Abba

Abba: The Aramaic term abba (אבא, Hebrew: אב (ab), “father”) appears in traditional Jewish liturgy and Jewish prayers to God, e.g. in the Kaddish (קדיש, Qaddish Aramaic, Hebrew: קדש (Qādash), “holy”). I’ve been calling God “Abba” these days. If I’m speaking to the general public or don’t know their religious/spiritual background, then I say ” The