Hebrew

Half Hebrew, half Aramaic, this classic lament is all Jewish.

Jewish mystics took Judaism's reverence for the Hebrew language one step further, venerating the Hebrew letters themselves and considering them paths to the Divine.

According to Jewish tradition, Hebrew is the original language of humanity and the language spoken by God.

It's difficult to pinpoint the moment Hebrew emerged as a unique language.

Jewish writers chose Hebrew, not German or Russian or even Yiddish, as the language with which to build a modern literary tradition.