We've identified 100 common Jewish last names and their Hebrew meanings. One doesn't have to be fluent in Yiddish to be familiar with the term, "mensch." If you're a mensch, it says a lot about you, ...

"A truly beautiful letter," writes the Israeli artist Izzy Pludwinski in his new book, "The Beauty of the Hebrew Letter," "will possess a dynamism, an internal lifeforce." "Letters," he adds, "are the ...

The Exodus story was a model of providential liberation and deliverance for Americans rebelling against Britain’s pharaonic ...

Hebrew Israelite groups have been making headlines thanks to Kanye West, Kyrie Irving and their antisemitism controversies. News outlets and advocacy groups like the Anti-Defamation League have ...

Dr. Howard Tucker, Tzvi Hersh ben Chaim Herzl, passed away on Dec. 22, 2025, at the age of 103. Known around the world as the ...

The religious language that lay dormant for millennia is now global, used by millions of people around the world—including in China. The Codex Sassoon, the oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, is ...

The supposed meaning of the word "divoc," which is COVID backwards, has spread online. The Claim It has been suggested that "divoc" is a Hebrew word that means "possession by an evil spirit." One post ...

The evening of Dec. 10 marks the start of Judaism's eight-night Festival of Lights, Hanukkah. Or is it Chanukah? Hanukka? The confusion over the spelling comes because the name of the holiday is a ...

There’s an easy formula for sizing up Los Angeles as the destination of choice for the peoples of the Earth: “There are more (nationality/ethnic group) living in Los Angeles than anywhere else on the ...

Nathan Abrams receives and has previously received external funding, including charities, government-funded, foundation and research council grants. If you watch one Hanukah film this festive season ...