105 Journal 8

Knowing the history of Hebrew has been helpful for me to learn the language in a few ways. Through doing research and talking to my language partner, I found out that the Hebrew language once was dead and came back to life around 1881. This is extremely impressive and very motivating for me as a Jew to want to learn the language to make sure that it never dies off again. It is hard for me to imagine or even to understand how a language can “die” and then come back to life. This has taught me how strong the culture is in Israel and the sacredness of the language. After learning more about the language’s history, I now can better understand its origins and the vast differences between male and female words. Today, Yiddish is dying out and I think that is important for the people of Israel to try and keep it alive. Learning the history of Hebrew has helped me to have a greater appreciation for the language. 

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