Hebrew proverb of the day: 'A shy person does not learn, and a strict person is not the one who...'

Hebrew Proverb of the Day: A Hebrew proverb highlights that shyness hinders learning, while strictness impedes teaching.
The Times of Israel

It’s a Great Time to Be Learning Hebrew

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The Times of Israel

My Circuitous Journey Towards Learning Hebrew and Hadassah Leadership

Celebrating birthdays at our Ladies Who Lunch celebration in November 2023. Seated left to right: Ellen Weber, Arlene Lomazoff-Marron. Standing: Carolyn Grandis. Photo courtesy of the author. The ...
The Forward

Language apps are putting Hebrew school in teens’ back pockets. But do they work?

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 ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Learning Hebrew brought me closer to Judaism — and alienated me from Israel

It might mean a more honest engagement with Israeli politics as they truly are, rather than how they are presented abroad to English-speakers. Speaking to the media in the United States before and ...
The Forward

I started learning Hebrew for my father. I became obsessed with it after Oct. 7

It was the “Ceasefire Now” poster in Yiddish that was my breaking point. A friend had shared it in her Instagram story, emphasizing the importance of us Jews reclaiming Yiddish as a protest against ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

In Hebrew immersion day camps, summer fun augmented with learning

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 ...