A new illustrated children’s book tells the story of a Jewish boy who has no friends and whose parents won’t let him play with anyone, fearful that other children actually may talk to him. He doesn’t ...

A nonprofit that launches modern-Hebrew-language public schools is hoping New Haven gets a chance to offer that greeting. The New York-based nonprofit, Hebrew Public, is working to finish an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HEBREW POET Leah Goldberg. (photo credit: ALEPH Festival) Taking place simultaneously in Berlin, London, Stockholm, New York, ...

Abigail Lapins relocated to the Chicago area for high school from Kenosha, Wisconsin, where she had been one of the few Jewish students in her school. At her new public schools–Stevenson in ...

The importance of disseminating knowledge of modern Hebrew British Jews was emphasized here today by British Empire Chief Rabbi Dr. Israel Brodie, speaking at ceremonies marking the ineuguration of a ...

Temple University has introduced courses in modern Hebrew for the current semester as one of its full credit foreign language courses. A total of 40 students are enrolled in various classes which ...

College enrollment in Hebrew courses is dropping sharply, and this downward spiral may soon have profound effects on the American Jewish community. Modern Hebrew enrollment fell 17.6 percent between ...

In the Bible, the Book of Ezekiel begins with the heavens opening to reveal a stunning vision of God. Above the angels, astride a throne, like a fire encased in a frame, the prophet sees a kind of ...

A prominent specialist in Semitic languages, Muraoka was proud to describe himself as the first Japanese student to complete a PhD at the Hebrew University The post Takamitsu Muraoka, Japanese pioneer ...