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


Israeli artist brings ancient language back to life in song

Dor Zlekha Levy's One Tongue audiovisual project revives Proto-Semitic, the ancestral language of Hebrew and Arabic, in song.

 Beit Guvrin bell caves

Primitive language among chimps discovered by scientists using fake snakes - study

The snake model used for the study was manufactured from the skin of a dead python.

 Wild chimpanzee Fiona shows a leaf to her mother.

Medieval Jewish thinker Maimonides wrote in Romance language - research

Maimonides, born Moses ben Maimon and also known as the Rambam, is one of the great scholars and thinkers of his time, even among non-Jewish contemporaries. 

The Rambam

Turkey seeks a change

This whole promotional effort is really directed against English usage. Negative associations of the word “turkey” with roast dinner do not affect other languages.

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announces elections for May 14, 2023.

Advancements in AI help researchers identify early Alzheimer's - study

Researchers have made a breakthrough in AI machine learning allowing them to identify early Alzheimer's through significantly less labor-intensive methods.

Artificial intelligence (Ilustrative)

Our Passover wish: Israelis disagreeing agreeably - opinion

Let us hope that the lesson of this season will be well learned by all of us so that we can enjoy the Lord’s bounty while recognizing the value each of us brings to the table.

 CHRISTIAN WORSHIPERS take part in a Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City. With the confluence of Passover, Easter and Ramadan earlier in 2023

Counting the Omer: Jewish spring ritual now translated to 49 languages

The daily counting of the Omer is an old ritual being given new life this season by the Jewish Language Project at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

Memorial Tablet and Omer Calendar (Google Art Project.jpg) by Baruch Zvi Ring (circa 1872 -1927)

7 English plays made by Anglo teens to be performed in Israel

The theater festival is being put on by the Crossroads Theater Shed, a small faction of the Crossroads Jerusalem organization.

 AN ACTING improv warmup before rehearsal at Crossroads.

New language model to tackle AI misinformation released by AI21 Labs

Jurassic-2 AI21’s latest large language model will enable developers to produce more advanced platforms and products which utilize its abilities to understand and manipulate human language

 Chatbots, powered by artificial intelligence, have become more widespread in recent years. Meta's AI chatbot, BlenderBot, has recently been saying antisemitic conspiracy theories (Illustrative).

Beneath the surface: A history of water expressions and phrases

The English language is awash with terms and expressions that are related to water. Let’s dive in and explore the sources of some familiar idioms, expressions and trends.

 A view of the Hualcan glacier in Peru, home to more than 70 percent of the world’s tropical glaciers, which are a source of fresh water for millions.