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 Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:12 am
Welcome to the Jewish Culture discussion.
Judaism is a term that refers to a Religious, Cultural, National and Ethnical group:
As a religion, Judaism is the oldest religion from among the three Western Monotheistic religions. Judaism is a religion based on a system of practical commandments, that its source in the Jewish scriptures: the Written Law (The Bible), and the Oral Law (Mishnah, Talmud and the Shulchan Arukh).
As a culture, Judaism includes some unique languages, as in each of them extensive literature was created, and also a system of habits and social-conventions that also Secular Jews – who do not fulfill the Jewish religious laws - associate with.
As a nation, Judaism is the national identification of a few millions of people around the world. The Jewish national identity and the affinity of many years stood as the state of Israel's foundation in the twentieth century.
As an ethnic group that the people who are called "Jews" belong to, there are 14 million Jews who are scattered around the world, mostly in U.S.A, Israel and Europe. Among the ethnic group there're cultural characteristics and solidarity feeling.
There's a distinction between the ethnic groups in Judaism: Ashkenazim (European Jews) and Sephardim (Oriental Jews).
Discuss:
-The Jewish religion.
-Traditions.
-Holidays.
-Myths and Idioms.
-Language (Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino).
-Food.
-Literature.
-Music.
-General knowledge.
Enjoy. smile
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:15 am
I like Yiddish. You can't speak it without sounding like a complete wuss, but there were some interesting things written in it and generally, it just makes me laugh a little.
I'm going to study it one day. I guess it's enough to just study German to be able to understand it. But maybe I'm wrong.
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:20 am
F. Fritzi I like Yiddish. You can't speak it without sounding like a complete wuss, but there were some interesting things written in it and generally, it just makes me laugh a little. I'm going to study it one day. I guess it's enough to just study German to be able to understand it. But maybe I'm wrong. I want to study it as well. Anyway I think it'd be more effective if you'll learn both German and Yiddish, just to be sure that you really know it well.
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:34 am
Feudeaube F. Fritzi I like Yiddish. You can't speak it without sounding like a complete wuss, but there were some interesting things written in it and generally, it just makes me laugh a little. I'm going to study it one day. I guess it's enough to just study German to be able to understand it. But maybe I'm wrong. I want to study it as well. Anyway I think it'd be more effective if you'll learn both German and Yiddish, just to be sure that you really know it well. I think you can probably learn German and then read books in Yiddish to learn the differences. As Hebrew speakers, it should probably be easier for us.
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:42 am
F. Fritzi Feudeaube F. Fritzi I like Yiddish. You can't speak it without sounding like a complete wuss, but there were some interesting things written in it and generally, it just makes me laugh a little. I'm going to study it one day. I guess it's enough to just study German to be able to understand it. But maybe I'm wrong. I want to study it as well. Anyway I think it'd be more effective if you'll learn both German and Yiddish, just to be sure that you really know it well. I think you can probably learn German and then read books in Yiddish to learn the differences. As Hebrew speakers, it should probably be easier for us. We should try it someday, than. Can you, please, give me names of some German's self-instruction books?
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:13 pm
Feudeaube F. Fritzi Feudeaube F. Fritzi I like Yiddish. You can't speak it without sounding like a complete wuss, but there were some interesting things written in it and generally, it just makes me laugh a little. I'm going to study it one day. I guess it's enough to just study German to be able to understand it. But maybe I'm wrong. I want to study it as well. Anyway I think it'd be more effective if you'll learn both German and Yiddish, just to be sure that you really know it well. I think you can probably learn German and then read books in Yiddish to learn the differences. As Hebrew speakers, it should probably be easier for us. We should try it someday, than. Can you, please, give me names of some German's self-instruction books? site is awesome.
