Hebrew

Smotrich admits being mocked for poor English 'lowered his self-esteem,' says he has since learned

Smotrich gave the speech to the Israel Bonds organization in the United States in March 2023. After the speech, a video compilation of his English mistakes was spread on social media.

 Israeli minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich attends a Finance committee meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 13, 2025.
AVI NESHER (left) directs Shalom Michaelshwilli and Magi Azarzar in ‘Our Loves.’

Israeli film about October 7 selected for Toronto International Film Festival despite boycott

Liza Katz

She came to Israel for a summer. Fourteen years later, she's home

Tali Mekere

Tali Mekere: A first-generation engineer's path to success from Ethiopia to Netanya


English readers get their first taste of ‘the finest living author writing in Hebrew’

The characters are Israelis living in the United States, negotiating between English and Hebrew, their Jewishness and their Israeliness, old worlds and the new. 

 "The Hebrew Teacher" is Israeli author Maya Arad's first book to be translated into English.

Understanding the Bible

TAU Prof. Oded Lipschits launches English-language podcast on ‘The Untold Story of the Kingdom of Judah.’

 PROF. ODED LIPSCHITS, historian and archaeologist.

Outrage in Davos: Ski rental refuses service to Jews, sparks investigation

The discriminatory stance was revealed through a notice in Hebrew, stating due to "several very annoying incidents," including theft, the service to Jewish individuals would cease.

A general view of a ski resort. February 25, 2011.

How a new Israeli friend showed me the power of language - opinion

The truth is that “hate” is unsustainable, in any language.

 THE WRITER conducts a Zoom session with ‘Sophie.’

A song for Adar: Dreaming like Joseph

 חנן בן ארי.

A song for Shvat: I Love to Sleep

 מיקי גבריאלוב ואריק איינשטיין.

A song for Tevet: I Always Want Eyes

hlomo Artzi

A song for Kislev: The Next Song

 אהוד מנור

A song for Heshvan: Gabriel

 המלאך גבריאל, ציור אל גרקו

A song for Tishrey: An Autumn Night