It’s common for young Jews to study Hebrew until the age of 13 — and then never interact with the language again. Hebrew school students learn the alphabet, but often have little understanding of what ...
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 Westchester Fairfield Hebrew Academy, a co-educational Jewish day school, is on a 17-acre campus at 270 Lake Ave. Approximately 230 students are enrolled at the school. The school offers a hands ...
The growing trend of Hebrew-immersion day camps offer children a chance to learn Hebrew while engaging in summer fun. NEW YORK (JTA) — It used to be that parents who wanted to expose their children to ...
For nearly 2,000 years, Hebrew was a dead language. But in the 19th and 20th centuries, this liturgical language made a comeback as a modern tongue. Its revival is unprecedented, said Nancy Berg, a ...
More than 500 Students enrolled in Hebrew classes in eight north suburban high schools and one from the Milwaukee suburbs took a field trip to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, or Israel’s Independence Day.
Yale sophomore Selma Abouneameh grew up in Connecticut speaking English at home, not her Palestinian father’s native language of Arabic. But this semester at Yale, she is progressing toward her goal ...
Some Hebrew students face a difficult task: describing themselves or what they are doing, partly due to the language’s strict gender rules. But thanks to a CU Boulder student and an instructor, a ...
According to a Pew Research Center survey, only 52% of American Jews can read Hebrew. The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute is ...
Somebody help me out here. Every time I visit Jewish communities in the United States, I get this weird feeling. It’s like I’m a character in somebody else’s movie. I go from one community to the next ...
To recognize outstanding attainments in study of Hebrew language and literature, to stimulate study and research in this field, and to promote an understanding and appreciation of the culture of ...