[bksvol-discuss] Re: from Cindy

Hi all,
Sue, I am sure that you'll get answers from those in the know about this, but I understand that it depends on whether you are a European Jew, a Sephardi(sp) Jew, and what language has filtered the spelling of the holiday's name. Add to that the fact that written Hebrew has no vowels in it, only markings that approximate the vowel you need, and you've got a recipe for multiple spellings of Hebrew words which have been transliterated into whatever language. I tend to use Chanukah because that, for me, approximates the pronunciation I hear. The ch indicates that glottal H sound that is like clearing the throat. Hmmm, it's really hard to describe it. <smiling> It's sort of like people trying to describe yellow to me. Anyway, there are a million ways to spell Chanukah, all are right. Does that help, or does the maunderings of this goy just muddy the waters? 

Ann P.

P.S., Goy = gentile.

A.P.

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