Benjamin Suchard<p><strong>Rethinking Proto-Semitic</strong></p><p>This week, I was stoked to attend a workshop in Marburg, Germany, entitled “Rethinking Proto-Semitic” and organized by profs Stefan Weninger and Michael Waltisberg. Despite some cancellations, the workshop had an amazing lineup of speakers—and a terrific atmosphere. Here’s my summary of the talks.</p><p><strong>Leonid Kogan</strong>, “What can we learn from Eblaite on Proto-Semitic morphology?” Ongoing study and decipherment of the 24th-century BCE East Semitic language from Ebla, Syria shows the following features that are interesting for reconstruction:</p><ol><li>personal pronouns: independent 1sg. /ʔanā/, 1pl. /nuḥnū/, 2m.sg. /ʔatta/, 2m.pl. /ʔattunu/, 3m.sg. /suwa/, 3f.sg. /siya/; suffixed 1du. /-nay/, 1pl. /-nu/, 2du. /-kumay(n)/, 3du. /-sumay(n)/</li><li>3m.pl. prefix conjugation /ti-…-ū/</li><li><em>t</em>-perfect, as in Mesopotamian Akkadian</li><li>autobenefactive use of the ventive /-am/</li><li>no subjunctive marker -u, unlike Mesopotamian Akkadian (this is big)</li><li><em>t</em>-stem infinitives with both prefixation and infixation, like <em>dar-da-bí-tum</em> /tartappidum/ ‘to roam here and there’, cf. <em>ra-ba-tum</em> /rapādum/ ‘to roam’</li><li>nominal oblique “masculine” plural ending /-ay/, as reconstructed for Sargonic Akkadian and Assyrian and compatible with Babylonian; unlike Central Semitic *-ī-na</li><li>singular case endings preserved in the construct state and before pronominal suffixes, e.g. <em>ba-lu da-a-tim</em> /baʕlu daʕātim/ ‘owner of knowledge (nom.)’, <em>me-gi-ru</em>12<em>-zu</em> /migrusu/ ‘his favourite (nom.)’</li><li>productive use of terminative *-is, e.g. DU-<em>ti-iš</em> /halaktis/ ‘for the journey’</li><li>‘twenty’ with -ū vowel like Central Semitic, not -ā like other languages</li></ol><p><strong>Maria Bulakh</strong>, “Intercalated *<em>a</em> as a plural marker in Soqotri and its implications for the reconstruction of Proto-Semitic”. While superficially hard to recognize (and Jorik and I didn’t attempt to in <a href="https://www.academia.edu/47400828/_Northwest_Semitic_sg_CVCC_pl_CVCaC_%C5%AB_Broken_plural_or_regular_reflex" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our paper on this subject</a>), reconstruction of Modern South Arabian and especially Soqotri attest insertion of *<em>-a-</em> between the second and third radical of *<em>CVCC-</em> nouns in the plural. No external plural suffix though.</p><p><strong>Me</strong>, “Rethinking the Proto-Semitic stative”. Slides <a href="https://www.academia.edu/128593001/Rethinking_the_Proto_Semitic_stative" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Got some good suggestions for languages where I could go looking for a synchronic distinction between resultative *<em>qatal-a</em> and preterit *<em>ya-qtul</em>.</p>Me presenting. The audience was bigger than it looks here, although not much (around 15 people).<p><strong>Ahmad Al-Jallad</strong>, “Revisiting the post-verbal morphemes *<em>-u</em> and *<em>-n(V)</em> in Semitic: a proposal for a unified theory”. The different verbal suffixes/enclitics shaped like <em>-u</em> and <em>-n(V)</em> in Akkadian, Central Semitic possibly Modern South Arabian, and Gurage (South Abyssinian) could all descend from the Proto-Semitic *<em>=u(m)</em> locative, which gained various subordinating and durative meanings. Central Semitic *<em>ya-qtul-u</em> instead of *<em>ya-qattal-u</em> for the imperfect could show a collapse in the distinction between *<em>ya-qtul</em> and *<em>ya-qattal</em> related to the rise of the West Semitic perfect *<em>qatal-a</em>.</p><p><strong>Michael Waltisberg</strong>, “Issues of reconstructive methodology in Semitics”. Based on his review of Rebecca Hasselbach(-Andee)’s 2013 <em>Case in Semitic</em>, Waltisberg discussed some methodological questions like whether our reconstructed Proto-Semitic represents an actually spoken language or just maps correspondences between different languages and whether there is room for dialectal diversity and different chronological stages within a protolanguage. (Prof. Hasselbach-Andee sadly had to cancel her planned attendance.)</p><p><strong>Lutz Edzard</strong>, “Linguistic divergence and convergence in Arabic and Semitic revisited”. As the most protolanguage-sceptic scholar at the workshop, Edzard reviewed some of his problems with the linear-descent-only family tree model where every language in a family descends from a kind of ancestral singularity with no internal diversity.</p><p><strong>Vera Tsukanova</strong>, “What can modern Arabic dialects reveal about the etymology of the L-stem in Semitic?” The development of the L-stem (*<em>qātal-</em>) in historical Arabic suggests that it is more likely that this stem originally had a concrete meaning like applicative that was bleached in some languages than that it was originally vague and acquired its specific meaning in pre-Arabic.</p><p><strong>Eran Cohen</strong>, “Semitic <em>k-</em>based similative particles—comparative and diachronic aspects”. Different Semitic particles starting with <em>k-</em> can be diachronically related to each other according to recognized historical pathways of development.</p><p><strong>Na’ama Pat-El</strong>, “Homomorphs and reconstruction”. We are probably not dealing with one, syncretic morpheme but rather two homophonous ones in the cases of 1) prefix conjugation 2m.sg./3f.sg. *<em>t</em>-; (2) f.sg. abstract noun/m.pl. adjective suffix *<em>-ūt</em>-; (3) f.sg. noun or adjective/weak root verbal noun or infinitive suffix *<em>-t-</em>. In the latter, most controversial case, Pat-El invoked some evidence that the verbal nouns like Biblical Hebrew <em>šéḇeṯ</em> ‘sitting’ (from <em>y-š-b</em>) are syntactically masculine (e.g. Ps 133:1).</p><p><strong>Stefan Weninger</strong>, “The Semitic <em>Urheimat</em> question: a review of the proposals and some perspectives”. An overview of some proposed points of dispersal for the Semitic languages since the late 19th century, the main contenders being the Arabian peninsula and East and North Africa. In the Q&A, Kogan added his own suggestion, published in an Encyclopedia Aethiopica article: Canaan.</p><p><strong>Walter Sommerfeld</strong>, “The concept of a common Semitic cultural area (‘Kish Civilization’) in the 3rd millennium”. Contemporary evidence shows that there is no basis for Ignace Gelb’s concept of a distinctly Semitic culture in Early Dynastic northern Babylonia.