Jewish Languages Online Course - What Are Jewish Languages?
Channel: Jewish Language Project
Date: 2023-08-04

Throughout history, Jews have spoken some variety of the local vernacular wherever they lived in Diaspora, demonstrating how they are simultaneously both part of and separate from mainstream society. Director of the Jewish Language Project, Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor, introduces the field of Jewish languages and addresses questions such as: how were Jewish languages conceived? How can we compare Jewish languages to the local languages alongside which they originate? What common features do Jewish languages share?

This class was part of a 2023 joint course between JewishLive's UnYeshiva and the HUC-JIR Jewish Language Project. To learn more about Jewish languages, visit www.jewishlanguages.org.