Hebrew vowels make their appearance through ‘nikkud’—a system of 16 different symbols representing 5 basic vowel sounds. These symbols are strategically placed around the letters to guide ...

Celebrating birthdays at our Ladies Who Lunch celebration in November 2023. Seated left to right: Ellen Weber, Arlene Lomazoff-Marron. Standing: Carolyn Grandis. Photo courtesy of the author. The ...

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We offer small classes via the latest video technology, where you can speak, be heard, be seen and really learn. Your student locker is your gateway to forums with teachers, students, 24/7 tech ...

Z'man lachzor lakitah! A growing number of Portland-area children learning Hebrew know what that means: It's back-to-school time! Time to sing, speak, play games and write in Hebrew. Jewish educator ...

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 widely ...

Internet tutoring is on leading edge of use of technology beyond the classroom. Walk around Temple Micah when religious school is in session, and you will see children praying, having discussions and ...

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 ...

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 ...