Yiddish, the historic language of Jews in Europe, was once spoken by tens of thousands of Jews in Los Angeles before largely ...

While we could spend weeks talking about parables, we'll move next to metaphors, which make a spiritual application. Examples ...

I often hear from peers and students that poetry is intimidating, but poetry is actually one of the purest forms of expression. Every single word, even syllable, matters in a poem, capturing the ...

Credit: Aristeas/Unknown author / Public domain Hebrew, the original language of the Jews, ceased to be a spoken language during the exile or post-exile period, and Aramaic became the lingua franca or ...

But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world’s few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used. The town is also home to Syria’s two ...

Undertaking this degree will unlock the key to a rich and varied range of past civilisations and to engage with them in their original languages, which include Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Akkadian, Sumerian ...

Undertaking this degree will unlock the key to a rich and varied range of past civilisations and to engage with them in their original languages, which include Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Akkadian, Sumerian ...

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In fact, the Bhakti tradition, particularly in north India was an attempt to democratise religion, restricted to Sanskrit mantra-chanting priesthood into vernacular poetry, and defying the ...

The Aramaic language, one of the oldest continuously spoken languages in the world, holds a special place in the hearts of those who cherish linguistic heritage and cultural identity. As a native of ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...