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The Truth of True Speech Part 10

The Hard and Soft Taw (ת, תּ) The letter Taw (ת, תּ) is among the letters בגדכפ”ת, which have both hard and soft versions. The hard version is just like a T and the soft version is like English TH … Continue reading

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The Truth of True Speech Part 9

The Letter Resh (ר) The pronunciation of the letter Resh (ר) is known to be like the letter R, but the letter Resh (ר) itself varies from place to place just like the letter R. In each place, the Jews … Continue reading

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The Truth of True Speech Part 8

The Letter Qof (ק) The letter Qof (ק) is pronounced, among the various Jewish communities, in five different ways. This is testimony to the fact that it’s very difficult to pronounce correctly. Therefore, each person pronounced it however was easiest for … Continue reading

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The Truth of True Speech pt. 7

The Letter Sadi (צ) The pronunciation of the letter Sadi (צ) is known, and it is similar to the letter Semakh (ס, S), but it’s stronger. The difference between it and the Semakh (ס) is the same as the difference … Continue reading

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My First Viral Post

Congratulations are in order for yours truly. According to Google, a tweet from a small account on X can be considered “viral” if it gets 5,000 likes. My X account certainly qualifies as “small,” as it only has 700 plus … Continue reading

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The Truth of True Speech pt. 6

The Letter ‘Ayin (ע) The letter ‘Ayin (ע) is pronounced the same as the ‘Ayin in Arabic (ع) and there is nothing like it in any European language. Therefore, it was only maintained among the Jews of Arab lands. In … Continue reading

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The Truth of True Speech pt. 5

The Letter Teth (ט) We’ve already mentioned, in several places, that the Holy Tongue does not have two letters of identical pronunciation. Therefore, the letter Teth (ט) is not the same as the hard Taw (תּ), As the Radaq (R. … Continue reading

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The Truth of True Speech pt. 4

The Letter Heth (ח) The pronunciation of the letter Heth (ח) is difficult for most Jewish communities. Therefore, there is disagreement, and they pronounce it in three different ways. There are those who pronounce it the same as the letter … Continue reading

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I’m Still Here, But Not Posting

Dear readers, due to eye issues, I’m taking a break from posting for a while. Hopefully, within a couple of months, the issues will be resolved and I’ll start posting again.

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The Truth of True Speech pt. 3

The Letter Waw (ו) Concerning the pronunciation of the letter Waw there are several variations and complications. There are those who consistently pronounce it like the letter W in English, and there are those who pronounce it like the letter … Continue reading

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