Jewish religious materials and their commentaries are listed under the Kodesh section in Jewish Writing. Kodesh is the Hebrew word for "holy".
The category is admittedly problematic. Many Kodesh materials in our Jewish Writing group are translations of previously published Hebrew documents. Why, then, are they not discussed on our Hebrew Translating group instead of on Jewish Writing?
The answer is clear. The Kodesh materials on Jewish Writing are extended passages from full-length texts. Hebrew Translating only deals with terms or phrases.
Furthermore, we will not be relating to translation issues per se in the document. We will be considering the document from its writing aspects.
Many people who translate Kodesh materials will want to belong to both Jewish Writing and Hebrew Translating. For the benefit of ALL subscribers, only the relevant issues will be discussed on each group.
