Jewish Treats

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the Father of Modern Hebrew

The official language of Israel is Hebrew, but until the end of the 19th century almost no one spoke Hebrew colloquially. Lashon Hakodesh, the holy tongue, was used only for prayer…

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Jewish Treats

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the Father of Modern Hebrew

The official language of Israel is Hebrew, but until the end of the 19th century almost no one spoke Hebrew colloquially. Lashon Hakodesh, the holy tongue, was used only for prayer and…

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Jewish Treats

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the Father of Modern Hebrew

The official language of Israel is Hebrew, but until the end of the 19th century, almost no one spoke Hebrew colloquially. Lashon Hakodesh, the holy tongue, was used only for prayer and…

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Jewish Treats

Eliezer Ben Yehuda, the Father of Modern Hebrew

The official language of Israel is Hebrew, but until the end of the 19th century, almost no one spoke Hebrew colloquially. Lashon Hakodesh, the holy tongue, was used only for prayer and…

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Twebrew School Lessons

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the Father of Modern Hebrew

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Twebrew School Lessons

The Hebrew Vowels

A E I O U and sometimes Y...To an English speaker, vowels are letters and are no different in form from consonants. In Hebrew, however, the vowels, which specify the sounds of the…

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Jewish Treats

K’tav Ivri: Ancient Hebrew Script

Archaeology is one of the major academic attractions of the Land of Israel. One hardly has to scratch the surface of the land to find coins dating back thousands of years. A walk through…

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Reading,Hebrew

Winter 2024 Hebrew Reading Classes on Zoom

Hebrew Crash Courses on ZoomJoin NJOP for four great Hebrew classes on Zoom!

Jewish Treats

Why It’s Called Hebrew

The word Hebrew, according to etymological sources, is a transliteration of the word Ivri, which is a descriptive term used for Abraham in Genesis 14:13: “And there came one [from the…

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Hebrew,Reading

Winter/Spring Hebrew Reading Classes on Zoom

Hebrew Crash Courses on ZoomJoin NJOP for two great Hebrew classes on Zoom! UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById("row-unique-0"));

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