Sarah Benor

Language, Jews, and Jewish language. Professor @ Hebrew Union College, author of Becoming Frum, We the Resilient, & Hebrew Infusion

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I'll be leaving X soon. I post primarily on Facebook, and I'm occasionally on Instagram and LinkedIn. I've also just joined BlueSky: https://t.co/fA4YKu3mWU

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We're thrilled to be the media sponsor for @JewishLanguages' summer series, Jewish Language on TV! ✡️🗣️📺

Join us for a conversation about "History of the World Part II" with @SarahBenor, @JeremyDauber and @jennycaplan.

✨ Free ✨ virtual ✨ RSVP ✨ https://t.co/pupCitMYuh ✨

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This info is from @SarahBenor & Benjamin Hary’s 2018 article “A Research Agenda for Comparative Jewish Linguistic Studies,” available at https://t.co/4EzlyHEVwJ. Image from Sefer Minhagim כּ״ח. See how this word appears in Singapore Jewish English at https://t.co/RqkQAwByhh.

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Etymology is unclear, but that is a valid theory. We discuss that and others here: https://t.co/kl27d0Pg91

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@DanSchwarcz @pepgiraffe @StorySlug Going to ask @SarahBenor from @JewishLanguages to confirm.

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@ChouaIsaac This is great! See other Judeo-Arabic Passover resources at https://t.co/WB7kICnppp

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Adorable!

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🎶Who Knows One is sung at the end of the Passover meal. The script might fool you, but it's Judeo-Arabic. I've compared various Levantine traditions and compiled this, making it perfect for printing and using during your upcoming Passover meals. Min Yiʿalam waMin Yidri?

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Looking for a multilingual gift for your Passover seder host? #passover #charoset @JewishLanguages https://t.co/cpPSsm9hl3

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Worth the wait! Our fully-developed Solitreo font for Judeo-Spanish (#Ladino) is now available to all thanks to @GOOGLE and @googledrive! Check out my tutorial below and enjoy! https://t.co/mMhvpk6vqs

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The perfect pillow to recline on at the seder: https://t.co/evBlOgUZ1h @JewishLanguages

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Love this new design from the Jewish Language Project!
https://t.co/nwFStCIF77

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Happy Tu Bishvat! 🌱 In honor of the New Year of the Trees, here is the name of the holiday in 10 Jewish languages around the world.🌳 Don't forget to say thank you, in whatever language, to the beautiful trees around you today!
#TuBishvat #jewishlanguages #judaism #linguistics

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It's Word of the Week time! 🎺 This week, we're featuring "lonso," which has origins in Ladino. Have you ever heard/used "lonso?" Sound off in the comments, and check out the full entry at https://t.co/7VxeT8TM7Z
#ladino #linguistics #jewishlanguages #jewish #sephardic @HUCJIR

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Nearly a year into the Russian invasion into Ukraine, we're seeing the interesting phenomenon of linguistic solidarity. Check out our full fun fact archive at the link in our bio. #linguistics #ukraine #solidarity @HUCJIR

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It's finally Thursday again! 🥳 This week we're featuring bakhsh, from Bukharian, as our Jewish English Lexicon Word of the Week. Tell us your favorite bakhsh recipe, and check out the full entry here: https://t.co/Lfyopeees0.
#jewishlanguage #bukharian #jewish #food #jewishfood

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Today's fun fact features Judeo-Amazigh! Check out our page on Judeo-Amazigh, which includes a description by Joseph Chetrit and a beautiful, multilayered music video by Miléna Kartowski-Aïach.
https://t.co/LVzR7VD6mx
#language #linguistics #jewishlanguages #morocco @HUCJIR

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Monday brings the second Fun Fact in our mini-series on Judeo-Amazigh! 💯 Check out the full page here, https://t.co/LVzR7VD6mx, and hopefully we'll see more literature published soon!
#languages #linguistics #languagerevitalization #africanlanguages #morocco #judaism @HUCJIR

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We all agree that the Purim story is iconic✨but, did you know that it also tell a different story: the story of the diversity of the Jewish Diaspora?

Start your Purim prep early this year with these fun-facts from @JewishLanguages, available in full on https://t.co/P6fKDzOlaQ!

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Thursday, Yom Hamishi, Jueves...Whatever you wanna call it, it's Jewish English Lexicon Word of the Week Day! This week's featured word is "kuracha," which has a very interesting history! Check out the full entry at https://t.co/op7QHdGDbM. #LANGUAGE
#ladino #judaism @HUCJIR

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Get your groggers and hamentaschen ready - it's Purim! 🎉💃Today's fun fact centers a proverb from Jewish Neo-Aramaic celebrating the wonderful colors of spring and Purim. Tell us about your Purim expressions or sayings in the comments! @HUCJIR
#purim #judaism #languages