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 ...

Living in Israel has changed me far more than I expected it to during the past eight months. I wanted to broaden my understanding of Judaism and Hebrew, and hoped to figure out what to do with my life ...

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 ...

(JTA) — Speaking to the media in the United States before and after his latest election as Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu reassured American Jews and other supporters of Israel that their ...

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For many English speakers, learning Hebrew doesn’t come easily. Familiar with the challenge, Yael Breuer and Eyal Shavit have written a new book they hope will make acquiring Hebrew more pleasurable ...

Israeli politicians tells their own people one thing and English-speakers another, writes a doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago. Then he returned to Israel, and promptly tweeted, “These ...