Meanwhile, Hebrew-school attendance, usually for the non-Orthodox, has decreased over 40 % between 2006 and 2019. Yet two of the books I saw — Unalone, a poetry collection by Jessica Jacobs, who ...

One of the curiosities in “The Story of Hebrew” by Lewis Glinert (Princeton University Press) is that the author manages to write a history of the Hebrew language without using a single Hebrew ...

Closter isn't the only library in the area to host a Hebrew language collection. Cresskill Public Library started a small collection of about 30 books this year.

He said Hebrew is a phonetic language, so it also helps students as they are learning to read English. The school has a mid-level quality ranking, according to the D.C. Public Charter School Board ...

In a fascinating new book, The Story of Hebrew (Princeton University Press 978-0691153292), Dr. Lewis Glinert, professor of Hebrew Studies at Dartmouth College, provides a history of the Hebrew ...

Arnon Z. Shorr: Hebrew and comic books. November 19, 2024. 10 am, Golding 103 11:15 am, Golding 109 12:45 pm, Mandel Center for the Humanities G11. ... Our Hebrew Language and Arts Festival emphasizes ...

It’s common for young Jews to study Hebrew until the age of 13 — and then never interact with the language again. Hebrew ... Parizher’s school aimed to teach both prayer-book and modern Hebrew.

It became primarily a written language used in much of the liturgy, rabbinical commentaries, and books of the Hebrew Bible. It was only in the 19th century, with the rise of Zionism, that Modern ...