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The letters of the Hebrew Alef Bet are unique insofar that they communicate meaning, and are therefore studied, independent of the words they form. This...
Question: If there is no letter 'J' in the Hebrew alphabet, why are there so many words starting with it? Thanks, Joe Answer: That's the...
Unique Language Biblical Hebrew, also known as "Lashon Kodesh" (The Holy Tongue) is a unique language. It is the only language whose...
The original letters were the Assyrian script1 that we presently use to write Torah scrolls and mezuzahs. The Torah was originally given in Assyrian...
Question: Why did the Torah & Talmud commentary, 'Rashi', have his own type of script? Answer: Rashi did not invent the script commonly...
Question: In the prayers, I see the Hebrew word 'Selah' is often simply 'translated' to English as 'Selah' - often...
Rabbi Shlomo Chein: Welcome. I'll be with you in a moment...what's on your mind? Adina: why do people say Shekoyach please? What does it mean...
According to Kabbalah, the right side symbolizes greater spiritual revelation, as opposed to the left ("weaker") side, which symbolizes a...