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While native Hebrew speakers can often read without nikkud, for those learning the language, especially English speakers, understanding and pronouncing words correctly without these markers is a ...

Today we will look at some of the words that came into our language through the church. The most usual route of these words ...

On the anti-Zionist left, the academic framing “settler colonialism” gained wide currency to describe and deride Zionism, ...

Raising two daughters on a meager income was difficult enough for them without paying for Hebrew ... help them with their Torah portion and to lack understanding of the ancient words and phrases ...

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the Rosh Hashana service and the blowing of the shofar.

There were the Hebrew ... of a word (we call it mem sofit, or “the mem of the end”). Alas, he is not the first athlete to stumble while venturing into other languages for their body art.

The meanings behind two-syllable boy names vary widely, offering a rich tapestry of symbolism. Here are some of the most common meanings associated with these names: Strength and Courage: Names like ...

The shofar — from the Hebrew word for a ram’s horn, which is sounded at services on the Jewish High Holy Days, this year in October — is an alarm ...

Celebrate Farber Hebrew Day School’s 60th year with a Hachnasat Sefer Torah event on Sept. 29. Join the community for live ...

About 40 Syracuse community members gathered to ceremonially renew their commitment to supporting Palestine and ending the ...