Hamas puts Hebrew in the curriculum
PRI’s The World: An increasing number of Gaza schools offer classes in ‘the language of the enemy’
View ArticleHebrew in UK Jewish schools given last-minute reprieve
British Jewry successfully fights part of the national curriculum overhaul which put in danger primary schools’ Hebrew programs
View ArticleHow do you say ‘deal’ in Hebrew?
‘Career-Focused Ulpan’ will launch October 13 with a special focus on business vocabulary and language skills for the office
View ArticleIngathering and digitizing the Diaspora’s rare Hebrew books
Israel’s National Library and Italy’s Palatina Library cooperate to put one of the world’s largest collections of Jewish manuscripts online
View ArticleStevie Wonder may sing in Hebrew
As a promise to his mother, the musician plans to record a gospel album next year in which he will ‘mix it up’
View ArticleBrooklyn Hebrew charter school fails NY evaluation
An F grade lands the ‘vanguard’ school on a watch list and makes it subject to possible closure
View Article‘Vanguard’ Brooklyn school fails in standardized tests
The Hebrew Language Charter School received an F grade this week from the New York Department of Education, but ‘it’s no setback’
View ArticleInitiative seeks to improve Hebrew literacy in US
Only half of American Jews are proficient in the Hebrew alphabet, but new schools and immersion programs hope to make it 100%
View ArticleExpect Labs’ MindMeld app and the future of language
The marketing concept behind the MindMeld app is a time when good thoughts will be shared telepathically between us for the benefit of all
View ArticleA Yiddish play that speaks from the gut
‘Monologues from the Kishke’ uses Eastern European delicacies to forge ties to Yiddish culture and traditions
View ArticleHamas gets Hebrew grammar 101
Hotline for Refugees and Migrants worker ‘trolls’ Hamas for lack of definite articles
View ArticleIsraeli lawmakers push Hebrew-only bill
Right-wing MKs seek change which would strip status of Arabic as official state language
View ArticleIsraelis import sabra kiddie culture to New York
The tens of thousands of expats in the Big Apple can now share secular Israeli tradition with their children in new Hebrew programs
View ArticlePresident lambastes Hebrew-only bill
Rivlin says right-wing initiative to cancel Arabic’s official status is counterproductive to coexistence
View ArticleBelarus falls all over native son Eliezer Ben Yehuda
In the presence of his famous great-grandson, the father of the Hebrew language is honored in home town — complete with an all-female marching band
View ArticleWhat’s the Hebrew word for a plunger?
The ‘Pompa’ needs an official name, and you can help
View ArticleDuo makes learning Hebrew ‘hilarious’
Israeli ex-pats in UK use silly memory cues to make words stick
View ArticleLanguage of the Hebrew man
Celebrating Eliezer Ben-Yehuda’s 157th birthday with Hebrew Language Day
View ArticleThe pagan goddess behind the holiday of ‘Easter’
Most languages use Aramaic to describe Jesus’s resurrection. Why is English different? Meet the ‘woman’ to blame
View ArticleExpat Israeli ‘settlers’ in Europe get organized
Making up 24% of the Jewish population in some places, Israelis abroad are bridging cultural gaps with local Jews
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