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Jewish Languages Quiz

How much do you know about Hebrew, Aramaic and other languages spoken by Jews?

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From Hebrew to Aramaic, Ladino, Yiddish, and Judaeo-Arabic — how much do you know about the languages that Jews spoke in the past and continue to speak today?

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Question 1 of 10
Rabbinic literature refers to Hebrew as lashon ha-kodesh, which means
Question 2 of 10
How old is the Aramaic language?
Question 3 of 10
Who was the first Hebrew instructor in North America?
Question 4 of 10
According to rabbinic literature, Hebrew is the language of whom?
Question 5 of 10
What was the original name of the block letters used in Torah scrolls and most printed Hebrew texts?
Question 6 of 10
Jewish Neo-Aramaic texts are written in Hebrew, but:
Question 7 of 10
What does the Hebrew word nikudot refer to?
Question 8 of 10
Who designed Israel's official seal and its first postage stamp, as well as the fonts for the first original edition of the Hebrew Bible published in Israel?
Question 9 of 10
What language is the Kaddish prayer?
Question 10 of 10
Up to the beginning of the 20th century, Ladino was almost always written in
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