The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hebrew-language/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:04:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Hebrew language | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hebrew-language/ 32 32 New Hebrew press in Berlin seeks to build literary home outside of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-hebrew-press-in-berlin-seeks-to-build-literary-home-outside-of-israel/ Wed, 06 May 2026 05:14:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3816623 Founders of Altneuland, the first such publishing house since the Jewish state's inception, embrace Israeli writers - and readers - while spurning government funding

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]]> Rosalia’s new album soars with Hebrew verses and sacred imagery https://www.timesofisrael.com/rosalias-new-album-soars-with-hebrew-verses-and-sacred-imagery/ Sat, 22 Nov 2025 04:38:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3693279 Songs on Spanish pop star's acclaimed 'Lux' include verses in 13 languages, delve into female saints and how they're seen in different cultures; some lyrics inspired by biblical Miriam

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]]> Hebrew Language Olympiad expands to reach native Arabic speakers and Diaspora pupils https://www.timesofisrael.com/hebrew-language-olympiad-expands-to-reach-native-arabic-speakers-and-diaspora-pupils/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 03:57:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3639637 For the first time, non-Jewish Israelis are among 5,600 competing to solve a creative slew of linguistic challenges as contest organizers seek to turn love of language into a force that binds

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]]> Daily Briefing Apr. 15: Day 557 – Tariffs, a tech brain drain and manna from Sicily https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-apr-15-day-557-tariffs-a-tech-brain-drain-and-manna-from-sicily/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:03:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3527381&preview=true&preview_id=3527381 Tech editor Sharon Wrobel discusses US tariffs and the war's effect on the tech industry; archaeology reporter Rossella Tercatin reviews the evolution of Hebrew accents, plus manna in Italy

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]]> Research center works to save myriad Hebrew dialects shaped by millennia of wandering https://www.timesofisrael.com/research-center-works-to-save-myriad-hebrew-dialects-shaped-by-millennia-of-wandering/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 04:18:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3523017 Israel's Academy of the Hebrew Language has been preserving a treasure trove of accents and pronunciations that are swiftly becoming lost by its own work to standardize language

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]]> Israelis choose ‘hostages’ as Academy of the Hebrew Language’s word of 2024 https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-choose-hostages-as-academy-of-the-hebrew-languages-word-of-2024/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:19:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3464560 Word 'hatufim' revealed to mark Hebrew Language Day, beating Hebrew words for 'heroism,' 'approved for publication' -- which precedes IDF death announcements -- by thousands of votes

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]]> ‘Linguistic challenges and riddles’ at Hebrew Language Olympics https://www.timesofisrael.com/linguistic-challenges-and-riddles-at-hebrew-language-olympics/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:43:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3265490 Some 3,700 youth participate in annual contest inaugurated by Tel Aviv University in 2021; after final round last weekend, winners to be announced at June awards ceremony

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]]> NYC exhibit shows Israeli Hebrew didn’t kill Yiddish, it gave it a new nest to live in https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-exhibit-shows-israeli-hebrew-didnt-kill-yiddish-it-gave-it-a-new-nest-to-live-in/ Sat, 09 Sep 2023 07:57:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3089804 'Palestinian Yiddish: A Look at Yiddish in the Land of Israel Before 1948,' opens this week, shows how the old language survived in the new Israel - sometimes hiding in plain sight

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]]> Harlem Hebrew, decade-old bilingual Manhattan school, to shutter next month https://www.timesofisrael.com/harlem-hebrew-decade-old-bilingual-manhattan-school-to-shutter-next-month/ Sat, 06 May 2023 13:13:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3009603 Decision to close weeks before summer break 'difficult but necessary,' says head of Hebrew-language charter schools network

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]]> Hebrew Academy picks ‘sinkhole’ as its word of 2022 https://www.timesofisrael.com/hebrew-academy-picks-sinkhole-as-its-word-of-2022/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 12:23:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2909665 Selected by online voters, word narrowly beats out 'governance' and 'hallucination' to take the top spot

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]]> Israeli activists battle the deeply gendered roots of the Hebrew language https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/world/middleeast/israel-hebrew-gender.html Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:30:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2809855 The New York Times reports on efforts by some to create gender-neutral options in Hebrew, while others push back -- and the Academy of the Hebrew Language is caught in the middle

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]]> Yeshiva University plans to end in-person Hebrew lessons indefinitely https://www.timesofisrael.com/yeshiva-university-plans-to-end-in-person-hebrew-lessons-indefinitely/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 01:06:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2525477 Courses in subject will be asynchronous starting in the fall of 2022, turning a pandemic-induced move into a permanent measure

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]]> ‘What am I, a goat?’ Watch Gal Gadot teach Hebrew slang https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-am-i-a-goat-watch-gal-gadot-teach-you-hebrew-slang/ Thu, 15 Oct 2020 03:04:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2408558 The Israeli 'Wonder Woman' star posts YouTube video explaining a wide variety of local expressions, from 'cow, cow,' to 'third time, ice cream'

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]]> Anatomy of a rumor: London U says Hebrew year abroad not nixed, despite reports https://www.timesofisrael.com/anatomy-of-a-rumor-london-u-says-hebrew-year-abroad-not-nixed-despite-reports/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 07:51:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2371395 After online criticism over dorms on 'occupied territory,' Dr. Yair Wallach claps back at wagging tongues on both sides of the political divide, says language program will continue

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]]> Rare Hebrew classes in public schools on the rise in Chicago’s suburbs https://www.timesofisrael.com/rare-hebrew-classes-in-public-schools-on-the-rise-in-chicagos-suburbs/ Tue, 24 Dec 2019 21:40:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2207594 Roughly half of the 1,400 US students studying the language outside of private institutions reside in the Windy City, which also houses 9 out of 22 academies offering the courses

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