ALEPH festival to celebrate Hebrew, from ancient roots to modern expressions

Taking place simultaneously in Berlin, London, Stockholm, New York, Boston, and Hollywood, Florida, the festival spotlights ...
Brandeis University

Minor in Hebrew Language, Literature, and Culture

The minor in Hebrew Language, Literature, and Culture aims to bring students to an advanced level of proficiency in Hebrew and offer a strong background in Hebrew culture and literature. Students in ...
The Forward

Language apps are putting Hebrew school in teens’ back pockets. But do they work?

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. For the past 643 consecutive ...
CounterPunch

Framing the Language of Carnage in Palestine: Advantage Israel

Language is a loaded weapon used by the powerful to incite and to maintain advantages during conflicts and wars. No one understood this better than George Orwell when he wrote in 1946, “Political ...
The Times of Israel

Israelis pick ‘homecoming’ as Hebrew word of the year

Israelis chose the Hebrew word for “homecoming” as the word of the year, the Academy of the Hebrew Language announced Thursday. The Academy asked the public for suggestions for words that summarized ...