College and Young Adult Toolkit
Did you know that Jews have spoken (and signed) over 30 different languages wherever they have lived around the world? This page provides learning materials and resources for engagement with some of this Jewish linguistic diversity, geared toward young adults and college students.
Use the material below to plan cultural and educational programs, post images highlighting Jewish linguistic diversity, add multilingual prayers and songs to Shabbat and holiday services, and create maps highlighting the diversity of your community.
Jewish Linguistic Diversity
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A lecture delivered by Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor introducing the world of Jewish languages
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A curated playlist of songs in a variety of Jewish languages, including Ladino, Yiddish, Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Amazigh, and more
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Language fact sheets on Yiddish, Juhuri, Ladino, and Judeo-Iranian
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Create a custom map of where your participants are from with the Jewish Language Project's ancestry mapping service
Passover
Host a Passover Seder that incorporates traditions from across the Jewish world with the Jewish Language Project Passover Toolkit.
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Our customizable multilingual PowerPoint haggadah is available for any Zoom or in-person seder.
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Our multilingual Passover guide has a brief introduction to the greetings, traditions, and liturgy used by Jewish communities around the world to celebrate Passover.
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Our Omer counter and Happy Passover pillow are available to teach you how to count the Omer or wish someone a happy Passover in dozens of Jewish languages.
High Holidays + Sukkot
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Our multilingual Rosh Hashanah guide is available for you to use as an introduction to the greetings, traditions, and liturgy that Jewish communities around the world have used to celebrate the new year.
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Our multilingual Sukkot guide offers explanations of Sukkot traditions from around the world and a tkhine traditionally recited by Ashkenazi women to close the holiday.
Purim
A guide to the traditions and liturgy of Purim throughout the Jewish Diaspora.
Our multilingual Purim guide contains recipes for different baked goods used to celebrate Purim and song lyrics. Everything you need to learn about the ways that different Jewish communities have celebrated Purim or to enhance your own celebration.
Shabbat
A guide to the traditions and liturgy of Shabbat throughout the Jewish Diaspora.
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Our multilingual Shabbat guide contains traditional Shabbat greetings, post-meal blessings, and other traditions from a range of Jewish communities.
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Our multicultural Shabbat video brings together several Jews from diverse ancestral backgrounds to discuss their Shabbat foods, greetings, and customs.
Hanukkah
A guide to the traditions and liturgy of Hanukkah throughout the Jewish Diaspora.
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Our multilingual Hanukkah guide contains new ways to say menorah, songs in Judeo-Arabic and Jewish German, and more.
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Our dreidel explainer video clears up misconceptions about the Hebrew/Yiddish letters on the dreidel.
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Learn how to say "light" in several languages with our multilingual menorah graphic.
Other educational materials
Post a map, timeline, or multilingual graphic highlighting Jewish linguistic diversity
