LibGuides: Jewish Studies: Jewish Languages

Jewish Languages

Transparent Language Online

Transparent Language Online combines courses, supplemental vocabulary, extensive grammar resources, and mobile apps, for over 110 languages, including English for speakers of over 30 languages. This resource requires you to create a personal account to track your learning progress.
Oakton Library is working with Transparent Language Online to fix ongoing issues with off campus access. The instructions below are a workaround to help the Oakton community continue to use the resource. Please use the instructions that best fit your situation.
I already have a Transparent Language Online account.
1. Click the “Access Database” button above for Oakton’s Transparent Language Online subscription.
2. Use the "Log In" tab to access your account using your Transparent Language Online username and password.
Find out how to use the Transparent Language Online mobile app here.
I need to sign up for a Transparent Language Online account.
How to create an account ON CAMPUS:
1. Click the “Access Database” button above for Oakton’s Transparent Language Online subscription.
2. On Oakton's Transparent Language Online landing page, click “Sign Up.”
3. Fill in the "Sign Up" form to create your account.
How to create an account OFF CAMPUS:
1. Create a Transparent Language Online account by clicking here.
2. Click the "Sign Up" tab and follow the steps to create your account.
3. Once your account is set up, click the “person” icon in the top right corner and select "Log Out."*
4. Return to this page and click the “Access Database” button above to log in.
Important: You only need to “Sign Up” once. After that, always use the “Access Database” button to log in.
*The OFF CAMPUS link is only used for registration. It does not work for full TLO access. TLO will appear to work normally when using this link, but it won't let you start a learning path. This is why it's important to always use the “Access Database” button on this page once you have an account.
Need help with Transparent Language Online?
Contact Rebecca Eaton, Oakton Library's Electronic Resources Specialist. Email reaton@oakton.edu. Phone calls and virtual meetings are available upon request.

Hebrew Studies Journal
Hebrew Studies is a scholarly journal devoted to Hebrew language, linguistics, literature and culture of all periods.
Berman Jewish Policy Archive Reader's Guide: Jewish Languages
A selection of BJPA holdings on the topics of Hebrew, Yiddish, and the larger questions of Jewish language and Jewish life.
JewishLanguages.Org
To promote research on, awareness about, and engagement surrounding the many languages spoken and written by Jews throughout history and around the world.
Morfix
Modern Hebrew-English dictionary and morphological-syntactic Hebrew search engine.
Non-Binary Hebrew Project
The Nonbinary Hebrew Project is a free, community-based language initiative. Its third-gender Hebrew grammatical system provides a growing, global network of Hebrew speakers and learners with the tools to forge meaningful liturgy and conversations in Jewish community.
Survey of American Jewish Language and Identity
A large-scale survey of Jews and non-Jews in the United States done by Linguist Sarah Bunin Benor and Sociologist Steven M. Cohen.

Hebrew Resources

Hebrew-English Dictionaries at the Oakton Library
Check out a dictionary from the library.
Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature
The website includes:
• A general directory with 500 Hebrew authors, both classic and contemporary
• Synopses of titles represented by IIHL
• Information on recent IIHL publications
Learn Hebrew Phrases with Audio
There are 43 topics with 1,215 Hebrew phrases and sentences. The site also includes 157 printable study sheets.
MorFix
Morfix is a free online Hebrew-English and English-Hebrew dictionary.
My Hebrew Dictionary
This dictionary is a sample of useful words in Hebrew and English. Many of the words have audio pronunciations by an Israeli and/or transliterations (written phoentically with English letters).
Virtual Hebrew Keyboard
This Hebrew Keyboard enables you to easily type Hebrew online without installing Hebrew keyboard. You can use your computer keyboard or mouse to type Hebrew letters with this online keyboard.

Yiddish Resources

In geveb: A Journal of Yiddish Stuides
A free, open-access journal, In geveb aims to be a central address for the study of all things Yiddish—the focal point for discussions of Yiddish literature, language, and culture, and  the home for the next generation of Yiddish scholarship.
Yiddish Books Online
Full text of 11,000 out-of-print Yiddish titles. The National Yiddish Book Center.
Yiddish Literature
A selection of Yiddish literary texts with short biographies. National Digital Library of Poland.
Yiddish Prints
800 Yiddish books from the Frankfurt University Library.
Virtual Yiddish Keyboard
Use this online keyboard to type in Yiddish.

Other Jewish Language Resources

Haquetía: Judeo-Spanish vernacular of Northern Morocco
This website is dedicated to research, revival, and introduction of the Judeo-Spanish vernacular of Northern Morocco, and the history and culture of the Moroccan Jewry.
Ladino Digital Library: Stanford University
PDFs of digitized texts on a variety of topics in Ladino (Judeo-Spanish).
LadinoType
A free transliteration engine that converts Ladino (Judeo-Spanish or Djudezmo) text written in the Latin alphabet into accurately rendered Hebraic scripts, including Solitero and Rashi.