</p><p>Apart from these talks, we spent about half the time in unstructured panel discussions, on phonology, morphology, methodology, and classification/<em>Urheimat</em> questions. Each discussion was kicked off by a short, stimulating talk, mostly by attendees who did not present full papers: <strong>Martin Kümmel</strong>, <strong>Michaël Cysouw</strong>, and <strong>Aaron Rubin</strong>. This was an experimental feature of the workshop, and I’m on the fence about it; the discussions were certainly fun and a lot of interesting points were brought up (e.g. Kogan: linguistic paleontology shows that Proto-Semitic speakers <em>did</em> know hyraxes but did <em>not</em> know oryxes, and only Canaan is [+hyrax][-oryx]), but it felt like they yielded fewer concrete insights than regular talks would have. It was a nice way to get some more people involved, though, also from adjacent fields (Indo-European/Indo-Iranian and Caucasian/Germanic linguistics).</p><p>All in all, it was wonderful to be able to fully geek out about Proto-Semitic and its daughters for a couple of days. There’s plans to publish proceedings, so hopefully in a few years you’ll be able to read all about these topics in full detail. Stay tuned.</p><p><span></span></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/akkadian/" target="_blank">#Akkadian</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/arabic/" target="_blank">#Arabic</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/berber/" target="_blank">#Berber</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/conference/" target="_blank">#conference</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/east-cushitic/" target="_blank">#EastCushitic</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/eblaite/" target="_blank">#Eblaite</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/egyptian/" target="_blank">#Egyptian</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/gurage/" target="_blank">#Gurage</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/hebrew/" target="_blank">#Hebrew</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/linguistics/" target="_blank">#linguistics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/modern-south-arabian/" target="_blank">#ModernSouthArabian</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/news/" target="_blank">#news</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/proto-semitic/" target="_blank">#ProtoSemitic</a></p>
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littlemiao :jewish_pride_flag:<p>I managed to say a kind of long sentence that my teacher kind of understood! 🎉 </p><p>Also, big surprise, it does seem that more frequent lessons (I did one other in March) have a learning benefit. <a href="https://babka.social/tags/LanguageLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageLearning</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a></p>
Caleb :jewish_pride_flag: כָלב<p>Ready for <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> class tonight! <a href="https://www.originshebrewstudies.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">originshebrewstudies.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/LanguageLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageLearning</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bible</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Torah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Torah</span></a></p>
ד-פּאַקס<p>"The ambivalence at the core of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/hipster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hipster</span></a> lent itself to what would become hipster <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a>. Was hipster Judaism a sincere reclamation of an identity otherwise shunned as dorky? (<a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> school: dorky. <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> communal publications: dorky. Parents wanting you to follow traditions: dorky. Eating different foods and celebrating different holidays than everyone else: dorky.) Or was it an ironic embrace of the dorky?</p><p>Nowhere was this ambivalence leaned into more than in the very existence of something called <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Heeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heeb</span></a>, a 2001-2010 print publication recently brought back to digital life by Mik Moore, a Jewish marketer we recently interviewed on Bonjour Chai. It was slur-reclamation, but not the earnest sort. It leaned into the squirming."</p><p><a href="https://thecjn.ca/arts-culture/hipster-judaism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecjn.ca/arts-culture/hipster</span><span class="invisible">-judaism/</span></a></p>
Caleb :jewish_pride_flag: כָלב<ol><li>Finished Biblical <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> homework.</li><li>Updated bullet journal.</li><li>Ate 100% <a href="https://babka.social/tags/WFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFPB</span></a> today.</li></ol><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/3GoodThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3GoodThings</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/vegetarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegetarian</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bible</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/journaling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journaling</span></a></p>
Farhad<p>Breaking the Silence (on FB):</p><p>The following statement was published in <a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=Haaretz%E2%80%99s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haaretz’s</span></a> <a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> print edition on Friday, in collaboration with many of our partners in <a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> civil society.</p><p>“Say no to the Israeli government’s policy of death</p><p>Tens of thousands of deaths, entire cities razed, millions of human beings emaciated from hunger, hostages abandoned to suffer and die - none of this satisfies the bloodlust of the <a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=Netanyahu-Ben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu-Ben</span></a> Gvir government.</p><p>For the sake of its political survival, and in the name of the war of attrition it declared against the Palestinian people, the Israeli government is prepared to continue committing the gravest crimes.</p><p>This is what dictatorship looks like - when a leader is prepared to trade in human blood for his own selfish interests.</p><p>It’s time to say loud and clear: We will not continue to follow him on this path of doom.</p><p>We all have a duty to resist the Netanyahu-Ben Gvir government’s policy of death.</p><p><a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=BenGvir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BenGvir</span></a> <a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=WaeCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaeCrime</span></a> <a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=BreakingTheSilence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingTheSilence</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span></p>
