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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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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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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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The Truth of True Speech Pt. 2

The hard and soft Dalet (ד, דּ) The letter Dalet is among the seven letters that have a double, hard and soft, pronunciation: בּגד כּפת. The hard Dalet is known to be just like the letter D, and there are … Continue reading

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The Truth of True Speech pt. 1

My main mentor in Israel was a Tunisian man by the name of Ben Tziyon Cohen. He was from the island of Jerba, whose Jewish community was among the most ancient in the world. All of the Jews of Jerba … Continue reading

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