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 ...
The Times of Israel

Learning Hebrew: A Rollercoaster of Realities

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The Forward

Learning Hebrew brought me closer to Judaism — and alienated me from Israel

(JTA) — Speaking to the media in the United States before and after his latest election as Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu reassured American Jews and other supporters of Israel that their ...
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Language apps are putting Hebrew school in teens’ back pockets. But do they work?

Sign up for Forwarding the News, the Forward’s morning newsletter with all the news and analysis that matters to American Jews each day. This article was produced ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Learning Hebrew brought me closer to Judaism — and alienated me from Israel

Israeli politicians tells their own people one thing and English-speakers another, writes a doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago. Then he returned to Israel, and promptly tweeted, “These ...
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 ...