naphtali<p>Is it just me or too filters in modern search engines do not show any discussions on the background of 1488 becoming a unicode for symbol א, aleph? Someone must have tried to dig this story up.</p><p>But all I see is a single post on Medium:<br><a href="https://medium.com/@wimahl/unicodes-nazi-problem-58fbd4291a7f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/@wimahl/unicodes-na</span><span class="invisible">zi-problem-58fbd4291a7f</span></a></p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>israel</span></a></p>
bookandswordblog<p>The seal impression of king Hezekiah of Judah on a clay seal ("bulla") with a winged sun motif and an Egyptian ankh. Bullae were used to seal strings that closed documents, lids, and doors <a href="https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/news/king-hezekiah-in-the-bible-royal-seal-of-hezekiah-comes-to-light/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/</span><span class="invisible">news/king-hezekiah-in-the-bible-royal-seal-of-hezekiah-comes-to-light/</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ancMedToot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancMedToot</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/aramaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aramaic</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hebrew</span></a></p>
NJG Designs<p>Dayenu is a Hebrew word that means, "it would have been sufficient" or "it would have been enough." This Hebrew song is traditionally sung at the Jewish holiday of Passover, at the Seder. Our Jewish Dayenu design is great all year, but especially awesome for Passover! Also available in blue lettering. </p><p>Buy tote bag here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYQLCPSS?th=1&psc=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/dp/B0BYQLCPSS?th=1&</span><span class="invisible">psc=1</span></a></p><p>Other products and other Passover designs too</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/BuyIntoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyIntoArt</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Passover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passover</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Pesach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pesach</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Dayenu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dayenu</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JewishGifts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JewishGifts</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/AmYisraelChai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmYisraelChai</span></a></p>
Dorothea Lange<p>Unemployed men on Howard Street. San Francisco, California </p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/HowardStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowardStreet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/RummyHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RummyHouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/theGreatDepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theGreatDepression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/DorotheaLange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DorotheaLange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/undefined" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>undefined</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/DorotheaLange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DorotheaLange</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017769705/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">loc.gov/pictures/item/20177697</span><span class="invisible">05/</span></a></p>
NJG Designs<p>Am Yisrael Chai! This Hebrew saying has become more important given the antisemitism in the world. Also available in pink lettering too. </p><p>Hoodie only $29.98 and free Prime shipping</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/BuyIntoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyIntoArt</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/AmYisraelChai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmYisraelChai</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/StopAntisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopAntisemitism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JewishGifts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JewishGifts</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/EndJewHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndJewHate</span></a></p>
Benjamin Suchard<p><strong>Leiden Summer School 2025</strong></p><p>The program for this year’s <a href="https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/study-programmes/summer-schools/summer-school-in-languages-and-linguistics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics</a> is up. Besides the Caucasian, Chinese, Language Description, Language Documentation, Indo-European (I/II), Celtic, Indology, Iranian, Linguistics (I/II), Mediterranean World, and Russian tracks, here’s the line-up for Semitic this year:</p><ul><li>An introduction to Arabic paleography and epigraphy (Ahmad Al-Jallad)</li><li>Comparative Semitics (Marijn van Putten with guest lectures by me and maybe others)</li><li>Rabbinic Hebrew (Martin Baasten)</li><li>Classical Ethiopic (Martin Baasten)</li></ul><p>Registration opens soon! The Summer School will run from July 21st through August 1st.</p><p><span></span></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/arabic/" target="_blank">#Arabic</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/geez/" target="_blank">#GeEz</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/hebrew/" target="_blank">#Hebrew</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/linguistics/" target="_blank">#linguistics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/news/" target="_blank">#news</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/proto-semitic/" target="_blank">#ProtoSemitic</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://bnuyaminim.wordpress.com/tag/rabbinic/" target="_blank">#Rabbinic</a></p>
