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Aramaic is the living language of a small compact Christian community living in Jerusalem. Their ancient congregation is known as the Syriac Orthodox church. Aramaic was the language spoken throughout the Middle-East at the time of Jesus,
The language also survives in several traditional Hebrew prayers, such as the Kadish prayer for the dead, the declaration of welcome during the Passover Seder meal.
We interview the Muchtar, lay leader, of the community, Sami Barsom in his tailor shop and visit their church, St. Marks.
