Chatting in Aramaic at the Coronation

ARAMAIC WATCH: The Coronation smalltalk? It was in Aramaic, reveals rabbi Dweck. The Senior Rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews’ Congregation, Britain’s oldest Jewish community, described the mood as 'buoyant and joyful' (Jonathan Sacerdoti, The Jewish Press).

Britain’s Sephardi leader Rabbi Joseph Dweck has revealed he chatted to the Archbishop of the Syrian Orthodox Church in Aramaic — the language spoken by Jesus — as they were waiting for the coronation to begin.

You never know when your Aramaic will come in handy.

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