ד-פּאַקס<p>“This <a href="https://babka.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> is a response to the self-image of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jews</span></a> as scholarly <a href="https://babka.social/tags/sages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sages</span></a> — not fantasy <a href="https://babka.social/tags/warriors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warriors</span></a> or <a href="https://babka.social/tags/heroes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heroes</span></a> — and an invitation to broaden our understanding of what it means to be a <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jew</span></a>.”</p><p>So says J.S. Gold, author of the uniquely illuminating <a href="https://babka.social/tags/novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>novel</span></a> The Sanhedrin Chronicles, a modern <a href="https://babka.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> where ancient <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/mysticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mysticism</span></a> comes alive on the streets of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://babka.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> adds, “Taken a step further, all good fantasy fiction uses the particular to illuminate the universal. The story considers identity through a uniquely <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> lens, but it’s by no means limited to the Jewish experience.”</p><p><a href="https://booktrib.com/2025/03/05/author-draws-from-jewish-heritage-to-craft-urban-fantasy-novel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">booktrib.com/2025/03/05/author</span><span class="invisible">-draws-from-jewish-heritage-to-craft-urban-fantasy-novel/</span></a></p>
Mustafa Kulle<p>My book review of Alan Moore's 'The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic'. I recommend this good book.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>review</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/magic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/imagination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imagination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kabbalah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kabbalah</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dreams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dreams</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carljung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carljung</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alanmoore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alanmoore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jewish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mysticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mysticism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mystic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mustafakulle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mustafakulle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zodiac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zodiac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alchemy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alchemy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mythology</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/6jH-oiRKR5Y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/6jH-oiRKR5Y</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
ד-פּאַקס<p>"One of the most impressive collections of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebraic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebraic</span></a> and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> today is to be found in Washington’s <a href="https://babka.social/tags/LibraryofCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryofCongress</span></a>. Its collection of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaica</span></a>, started in 1912 with a gift of some 10,000 <a href="https://babka.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> from Jacob H. Schiff, now has 250,000 books, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/periodicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>periodicals</span></a>, and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/newspapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newspapers</span></a>. To celebrate this collection, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Brandeis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brandeis</span></a> University has just issued Books Like Sapphires, written by Ann Brener, who highlights a selection of the books in the library, dividing the large format book into sections that cover the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> Bible, the literature of the sages, children’s books, and so forth."</p><p><a href="https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/article-841808" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.jpost.com/diaspora/article-8</span><span class="invisible">41808</span></a></p>
