoke in the middle ages.
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∙ 8y agoYiddish serves as a barrier against assimilation.
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Which group of Jews speak Yiddish?
Ashkenazi Jews
What language do Jewish people speak in Russia?
Russian Jews speak Russian as their first language. Yiddish is a rare second language in Russia. Hardly any Russian Jews can speak it (Most Yiddish speakers in the world live in Belarus, Israel, and Argentina).There are no longer any native speakers of Yiddish in Russia.
What is a seven letter word that Jews speak?
Yiddish
Do people in PA speak yiddish?
It's mostly the Orthodox Jews.
What three languages did most Jews speak?
English, Hebrew, and Yiddish.
Why don't German people typically speak yiddish?
They have no reason to speak Yiddish. It is or was the main language of most Ashkenazi Jews and is largely based on archaic German.
What does 'Redstu Yiddish' mean?
"Redstu Yiddish" is Yiddish for "Do you speak Yiddish?"
How do you say stuff in Yiddish?
To say something in Yiddish, you would use the Yiddish language. Yiddish is a Germanic-based language spoken by Ashkenazi Jews and has its own unique vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. You can find resources online or take classes to learn how to speak in Yiddish.
How do you you say bye in Jewish?
"Shalom" in Hebrew. (Jewish is not a language unless you are referring to Yiddish, which is another category on this site.)
Where was Yiddish language used?
Most Orthodox Jews used to speak Yiddish. It was primarily spoken in Europe, but it was also spoken in other countries. Today, it is spoken by some Jews. Many Rabbis and older Jews speak Yiddish. Yiddish is the "Patois" of languages of every eastern European country with any significant Jewish population during the past 600 years. Dormant for a while after the great Jewish migrations of the early 20th Century and the mass exterminations of the 1930s and 40s, it's experiencing a resurgence today.
What languages are spoken by Ashkenazi Jews?
Ashkenazi Jews live all over the world and speak the languages of their countries. The most common languages spoken by Ashkenazi Jews are:EnglishHebrewFrenchRussianSpanishYiddish**Yiddish was once the main daily language of Ashkenazi Jews, but today less than 1 million can speak it fluently, and most of these speakers are elderly. Fluent Yiddish speakers mainly live in Belarus, Israel, and Argentina.
What do Jews in Germany speak?
For a very long time the native language of German Jews has been German. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union (1991) a significant number Jews from the former Soviet Union (perhaps as many as 150,000) have settled in Germany. The second generation generally speaks German, the first generation a range of languages, which often includes Russian and Yiddish.
