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RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?

From: "Ken Penner" <pennerkm AT mcmaster.ca>
To: "'Jason Hare'" <jason AT jhronline.com>, "'Hebrew'" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 18:55:29 -0400

> If Hebrew were
> more readily understood by the common person, then why
> was the KADDISH (which must be understood!) penned in
> Aramaic?

Isn't the Kaddish from after the destruction of Jerusalem? The linguistic
environment changed after the Bar Kokhba revolt.

Ken

Re: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language? , (continued)
- RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Ken Penner, 06/16/2003
  - Re: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Jack Kilmon, 06/16/2003
  - Re: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Peter Kirk, 06/17/2003
- RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Karl Randolph, 06/19/2003
  - Re: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Peter Kirk, 06/20/2003
    - RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Ken Penner, 06/20/2003
      - Re: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Peter Kirk, 06/23/2003
- RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Jason Hare, 06/20/2003
  - RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Ken Penner, 06/20/2003
- RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Karl Randolph, 06/20/2003
  - RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Trevor & Julie Peterson, 06/21/2003
- [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Deborah Millier, 06/22/2003
  - RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Ken Penner, 06/23/2003
- RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Trevor Peterson, 06/23/2003
  - RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Schmuel, 06/24/2003
- RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Karl Randolph, 06/23/2003
- [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Deborah Millier, 06/23/2003
- RE: [b-hebrew] When did Hebrew cease to be a commonly spoken language?, Trevor Peterson, 06/24/2003