We discussed Yiddish before, where Jews used their own language intermixed with lashon hakadash. The Torah contains aramaic words like ויתא ראשי עם The Chasam Sofer says כי פי המדבר עליכם – בלשון הקןדש Josef showed the brothers that he did not change his language. ויבא יעקב שלם – שם, לשון, מלבוש distinguishes us. The Maharam Shik called himself שיק – שם ישראל קודש. Maybe that is why there is an Artscroll in loshan hakadash. When there was a Forward in Yiddish, the Debretzener Rav, Rav Stern ztz’l was asked, if you are allowed to take it into the bathroom? He answered, the question is if you are allowed to remove it?
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