Hebrew

Jerusalem highlights: March 27-April 2

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

‘A Ma’apilim Ship,’ painting  by Marcel Janco (see Friday).
Shaul Mofaz at a Kadima rally, 2009.

'My Israeli Journey': Shaul Mofaz recounts battles, politics, and family - review

Ratatouille, hubby style

In the kitchen with Henny: Recipes to keep Passover traditions alive during wartime

Herzog visits Jerusalem absorption center, hails wave of new immigrants. March 18, 2026.

Herzog visits Jerusalem absorption center, hails wave of new immigrants


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.

LIOR ASHKENAZI in a scene from Eytan Fox's 'Walk on Water.'

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.

 Hebrew Olympiad - Yuval and Rotem (12/4/2024)

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.

Slab of marble with Hebrew inscription found in Kursi

New Hebrew letter from Dead Sea Scrolls announced in Language Academy April Fool's 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.

 The new Hebrew letter "scratched tsade" announced in the academies April Fools joke post.

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. 

 "The Hebrew Teacher" is Israeli author Maya Arad's first book to be translated into English.

Understanding the Bible

TAU Prof. Oded Lipschits launches English-language podcast on ‘The Untold Story of the Kingdom of Judah.’

 PROF. ODED LIPSCHITS, historian and archaeologist.

Outrage in Davos: Ski rental refuses service to Jews, sparks investigation

The discriminatory stance was revealed through a notice in Hebrew, stating due to "several very annoying incidents," including theft, the service to Jewish individuals would cease.

A general view of a ski resort. February 25, 2011.

How a new Israeli friend showed me the power of language - opinion

The truth is that “hate” is unsustainable, in any language.

 THE WRITER conducts a Zoom session with ‘Sophie.’

A song for Adar: Dreaming like Joseph

 חנן בן ארי.

A song for Shvat: I Love to Sleep

 מיקי גבריאלוב ואריק איינשטיין.