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Robert Alter seen in his home office. (David A.M. Wilensky/via JTA)
November 30, 2018, 6:25 am
Scholar’s coveted Bible translation, 22 years in the making, set to hit shelves
Prizing the original literary style above all else, Robert Alter becomes the first scholar to single-handedly produce a comprehensive English language text
By Rich Tenorio
Gili Bar-Hillel with her Hebrew-language version of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' one of the four Harry Potter books she translated, in her Tel Aviv office, June 23, 2003. (David Silverman/Getty Images via JTA)
October 20, 2018, 9:01 am
How a Hanukkah song made its way into Harry Potter’s Hebrew version
Translator Gili Bar Hillel speaks about the challenges of interpreting the series in a manner that would resonate with Israeli readers
By Josefin Dolsten
David Tuchman (left) and Jacob Hartz at a live taping of OMGWTFBible. (courtesy)
October 15, 2014, 3:40 pm
Live from NY, it’s OMGWTFBible — a funny twist on the Torah
Formerly Orthodox comedian David Tuchman and an eclectic mix of guests translate the Bible in an irreverent podcast
By Miriam Groner
An ultra-Orthodox man walks past a movie poster for "That awkward moment," translated to Hebrew as "The date that embarrassed me," outside a cinema in Jerusalem, February 27, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
February 28, 2014, 9:23 pm
Hollywood movie titles are lost in translation
How does ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ turn into ‘It’s Raining Falafel’? The answer’s on the bottom line
By Aron Heller
Assaf Gavron at work (Courtesy Assaf Gavron)
January 30, 2014, 4:08 am
A writer’s life in translation
‘The Hilltop’ author Assaf Gavron talks about writing, translating and just a little bit about Natalie Portman
By Jessica Steinberg
‘Coat on. Trucks crossing’ (photo credit: LMH)
March 28, 2013, 3:16 pm
It’s chilly when those trucks go by
Latest entry in the Israeli tradition of incomprehensible road signs
By TOI staff
Dov Ivry
August 27, 2012, 2:37 pm
Dov Ivry
Why is ‘holy sh-t’ translated as ‘Elohim’?
Whenever a movie character utters a profanity, the Hebrew subtitles will invariably invoke the Lord’s name in vain — and drag it through the outhouse
The pickled 'Episodes' headstone (photo credit: BBC/Showtime)
June 20, 2012, 6:35 pm
The BBC’s grave Hebrew error
TV comedy featuring former ‘Friends’ star accidentally describes deceased character as ‘pickled at great expense’ rather than ‘dearly missed’
By Nathan Burstein
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