Can you learn to read Hebrew even if you do not speak the language? A HelloNation article featuring insights from Diana Yacobi of Sarah & David's Read Hebrew Now in Englewood, New Jersey, explains how ...
The crux of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, now a splashy Netflix miniseries, is a Hebrew word that doesn’t exist. At one ...
Ami Steinberger’s Ulpan La-Inyan (ulpan.com) employs 80 to 90 teachers in a variety of time zones, teaching private lessons and group courses to roughly 2,000 students annually.
Words matter. Words of truth convey values, culture, tradition. False words tear at the fabric of society, creating a chaotic biblical Tower of Babel. For believers, the world was created by Divine ...
Did you know that the ancient scrolls of the Torah don’t contain any vowels? Unlike English, where vowels are explicitly represented as letters (A, E, I, O, U) and are fundamental to every word, ...
If you spend enough time on social media, you’re likely going to come across claims about Hebrew that will make your head spin: Hebrew is a European language. Hebrew is actually stolen Arabic. There ...
As I begin writing this article, I think it is important to note that I am not a Hebrew scholar. However, as a lifelong student of the Bible, which is what we are all called to be, it is important to ...
Despite years of Jewish education, countless individuals find themselves unable to speak Hebrew with any real confidence. Over and over, I hear the same sentiment: “I spent 12 years in Jewish school, ...
Linguists tend to imagine language as a phenomenon outside human agency, its processes, like language change and acquisition, explained by deterministic rules. Dartmouth linguist Lewis Glinert, author ...
Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. On a radiant spring morning in Jerusalem, a group of visitors walked into the Cultural and Educational Center at the ...
Two new memorandums of understanding broaden opportunities for biomedical research, teaching, scholarly exchange and more.
Writer, teacher, and Yiddishist Curt Leviant’s new novel, “King of Yiddish,” will be published this month. Let’s say it at the outset. This book is a gem. Every page of “The Story of Hebrew” is packed ...