Hebrew

Mordechai Rosenstein, calligrapher whose art illuminates Jewish homes and synagogues, dies at 90

His survivors include his wife Mati; a son, Judah Rosenstein; his daughter Lisa (Beth Styles) and two grandchildren, Ava Pearlman and Caleb Rosenstein.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
11/07/2024
 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, June 13, 2024

Israel to prepare, recruit international Jewish youth for IDF service

The Defense and Diaspora Ministry is seeking local operators for its new program to encourage recruitment to the IDF, including combat units.

Khamenei tweets in Hebrew, gets mocked by Israelis for poor grammar

Israelis reacted quickly and flooded him with many reactions, some of them particularly amusing.

By MAARIV
07/06/2024

Israel's Monty Python: Adopting British humor to Hebrew

How could this British troupe’s humor translate itself into Israeli Hebrew? It certainly was a challenge, but it was a gauntlet that was picked up by Zohar Sharon and Ron Oppenheim.

By MORDECHAI BECK
02/06/2024

Jessica Cohen: Go-to English translator of contemporary Israeli literature

In addition to being bilingual, “she has a super sensitive ear for the texts she translates, and she strives to find the right English words and the right register for each book."

By ANDREW ESENSTEN/JTA
20/05/2024

Looking back on 2004, a breakthrough for Israeli cinema

It takes a few years to make a movie, and the films made with the funding provided by the Cinema Law flooded movie theaters with great films for the first time in 2004.

Hebrew language Olympiad celebrates record participation in its third year

The third annual Hebrew Language Olympiad at Tel Aviv University attracted hundreds of teenagers worldwide, showcasing impressive growth and participation from diverse regions and institutions.

Slab of marble with Hebrew inscription found in Kursi

Beersheba researchers use AI to read illegible words in ancient Hebrew, Aramaic

This study is the first attempt to apply a masked language modeling approach to corrupted inscriptions in Hebrew and Aramaic languages.

New Hebrew letter from Dead Sea Scrolls announced in Language Academy April Fools joke

While assumed to be a light-hearted joke, the post provides a practical solution to a sound that the current Aleph Bet doesn't cover.

English readers get their first taste of ‘the finest living author writing in Hebrew’

The characters are Israelis living in the United States, negotiating between English and Hebrew, their Jewishness and their Israeliness, old worlds and the new. 

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
10/03/2024
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