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Jewish Language Project
est. 2020
The Jewish Language Project was founded to document endangered Jewish languages around the world, as well as to educate more broadly about the many different languages used by Jews over millennia. It is a wide-ranging initiative, offering dictionaries, videos, podcasts, curricula, and other online resources and was launched under the auspices of Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion.
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Cholent, Ḥamin, and Adafina: Jewish Sabbath Stews Explained
This map shows how Jews worldwide prepare slow-cooked Sabbath stews—cholent, ḥamin, adafina, and t’bit—and how language, law, and tradition shaped these dishes.
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Jewish Language Project: Multilingual Omer Counter
In this omer counter, each day of the omer is presented in a different Jewish language or dialect.