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Why is Kaddish not in Hebrew? - americani - 04-18-2024
When listening to someone say it it seemed off and someone explained it isn't in hebrew but aramaic(spelling?, not arabic) is this a preference of the group that created the Siddur we were using or for some other reason?
RE: Why is Kaddish not in Hebrew? - rosends - 04-18-2024
here is some reading on the matter
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1737300/jewish/Why-is-the-Kaddish-in-Aramaic.htm#:~:text=It%20was%20said%20in%20Aramaic,expressed%20in%20this%20important%20prayer.