A black stone split lengthwise into two pieces, gold glowing in the break. On the larger piece the opening of the Lord's Prayer in Serto glows from the depths.

Still spoken.

Aramaic is the language Jesus spoke and prayed in. Today only a few still speak it. Here you can learn it, through His words and through prayer.

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Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee
Mark 14:36

The first lines of the Lord's Prayer in Serto, cut into a stone plate and glowing gold.

Why Aramaic

More than a language

We want to make the language of Jesus accessible to everyone.

When Jesus prayed, He prayed in Aramaic. The Gospels keep some of His words exactly as He said them. Abba. Talitha cumi. Ephphatha.

To read those words in their own script and to say them aloud is to come a little closer to the moment they were spoken.

Abba is Aramaic. It is the word Jesus used for His Father.

What you find here

Learn. Pray. Grow.

Where the language comes from, how it is spoken, how it is written, and how you can learn it with a teacher.

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Pray

Lord, teach us to pray.

Luke 11:1

ܐܰܒܽܘܢ ܕܒܰܫܡܰܝܳܐ

Abun d-bashmayo, Our Father who is in heaven

The Lord's Prayer, line by line, with audio and a pronunciation guide. Free, and it stays free.

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Our Story

A person stands behind every word

Sonya grew up speaking Aramaic. Maya teaches it. No Aramaic line goes public here until one of them has vouched for it. Nothing comes out of a machine.

Our story

Community

The conversation is already happening. We point at it rather than starting another one.

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