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Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:38 am
F. Fritzi Feudeaube F. Fritzi Feudeaube F. Fritzi I like Yiddish. You can't speak it without sounding like a complete wuss, but there were some interesting things written in it and generally, it just makes me laugh a little. I'm going to study it one day. I guess it's enough to just study German to be able to understand it. But maybe I'm wrong. I want to study it as well. Anyway I think it'd be more effective if you'll learn both German and Yiddish, just to be sure that you really know it well. I think you can probably learn German and then read books in Yiddish to learn the differences. As Hebrew speakers, it should probably be easier for us. We should try it someday, than. Can you, please, give me names of some German's self-instruction books? site is awesome. Thank you. smile
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:30 am
My grandfather (who currently lives in Moscow) may be moving to Israel in the near future. He's stressed out in Moscow and Israel would be a calmer place for him to eat good food and go to the beach every day, so my mum and I are trying to convince him to move there instead (plus we have family there who could help him out). He wouldn't have to worry about language barriers because half of Israel speaks Russian nowadays.
I also hope he moves there because if he does, my mum said she'd send me to Israel at least once or twice a year! blaugh No more visiting polluted, antisemitic old Russia; Falafelland, here I come! smile
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:32 am
Btw, yesterday I went to this Jewish thing where Jewish girls my age are allowed to go and you learn about religion for an hour. It was kinda interesting, we discussed the philosophy of prayer.
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:31 am
Proudly_Jewish My grandfather (who currently lives in Moscow) may be moving to Israel in the near future. He's stressed out in Moscow and Israel would be a calmer place for him to eat good food and go to the beach every day every day, so my mum and I are trying to convince him to move there instead (plus we have family there who could help him out). He wouldn't have to worry about language barriers because half of Israel speaks Russian nowadays. I also hope he moves there because if he does, my mum said she'd send me to Israel at least once or twice a year! blaugh No more visiting polluted, antisemitic old Russia; Falafelland, here I come! smile
Can you explain the connection between German and Yiddish? I did not know the two languages were related.
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 6:20 pm
Sir_Catherine Proudly_Jewish My grandfather (who currently lives in Moscow) may be moving to Israel in the near future. He's stressed out in Moscow and Israel would be a calmer place for him to eat good food and go to the beach every day every day, so my mum and I are trying to convince him to move there instead (plus we have family there who could help him out). He wouldn't have to worry about language barriers because half of Israel speaks Russian nowadays. I also hope he moves there because if he does, my mum said she'd send me to Israel at least once or twice a year! blaugh No more visiting polluted, antisemitic old Russia; Falafelland, here I come! smile
Can you explain the connection between German and Yiddish? I did not know the two languages were related.I was born in Russia, lived in Israel for 4.5 years, and now live in Canada. I'm considering moving back to Israel after I finish university.
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:25 am
Sir_Catherine Proudly_Jewish My grandfather (who currently lives in Moscow) may be moving to Israel in the near future. He's stressed out in Moscow and Israel would be a calmer place for him to eat good food and go to the beach every day every day, so my mum and I are trying to convince him to move there instead (plus we have family there who could help him out). He wouldn't have to worry about language barriers because half of Israel speaks Russian nowadays. I also hope he moves there because if he does, my mum said she'd send me to Israel at least once or twice a year! blaugh No more visiting polluted, antisemitic old Russia; Falafelland, here I come! smile
Can you explain the connection between German and Yiddish? I did not know the two languages were related.Yiddish is a Germanic language. It is very similar to German; similar enough to seem like a German dialect. Speakers of German and Yiddish can communicate pretty well. The grammar and the vocabulary are very similar, but Yiddish is written with the Hebrew alphabet and some of the vocabulary was borrowed from Hebrew (like the word "meshooggane" everyone who has ever been to Long Island knows probably: xp: ), Russian and Polish.
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Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:55 am
Proudly_Jewish Btw, yesterday I went to this Jewish thing where Jewish girls my age are allowed to go and you learn about religion for an hour. It was kinda interesting, we discussed the philosophy of prayer. That's quiet same to my Judicial Ethics class, but I talking about a subject that I'm studying broadly at high-school. However, I've never heard of such a thing...
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