Don’t mind my French
Reflections on an international ulpan vocabulary, skateboarding in high heels, and 4 months of honeymoon phase aliyah
View ArticleMy love letter to Hebrew
The revival of an ancient language is miraculous; to speak it, even poorly, is to join in that miracle
View ArticleThe politics of pastry
When a stroll through Jerusalem's Arab shuk becomes crash course in prejudice and diplomacy
View ArticleFormer NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire is studying Hebrew
The 34-year-old Hapoel Jerusalem player, who speaks regularly of his love for Israel, posts a photo of himself studying from language workbooks
View ArticleAuthor of controversial ‘Jewish State’ bill insists it’s unprejudiced and fair
Avi Dichter has been working for six years on legislation to define Israel as a Jewish state. Now, with government backing, he says he's certain it will pass -- to Israel's abiding benefit
View ArticleFull text of MK Avi Dichter’s 2017 ‘Jewish State’ bill
The latest version of the proposed 'Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People'
View ArticleWordsmiths toy with Hebrew word for fidget spinner
The Academy of the Hebrew Language has challenged Israelis to find the right term for the popular revolving toy
View Article‘My master’ vs. ‘my husband’
God Himself wants the relationship between husband and wife to be one of partnership and not one of mastery
View ArticleAn assault on language
Curse words pepper common speech and writing nowadays in ways that undermine nuance and cheapen language
View ArticleHow do you say ‘terror’?
Modern Hebrew has no word for it, but the Bible does, along with a lesson about truth and peace
View ArticleEpic quest is documenting the ‘miracle’ of the Hebrew language
Researchers are painstakingly building lexicon of every word in ancient tongue through to its modern incarnation
View ArticlePast unreal conditional
How to respond to the self-appointed modestly police when you don't know the language
View ArticleA Hebrew charter school takes a not-so-Jewish trip to Israel
As a recipient of public funding, Brooklyn's Hebrew Language Academy to avoid Jewish topics, instead focus on Israeli culture
View ArticleWho’s selling treasures from the Valmadonna Trust Library? Depends who you ask
Months after the finest and largest private collection of Jewish books was acquired for the National Library of Israel, some of its most valuable selections are up for auction
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