Bienvenidos / Welcome to the American Ladino League
La Liga Amerikana del Ladino (LAL) apoya la komunita diversa i kresiente de avlantes i edukadores en los Estados Unidos. Kreemos en avrir los estudios del ladino a todos los ke esten interesados. Sea kual sea vuestro konosimiento, sean kual sean vuestros butos, muestro asortimento de programes i manaderos vos ayudaran en vuestro kamino de la lingua.
The American Ladino League (ALL) supports the diverse and growing community of Ladino speakers and educators in the United States. We believe in opening Ladino studies to all who are interested. Whatever your background, whatever your goals, our suite of programs and resources will help you on your Ladino journey.
Manadero del Mez / Resource of the Month
Zemirot (hymns and songs)
This month, we are featuring the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America’s Zemirot project, a multilingual archive of Sephardic and Romaniote liturgy from Turkey, Greece, the Balkans, and beyond. This rich collection catalogues liturgical traditions, known as hazzanut, piyutim, pizmonim, and maftirim. Visitors can search by prayer cycle, melody (makam), city of origin, or even cantor (hazan). While this resource can be used around the year, it is particularly fitting for the start of the Jewish new year. Check out Ladino texts as well as audio recordings for this holiday period, including Ye’i Rasones for Rosh Ashana, Si topa grasia for Kipur, De boka de el Dio for Simhat Tora and the Ya komimos for grace after meals (Birkat Amazon). While Ladino is used in a variety of domains, it has always been part of el kal (the synagogue) and la keila (the community), making this a wonderful resource for speakers and learners alike.
To view other resources, visit our Manaderos/ Resources page.