The Forward

Is Hebrew a Language To Bind Us, or To Bore Us?

It’s common for young Jews to study Hebrew until the age of 13 — and then never interact with the language again. Hebrew school students learn the alphabet, but often have little understanding of what ...
The Forward

I started learning Hebrew for my father. I became obsessed with it after Oct. 7

It was the “Ceasefire Now” poster in Yiddish that was my breaking point. A friend had shared it in her Instagram story, emphasizing the importance of us Jews reclaiming Yiddish as a protest against ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Language apps are putting Hebrew school in teens’ back pockets. But do they work?

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. For the past 643 consecutive ...
Brandeis University

Consortium for the Teaching of Hebrew Language and Culture

Professor Vardit Ringvald, PhD is the leading scholar of Hebrew pedagogy. She serves as the Director of the Consortium for The Teaching of Hebrew Language and Culture and as a research professor at ...
New Haven Independent

Hebrew Language Charter School Proposed

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Inside a Hebrew Public school. Shalom, charter school? A nonprofit that launches ...
Yale Environment 360

At Yale, you can now study Hebrew and Arabic — in the same course

Yale sophomore Selma Abouneameh grew up in Connecticut speaking English at home, not her Palestinian father’s native language of Arabic. But this semester at Yale, she is progressing toward her goal ...

The Best Free Language Learning Apps for 2026

Learning a new language requires a lot of time, but not necessarily a lot of money. Whether you're traveling to a foreign ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Hebrew language classes in public schools are rare — but they’re on the rise in Chicago’s suburbs

Some 1,400 students are studying Hebrew nationwide in public schools. About half are in the Chicago area. DEERFIELD, Ill. (JTA) — Nathan Rosen’s favorite day in Hebrew class is culture day. Every ...
CNN

The television trick to learning a new language

Every day for about five years, Israeli sisters Reut and Shoham Nistel ran home from school, made themselves sandwiches and plopped down on the couch to watch an Argentine telenovela with Hebrew ...
The Times of Israel

Hebrew Language Olympiad expands to reach native Arabic speakers and Diaspora pupils

When the Hebrew Language Olympiad presents the awards to its 2025 winners in Jerusalem on Friday, one unlikely champ will accept his via a video call from Egypt. Mahmoud, who is Muslim, joined the ...
Brandeis University

Consortium for the Teaching of Hebrew Language and Culture

The Hebrew Consortium regularly offers asynchronous courses for Hebrew teachers or those interested in starting to teach, in collaboration with Brandeis Online. The courses are 100% asynchronous. All ...