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Judeo-Arabic in 10 Minutes
Enter the world of Judeo-Arabic, the linguistic bridge that fueled the "Golden Age" of Jewish thought and transformed the Middle East into a global center of Jewish scholarship. In this episode, we unpack how Jews living under Islamic rule from the 8th to the 13th centuries adopted the Arabic language but adapted it to their own needs—writing it in Hebrew characters and infusing it with Hebrew and Aramaic vocabulary. We'll explore how this "Jewish Arabic" became the primary vehicle for some of the most influential works in history, including Maimonides' The Guide for the Perplexed and Saadia…
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