The third book of the Torah is commonly known in English as Leviticus. The name comes from Greek and simply means “pertaining to the Levites,” the priestly tribe responsible for ...

This simple and flavorful element of life plays a key role in this week’s Torah portion, which tells us to include salt in our sacrifices.

The Hebrew phrase ezer kenegdo (עֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּוֹ) appears in the Torah, the Hebrew Bible, in Genesis 2:18 and 20, when the Bible speaks of the creation of Eve, the wife of Adam. The words are not ...

The Justice Department found itself red-faced after a court filing was riddled with basic spelling errors. An emergency motion filed to the 6th District Court by the Department of Justice last week ...

Martin Luther called Psalm 110 the core of Scripture for its 7 short verses of foundational doctrine. The Hebrew Bible does not contain a formal creed or systemization of core doctrines, but if it did ...

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Israelis chose the Hebrew word for “homecoming” as the word of the year, the Academy of the Hebrew Language announced Thursday. The Academy asked the public for suggestions for words that summarized ...

It doesn’t get much more fundamentally macroscopic than this. The Hebrew Bible’s first word concerns time. That’s why the Rabbis teach us that G^d didn’t only create space and all that’s in it but ...

When Americans want to learn Yiddish, they usually sign up for classes at YIVO, the Yiddish Book Center or the Workers Circle. But when someone asks Rabbi Cody Bahir, the newly installed head of a ...

For retired Jewish educator Ora Kurland, teaching Hebrew has always been about sparking discovery. Whether she was creating curricula, teaching or tutoring, her mission has been to help Hebrew ...

Hebrew words were torn down in a multi-faith prayer room at a London university where students 'threatened to behead' an Israeli academic. Michael Ben-Gad, an economics lecturer at City St George's, ...

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