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 ...

It’s 10:30 on a sunny spring morning at Ben Porat Yosef: The Sephardic Yeshiva of Bergen County, and the 3-year-olds are seated at low tables, nibbling on animal crackers. Surrounded by books, toys ...

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. For the past 643 consecutive ...

The Hebrew Language, Literature and Culture Program welcomes distinguished artists and guest speakers to our classes throughout the year, representing a diverse array of professions and expertise. For ...

Kayitz Kef/Hebrew at Camp gives American Jewish youth the ability to converse in Modern Israeli Hebrew and to own contemporary Israeli culture as part of who they are. Hebrew provides rich and ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Inside a Hebrew Public school. Shalom, charter school? A nonprofit that launches ...

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 ...

More than 500 Students enrolled in Hebrew classes in eight north suburban high schools and one from the Milwaukee suburbs took a field trip to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, or Israel’s Independence Day.