Jewish Languages

“Who Knows One?” in Ladino: Songs at the Sephardic Passover Seder

Ladino variations on a classic Passover song.

After their expulsion from Spain in 1492, Sephardic Jews mostly settled in Amsterdam, North Africa and the Middle East.

This popular Jewish phrase of congratulation is a literally a comment on the alignment of the stars.

You say "Shabbos," I say "Shabbat."

Judeo-Spanish -- also known as Ladino -- mixes 16th-century Spanish, Hebrew, Turkish and other languages.

Hebrew is the sacred language of Jewish scripture and prayer and also the language of the modern Jewish state.

Sephardic memory and tradition at Shavuot.

From 1600 to the 20th century.

A short-lived yet influential movement.

This Yiddish film and theater star had a versatile career and also did humanitarian work.

Along with truth and justice, peace is among the most hallowed Jewish values.

A Sephardic Rosh Hashanah ceremony combines elements of Tashlich and a healing ritual.