Hebrew vowels make their appearance through ‘nikkud’—a system of 16 different symbols representing 5 basic vowel sounds. These symbols are strategically placed around the letters to guide ...

“Back to the Basics—Hebrew Reading 101 for Adults” and “Advanced Hebrew Reading for Adults” are two new Zoom courses held weekly at Temple Judea for its members. Both enthusiastic groups of eager ...

New software tools have enabled scientists to read an ancient, damaged Hebrew scroll without ever unfurling the fragile, disintegrating parchment. The digitization techniques, known as "volume ...

Celebrating birthdays at our Ladies Who Lunch celebration in November 2023. Seated left to right: Ellen Weber, Arlene Lomazoff-Marron. Standing: Carolyn Grandis. Photo courtesy of the author. The ...

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Six classic texts of modern Hebrew literature viewed from a variety of critical perspectives. "Reading Hebrew Literature" explores the many ways Israeli literature is read in the United States. In it, ...

Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. On a radiant spring morning in Jerusalem, a group of visitors walked into the Cultural and Educational Center at the ...

When Myra Clark-Siegel, wife of Israeli Consulate General David Siegel, packed their things for their Los Angeles mission, she sacrificed a few items. But she couldn’t leave behind her children’s ...

Is the English-reading brain somehow different from the Hebrew-reading brain? You might not expect any major differences; after all, both languages are alphabetic and are read more or less ...