Don’t blame me if this week’s column is a bit technical. It’s by popular demand. No fewer than five readers have written to question the statement in my column of November 10 that “classical Hebrew ...

I ended last week’s column, which had to do with the pronunciation of the letter Gimmel in ancient Hebrew, with an explanation of how the dual nature of the beged-kefet consonants as both plosives and ...

Jena - March 17th 2009: JENOPTIK OptiSys Ltd. will supply opto-mechanical modules to Israeli clients in the semiconductor and security industry. The joint venture, JENOPTIK OptiSys Ltd., will combine ...

The really interesting question, of course, is when the beged kefet letters get a dagesh, but, sadly, that will have to wait. As a prelude of things to come, though, I'll point out that the ubiquitous ...