To get some supplies for his edible dreidel, Rambam Day School third-grader Isaac Lichtman would have to ask for it in Hebrew. "Ani rotze marshmellow," the third-grader said, correctly translating "I ...

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 ...

Want to learn Hebrew? Like anything else these days, there's an app for that too. eTeacher's Modern Hebrew application offers 20 free Hebrew lessons recorded and taught by Shira Cohen Regev, one of ...

According to a Pew Research Center survey, only 52% of American Jews can read Hebrew. The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute is ...

Mother and daughter stood next to one another at the bimah as part of a jubilant bat mitzvah ceremony. Then, one of them took a deep breath and began to recite verses from that week’s Torah portion.

If there is one thing Irish people know about the revival of Hebrew, it is that its story has no relevance for language policies here. As one scholar put it: “the ...

SPRING HILL — Learning Hebrew is important for a child wanting to learn about Judaism, says Rabbi Lenny Sarko. "English translations are nice, but the full breadth and depth of the Torah need to be ...

When the 34-year-old Palestinian teacher effortlessly switched from Arabic to Hebrew, none of his students showed any hint of mistrust. Instead, the classroom buzzed in admiration for his deep ...

In a brightly lit classroom in Gaza, a teacher spells out Hebrew words on a whiteboard, followed attentively by Maher al-Farra and dozens of other Palestinians hoping to take advantage of an opening ...