The revival of Hebrew in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is often flattened into a tidy legend centered on Eliezer Ben ...

It’s common for young Jews to study Hebrew until the age of 13 — and then never interact with the language again. Hebrew school students learn the alphabet, but often have little understanding of what ...

(JTA) — Five years ago, Rabbi Guy Austrian made a small but powerful change at the synagogue he leads: He wrote down the language his community used to call non-binary members to the Torah. That ...

For nearly 2,000 years, Hebrew was a dead language. But in the 19th and 20th centuries, this liturgical language made a comeback as a modern tongue. Its revival is unprecedented, said Nancy Berg, a ...

One of the most common and polarizing debates in America today is about the relationship between religion and politics. To what extent should church and state be separate? Should our religious values ...

Jonathan Kirsch, a contributing writer to the Book Review, is the author of, most recently, "King David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel." His upcoming book is "The Woman Who Laughed at God: ...

Nahmanides, in his famous letter to his son, guides his son to think about what he is about to say before he says it. This is solid advice, often we may say something and regret it later or realize it ...

We are not told explicitly that Hebrew is the heavenly language but is it implied? We read in Genesis 11 that ‘the whole earth had one language and one speech’. Then they said: ‘Come, let us build ...

Denise Lockett, an African American and Catholic grandmother, sat in the lobby of a District charter school waiting to deliver lunch to her 9-year-old grandson. “I’m Kobe’s savta,” she said with a ...

In my recently published book, On Rockingham Street: Reclaiming My Family’s Jewish Identity—Our Journey from Vilna to the Suburban South, I trace the narrative of the journey of my grandparents, Sol ...