ד-פּאַקס<p>"A refreshing new voice on the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/literary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literary</span></a> front has released a modern <a href="https://babka.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> where ancient <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/mysticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mysticism</span></a> comes alive on the streets of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a>.</p><p>THE SANHEDRIN CHRONICLES by J.S. Gold offers a unique take on the fantasy genre, combining elements of mysticism, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a>, and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adventure</span></a>.</p><p>Packed with <a href="https://babka.social/tags/action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>action</span></a>,# mystery, and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a>, THE SANHEDRIN CHRONICLES is a compelling read for fans of urban fantasy and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religious</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mythology</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/758232492/a-jewish-harry-potter-new-book-by-debut-author-is-a-celebration-of-culture-faith-and-identity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">einnews.com/pr_news/758232492/</span><span class="invisible">a-jewish-harry-potter-new-book-by-debut-author-is-a-celebration-of-culture-faith-and-identity</span></a></p>
The Krononaut Moon Project 🌑<p> <br> אנחנו צופים במטיילים בזמן. <br><a href="https://me.dm/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a><br> We are watching for the Time Travelers. </p><p>❛❛ On the Night of the Total Lunar Eclipse, <br>Time Travelers descend in their space-time ships. ❜❜ </p><p>— For more images in this series, click on: <a href="https://me.dm/tags/KronoWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KronoWatch</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/WelcomeTimeTravelers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WelcomeTimeTravelers</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/2025Mar14" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2025Mar14</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/TelAviv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TelAviv</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Unsplash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unsplash</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/TimeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTravel</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Kronodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kronodon</span></a></p>
ד-פּאַקס<p>"Marlene Burns has been a professional <a href="https://babka.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> for over 55 years, beginning with an apprenticeship in sanctuary art while earning two university degrees in fine art. Her career has included gallery affiliations and cultivating a clientele for contemporary art in residential and commercial spaces.</p><p>She is passionate about both <a href="https://babka.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebreweducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebreweducation</span></a>. For many years, she served as a lay leader and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> tutor, specializing in <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Torah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Torah</span></a> chanting. Interestingly enough, it was about a dozen years ago that she began combining her two passions in her <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Judaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaic</span></a> series, which explores <a href="https://babka.social/tags/prayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prayers</span></a>, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/proverbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proverbs</span></a>, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/psalms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psalms</span></a>, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/festivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>festivals</span></a>, and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Devarim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devarim</span></a>. Each painting in this series is accompanied by a text that reflects her personal perspective as both an artist and a Hebrew educator."</p><p><a href="https://www.meer.com/en/86125-interview-with-marlene-burns-art-as-sacred-expression" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meer.com/en/86125-interview-wi</span><span class="invisible">th-marlene-burns-art-as-sacred-expression</span></a></p>
NJG Designs<p>Needed now maybe more than ever...Tikkun Olam is Hebrew and means to repair the world. It is an important Jewish concept for social justice or social action, that it is a duty for Jews to help heal the world. </p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/BuyIntoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyIntoArt</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/TikkunOlam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikkunOlam</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/AmYisraelChai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmYisraelChai</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JewishLifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JewishLifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/JewishGifts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JewishGifts</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/StopAntisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopAntisemitism</span></a></p><p>Long sleeve T only $19.98, other products too<br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5V3TX7Q?customId=B078RWTFSV&customizationToken=MC_Assembly_1%23B078RWTFSV&th=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/dp/B0C5V3TX7Q?custo</span><span class="invisible">mId=B078RWTFSV&customizationToken=MC_Assembly_1%23B078RWTFSV&th=1</span></a></p>
Caleb :jewish_pride_flag: כָלב<ol><li>Ate whole food, plant based all day.</li><li>Lit <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Shabbat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shabbat</span></a> candles on time.</li><li>Practiced <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> a lot today.</li></ol><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/3GoodThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3GoodThings</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/WFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WFPB</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/vegetarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegetarian</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mazeldon</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/holidays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holidays</span></a></p>
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