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The Jewish ritual of counting the Omer now translated into 49 different vernacular Jewish language, from Ladino and Yiddish to less familiar languages like Judeo-Georgian and Judeo-Persian

BY ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL The HUC-JIR Jewish Language Project’s multilingual Omer counter highlights Jewish linguistic diversity by presenting each of the 49 days in a different language or dialect. (HUC-JIR) (JTA) — There are 49 days between the second night of Passover and the holiday of Shavuot, but who’s counting? Jews …

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