A Yiddish word which is known by many Jews is davenen,[1] “pray”, or as many English-speaking Jews says, “to daven“. The history of Yiddish is very interesting, and to show how difficult the question is, below are some theories as to the etymology of davenen. [2] 1. From the Hebrew daf, “a leaf of a [...]
According to the JTA, Jewish gravestones from as early as the 12th century were found in southwest Germany. Some 20 Jewish gravestones were found during excavations for planned housing construction next to the wall of the old Jewish cemetery in the community of Mainz. The stones are among the oldest ever found in the Rheinland-Pfalz [...]
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