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Ancient Hebrew: Lessons and Learning Taylor Kahn R/LA, Marking Period 4, Class ⅞ Mr. Schoch June 7, 2012

Ancient Hebrew

Hebrew doesn’t just exist today. In fact, there is so much history about it that no one would even know how far back it’s from! Although it’s a language spoken today, there is still history behind ancient Hebrew.Hebrew means “from the other bank of the river” ([|http://tinyurl.com/2fmar5c.)]It is located in Israel. ([][|).]The time period of ancient Hebrew was 2285 B.C.E. ([]). We remember them through the Western Ideas that rose out of their belief and absolute morality ( there's a right and wrong), self improvement, and the striving to comprehend the forces that shape a person's existence in the world. ([]).

An equally important and fascinating part of Hebrew culture, however, was its education. Lessons and Learning was important to the Hebrew people, a.k.a Israelites, because Hebrew scripture made up the Old Testament of the Christian Church, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all part of the scripture. ([]). We can learn more about this cultural aspect by looking at the Hebrew’s origin of the Torah, the power of the language, and the Torah’s Most Sacred Words of All. The Origin of the Torah dates back all the way to 2285 B.C.E ([][|).] when Ancient Hebrew first started. The tradition of reading the Torah out loud dates back to the time of Moses. ([]). According to the Talmud, Ezra the scribe who established the practice, which continues today, of reading the Torah also on Monday and Thursday mornings, as well as Shabbat afternoons. ([]). The Torah has 155 portions in Israel and took three years to read ([] )

The power of the language is also an important topic to the Israelites because Judaism considers language- the spoken and written word - to be a tool that is both sacre d and powerful. (Glickman, Page 6). Of all the world’s languages, Judaism sees Hebrew as the holiest of all. (Glickman, Page 7). In ancient days, Hebrew was spoken by only Jews in the Land of Israel. (Glickman, Page 7).

The Torah’s Most Sacred Words of All is an important topic to do with the Torah. The holiest word of all is the name of God. (Glickman, Page 8). God’s secret name is Tetragrammaton. (Glickman, page 8). Sometimes, God refers as El or Elohim in the Torah. (Glickman, Page 8).

The Hebrew people have overcame a lot of persecution, like the Holocaust. They had to survive with the Nazi's killing a lot of people from their culture! For a long while, they didn't have their own nation, but now they do, and that's Israel. We remember them through the Western Ideas that rose out of their belief and absolute morality ( there's a right and wrong), self improvement, and the striving to comprehend the forces that shape a person's existence in the world. ([] This civilization is a lesson to all the Jewish people because Hebrew is a language that is still spoken today but many many people, and temples.

Glossary: Hebrew- the Jewish language, means “from the other bank of the river”

Morality- a system of right from wrong

Israelites- the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (the old name for Hebrew people)

Old Testament- The first of the two main divisions of the Christian Bible, corresponding to the Hebrew Scriptures.

Torah- A scroll of parchment containing the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, used in a synagogue during services.

Holocaust- The [|mass murder] of [|Jews] and other groups by the [|Nazi][|regime] during [|World War II].

Image credits: The Torah: []

The Hebrew alphabet: []

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