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Why do Some People Say "Shabbat" and Others "Shabbos"? - Rabbi Yaakov Lynn

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the last two letters in the Hebrew language are called tough and self tough says tough what sound is a self make it says something that we can't pronounce very well today something very similar to thought Ashkenazi when they went to the parts of the world they win to lost the ability to say saw so they started to say instead sparred IAM when they went to the countries they wanted to and they lost the ability to say so they said tough therefore today Ashkenazi say and smarty to say thus the word Shabbos the last letter is itself Ashkenazim say job is starting say Shabbat in academic circles they still put a th at the end and that's where the word Sabbath comes from [Music]