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Time, money, and sweat equity are all great ways for Diaspora Jews to support Israel, but falling in love with the language ...

Denise Lockett, an African American and Catholic grandmother, sat in the lobby of a District charter school waiting to deliver lunch to her 9-year-old grandson. “I’m Kobe’s savta,” she said with a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lissan teaches Hebrew language to Arab women in an effort to promote “linguistic justice and equal access to basic rights and services for all Jerusalem residents.” When Jerusalem residents Talia ...

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