Israeli scholarship is widely cited the world over. But if state linguists have their way, much of that research will become a whole lot less accessible to those who don’t speak Hebrew. The Academy of ...

JERUSALEM — Every evening at 6:30 two to three dozen people attend Mass at SS. Simeon and Anna Church in western Jerusalem, the part of the city with a Jewish majority. The beautiful modern sanctuary, ...

Among the many expressions of the Church in the Holy Land, the Hebrew-speaking Catholic community is the smallest. It comprises about a thousand Catholic faithful living in Israel, immersed in a ...

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 ...

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Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Almost a decade ago, a group of women from the Arab Jerusalem neighborhood of Isawiya looked for a program where they ...

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 ...

According to a 2017 Pew Research Center poll, many people believe language is “the core of national identity.” More than 70 percent of the population of the United States, Europe, Australia and Japan ...