Tag: Aramaic

Rabbi Lara Haft Yom Tov reflects on the traditional Passover declaration "Let all who are hungry come and eat," emphasizing its call to feed the hungry.
The Passover Seder has evolved over time, with different Jewish communities leaving their mark on the ritual.
The text tells the story of a deep and enduring friendship between two Jewish scholars, Itzhak and David, who met in a Talmud class with Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik in Massachusetts.
In the 4th century, Ephrem the Syrian praised Abraham, Sarah, and other biblical figures who once walked in the region, highlighting the interconnectedness between Christianity and its Jewish roots in places like Harran.
Israeli Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz has completed a 45-year project by releasing a new Hebrew translation of the Talmud, starting in 1965 and working to make the ancient texts accessible to Israelis by translating Aramaic to modern Hebrew.