Language

Remembering Moshe Shaul: The man who helped revive Ladino

Scholars and Ladino speakers agree that he single-handedly revived the language at a time when it was on the decline and Sephardi culture had lost relevance.

'Not a big deal': Smotrich admits he has trouble speaking English

A video of Smotrich speaking before the Israel Bonds conference in broken English went viral in March.

12/06/2023
Learning language (illustrative)

Bilingualism can have surprising neurological benefits

It turns out that knowing a second language is not only good for when you travel overseas or for expanding your range of jobs.

By WALLA!
11/06/2023

Unbabel enhances AI translation tech with acquisition of Israel-based Bablic

The acquisition will help facilitate performance of websites world wide, by helping them translate them through AI.

Where do medical terms, disease names come from?

In the medical field, there are many terms and physical conditions that are named for people or trace their origins to Latin roots.

By RUTH BELOFF
02/06/2023

Toxic boss gaslighting you? What these pop-psychology terms really mean

A number of words used by psychologists have started being used in everyday discourse, but these words like toxic, gaslighting, and OCD are being misused. Here's what they really mean.

By OR YANIR/WALLA!
28/05/2023

Israel, Yad L'Olim reach breakthrough in healthcare accessibility for olim

Healthcare providers will now receive funding to employ medical experts able to communicate with Olim in their native languages.

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.

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
19/05/2023

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.

Rambam

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. 

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