Hebrew accent: Ashkenazi Hebrew uses an s for some of the t sounds in Sephardic Hebrew, and an o vowel for some of the a vowels in Sephardic Hebrew, and Ashkenazi Hebrew frequently accents the first syllable where Sephardic puts the accent on the last syllable. So, the English amen comes ahMAIN in Sephardic and OWmain in Ashkenazic, and SuccOT in Sephardic comes out SUccos in Ashkenazic (the name of the weeklong Fall harvest festival). There are several liturgical differences that a non-Jew would not notice, but the rules concerning kitniot (kitnios), non-bread grains, during Passover are a noticable. Ashkenazic Jews traditionally forbid rice and lentils, while Sephardic Jews eat them. Finally, note that neither group considers the other to be illegitimate or improper in their practices. B