Language

Jerusalang: Using language to connect people in Jerusalem

Jerusalang is turning Jerusalem’s mix of languages into a thriving social hub, bringing Jews, Arabs, locals, and newcomers together.

Jerusalang has become a social hub.
HEBREW POET Leah Goldberg.

ALEPH festival to celebrate Hebrew, from ancient roots to modern expressions

Learning a language.

What learning a new language can teach you about yourself

Dr. Norman Bloom.

From Miami to Beit Shemesh: A doctor’s mission to restore Hebrew pronunciation


Why do the British sound smarter and more knowledgeable to Americans?

US researchers say they use the word "right" differently in everyday conversation.

 King Charles arrives at Buckingham Palace, following the passing of Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, September 9, 2022

Meet the new curriculum for teaching Hebrew in Jewish day schools

The elementary school Hebrew studies program has been dominated by the iTaLAM curriculum, which now has competition.

 CET's Niflaot program

ADHD can slow down ability to understand speech - Israeli study

The findings showed that the people in the ADHD group had a delay/slowdown of half a second in performing the task, that is, a delay in processing speech.

 ADHD illustrative

Remembering family names is hard when you have so many - opinion

At the beginning, it was relatively easy. He could handle the names of his two kids, their spouses and seven grandchildren. But it all became a bit more unwieldy.

 Why is Deborah named?

Solving the crisis in Hebrew studies

A new partnership with Open University at the Lauder Employment Center in Israel’s south will help those waiting for places in ulpan.

 Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder

Israeli AI start-up, Jerusalem Municipality partner to teach English

The AI education program will be tailored for Arabic speakers in a pilot program in east Jerusalem.

Jerusalem City Council member Aryeh King poses for a picture in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, in Jerusalem on October 22, 2014

Iran's history: Persia's prodigious past

The Iranian people have an epic past. May they succeed in procuring a proud and peaceful present and forge a fruitful and fulfilling future.

 ‘The Flying Carpet,’ a depiction of Russian folklore hero Ivan Tsarevich by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov

Is teaching Hebrew the key to increasing immigration? - opinion

It takes both a great love for Israel and a willingness to voluntarily leave a relatively safe and prosperous country to settle here.

 NEW DIASPORA Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli is pledging to invest in ‘strengthening Jewish identity and teaching Hebrew to Jews in the Diaspora.’

How do ear infections affect a baby's language development?

With the onset of winter, the incidence of ear infections increases in babies and kids. If your children get sick, here's what you should do.

 Pediatrician with baby at clinic

GOAT tops the 2023 banished words list

The survey received over 1,500 entries of words and terms that should be banished for misuse, overuse and uselessness. 

 Random words.