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The Jews in Lakewood would consider Modern Hebrew to be a language spoken by G-dless people and Yiddish a language for G-d fearing.
However, G-d transmitted His Torah in Hebrew and the seferim recorded it in Hebrew, not Yiddish...I say my prayers to HaShem in Hebrew, not Yiddish and I am in no way G-dless, not by a long shot...
On a happy note, I've been invited to spend Shabbat up in Lakewood by a friend with his family...Kinda excited...
However, G-d transmitted His Torah in Hebrew and the seferim recorded it in Hebrew, not Yiddish...I say my prayers to HaShem in Hebrew, not Yiddish and I am in no way G-dless, not by a long shot...
On a happy note, I've been invited to spend Shabbat up in Lakewood by a friend with his family...Kinda excited...
tff may have been making a distinction between modern Hebrew and lashon ha kodesh, the Hebrew in the Torah
Last edited by Tzaphkiel; 08-12-2015 at 11:05 PM..
tff may have been making a distinction between modern Hebrew and lashon ha kodesh, the language of holiness, the Hebrew that Hashem used to create everything.
FYI - Leshon Hakodesh (Hebrew: לשון הקודש; lit. "the Holy Tongue") is a Jewish term and appellation attributed to the Hebrew language, or sometimes to a mix of Hebrew and Aramaic, in which its religious texts and prayers were written, and served, during the Medieval Hebrew era, for religious purposes, liturgy and Halakha - in contrary to the secular tongue, which served for the routine daily needs, such as the Yiddish language. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leshon_Hakodesh
The Jews in Lakewood would consider Modern Hebrew to be a language spoken by G-dless people and Yiddish a language for G-d fearing.
Then explain why the TOJs in Israel are fluent in Hebrew. And also explain why my Gur Chassidic sect primarily uses Hebrew for conversation and not Yiddish.
Correct, I was making a distinction between lashen hakodesh and modern Hebrew. Yiddish and English are the primary languages spoken by the Lakewood community, which is primarily Yeshivish. You won't find much modern Hebrew spoken in Yeshivish communities. I find that Conservative and Modern Orthodox Jews tend to have a connection to Modern Hebrew. Zionists, too.
And also explain why my Gur Chassidic sect primarily uses Hebrew for conversation and not Yiddish.
Because they are exceptional?
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