The Academy of the Hebrew Language “determines the need for new Hebrew words through both professional demand and public inquiry,” its academic secretary told JNS.The post To refer to ‘deep ...

The ejection of an Israeli musician, Amit Peled, from an Italian restaurant at Vienna for speaking Hebrew is a warning for what lies ahead. Vienna is no backwater of Jewish history. It is the city ...

I was sitting in front of a group of Hebrew educators and my heart ached. They looked confused and worried and you could see there was a heavy burden on their mind. They kept telling me how they are ...

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 ...