And, by immersing yourself in modern Hebrew, you can deepen your connection to Israel and its culture, finding solace and understanding during this turbulent time.

Hebrew revivalists chose a difficult way of life by speaking only Hebrew, before it could meet the needs of modern life. Gradually, the language was standardized in the early 20th century.

A nonprofit that launches modern-Hebrew-language public schools is hoping New Haven gets a chance to offer that greeting. The New York-based nonprofit, Hebrew Public, is working to finish an ...

The event will take place in the Steinhardt Hall Auditorium at Penn Hillel. Credit: Hannah Lazar Gil Hovav — the great-grandson of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the founder of modern Hebrew — will speak at an ...

At the University of Colorado we offer courses both in Modern Hebrew, where the focus is on its present-day usage, and in Biblical Hebrew, where we learn the intricacies of biblical forms and how to ...

A JEWISH SINGER.; A MODERN HEBREW POET. The Life and Writings of Moses Chaim Luzzato. By A.S. ISAACS, A.M. New-York: The Jewish Messenger, 1878.

The Hebrew Bible exhibits consummate artistry in the language of its narratives and of its poetry, and so there must be an answering art in the translation in order to convey what is remarkable ...

Modern Hebrew uses the prefix B-to indicate inside, but the Hebrew Bible uses B-for upon. BeHar Sinai means upon Mount Sinai, not in. ‘Al haYe’or means next to the canal.

A linguistic revolution is underway in the quest for more gender-inclusive language for Hebrew, whose modern form adopted grammatical norms from 3,000 years ago. Not everybody is on board.

Sometimes a little modern technology can help turn up an ancient treasure — even if that technology is nothing more than a computer screen and a simple web search. That's what happened to ...