Torah In Italiano

Jews have lived in Italy since the 2nd century BCE (Roman Republic). Over centuries, they developed ( Italkian ), a unique set of Judeo-Romance dialects mixing Hebrew, Aramaic, and local Italian vernaculars. For centuries, Torah study was conducted in Hebrew; translations were oral or informal for women and uneducated men.

Before the printing press, handwritten la‘azim (glosses) translated Torah verses into Judaeo-Italian. The most famous example is the (14th century?) – a manuscript with Hebrew text and Judeo-Italian translation in Latin script. These were not intended for liturgical use but for study. torah in italiano