Praying in German Broke Taboo
Rabbi Elisa Klapheck discusses the taboo of praying in German despite it being a distinctly Jewish language in which many Talmudic prints were written.
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Jewish Women's Archive. "Praying in German Broke Taboo." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/elisa-klapheck-praying-german-broke-taboo>.