Monday, November 1, 2010

Useful Vocabulary to Know

Targum - a translation of the Tanach into Aramaic

meturgeman - the person who translates the Tanach into Aramaic

Targum Onkelos - the first widely distributed, published, Targum

Ba'al Koreh - the person who chants from the Torah

vernacular - the day-to-day language of the people

Mishnah - the first compendium of Jewish law. Compiled by R. Judah ha-Nasi c. 200CE

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