| 单词 | Hebrew |
| 例句 | Jacob opens a slim volume of Hebrew and balances it on his knees. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I went to a secret Hebrew school in a rabbi's darkened apartment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z All those Hebrew words and sounds seemed so alien, and I had so much history and tradition to catch up on. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z In languages as diverse as Welsh, Arabic, Chinese, English and Hebrew, there is a reproducible correlation between the time required to pronounce numbers in a given language and the memory span of its speakers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z On the day of the conversation about intelligent design, Dr. Atchley walked and thought, and later that night, he crafted an email back to his student in which he quoted Hebrews 11:1. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The excitement spreads and the air explodes with Hebrew and Yiddish folk songs. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z That evening after my last class, I went to the school library and looked for Rav Gershenson’s name in the Hebrew and English catalogues. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He drew a map to his school on the back of a grocery list written in Hebrew from his pocket. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Then one day in June, his Hebrew teacher disappeared and Jack’s lessons stopped. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z We go to Dairy Queen, and while they’re making our cones, Link pulls out his phone for a few extra minutes of Rabbi Gold chanting in Hebrew. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Having once belonged to a Zionist youth organization, they knew countless Hebrew songs. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z All the books seemed to be in Hebrew or Yiddish, and many of them were very old and in their original bindings. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I understood Hebrew well enough to read it, but I had always struggled with actually interpreting the passages. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There may be other kids like us at our Hebrew school, but Micah is the only one I’m comfortable talking about it with. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I like the way they wind around the Hebrew letters. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z But the very next minute he’s mumbling in Hebrew, humming that tuneless tune, and forgetting he’s got a friend who’s suffering. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The Hebrew looked at the Irish child with his fierce red-rimmed eyes, small, tortured and fiery. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hebrew creation myths say that the earth was chaotic and void before God showered it with light and formed its features. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Caesar Nero,” the name of the first Roman Emperor to persecute the Christians, had a value of 666 in the Hebrew system, as did the word for “Latins” in the Greek system. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, slowly, he moved his right hand across the closed Talmud, and his fingers caressed the Hebrew title of the tractate that was stamped into the spine of the binding. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The Hebrew term ein sof, which meant “infinite,” represented the creator aspect of God, the part of the deity that made the universe and that permeates every corner of the cosmos. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z When he woke up, he repeated what little he could remember, a verse from Hebrews about Enoch: “Taken up so he should not see death; and he was not found.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Lee said, “St. Paul says to the Hebrews that Abel had faith.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t lying about blocking my Hebrew education from memory, but it’s amazing how fast it comes back. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z When Ivan mumbled the words on the page as he followed along with his finger, Anya realized he wasn’t speaking Russian, or Hebrew, or any language she had ever heard of. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Hebrew school and I have an awkward relationship. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z We sing Hebrew songs at our meetings, but usually someone will share one from their childhood, in their native tongue. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “He was my friend first. We go to Hebrew school together. Maddy’s only known him a few weeks. Besides, she’s not that bad.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Scores of our friends and neighbors, including some of the boys with whom I had studied Hebrew and watched the makeshift comedy skits, silently walked down the main street toward the train station. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Jacob’s was inflected with the rhythms of the Hebrew Bible and the beit midrash where the men of his village studied and argued. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z For the rest of the afternoon, we work to the tune of a Hebrew chant and Link struggling to repeat it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z If I did the whole thing in Norwegian instead of Hebrew, they’d never know the difference. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It was just the synagogue where Tateh taught Hebrew lessons and gave Bible study to children and taught cantoring to boys and that sort of thing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “So. We will see. And you know Hebrew. A son of David Malter surely knows Hebrew.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z In the peripherals of my vision, the Hebrew letters on signs seemed to change, distorting into an alphabet I had never learned. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Poppy mentioned that he didn’t know any prayers in Hebrew himself, but Liyana didn’t think they got it. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “The origin of my name is Hebrew. It comes from Elizabeth, which means ‘pledged to God.’ Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society would be able to point my mother in the right direction, even help her get tickets at the train station. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Turner watched a small yellow hornet buzz listlessly around the pulpit as the priests of the Hebrew host organized their march. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z No. It was whatever Dvorah had spoken earlier: half Hebrew, half something else. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He had studied and asked questions with the same unwavering intensity as when he had trapped and pelted and cured a Hebrew verb. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And I kept talking, with pauses, “He had to be black . . . because he was a Hebrew . . . and the original Hebrews were black. . . weren’t they?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Their mother shushed them with a finger to her lips, her eyes never leaving the preacher, who was talking about Moses and the Hebrew slaves. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He kept the Sabbath on Saturday, observed Passover and other important Jewish holidays, and belonged to a small neighborhood congregation, whose members called themselves Hebrews or Israelites. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “There are some girls at my Hebrew school with pierced ears, so maybe it’s only my family.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Without warning Grandpa started reciting the Kaddish, the Hebrew prayer for the dead, from memory. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z This list is particularly heavy on the Hebrew, with a noticeable trend toward Irish traditionalism. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z With a mournful melody, it tells of a rabbi teaching the Hebrew alphabet to his young students, just the way I was learning those letters in heder. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z During the washing process and burial, we would refer to the dead by their Hebrew names, and their Yiddish names if we didn’t know the former. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z At the beginning, my voice comes out higher than I expected, and the Hebrew words sound alien, the way they did when I first started trying to learn all this. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She felt a sudden regret—she didn’t know anything in Hebrew yet. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “It’s in Hebrews. It says, ‘Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z But again, at the bottom, there are books in Hebrew. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He’d make Sam sit in the comer for hours and read Hebrew. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a group of little kids standing in the sunshine, doing hand motions as they sing the Hebrew aleph-bet. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z So God had brought to its walls the Hebrew host to be His hands to carry out His righteous work. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Reverend Crump told Poppy he wished they could say a prayer in Hebrew for him. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Brother Jerome knows Hebrew. He’s translated it. Rabbi Yehuda writes more beautifully than any living author, I think.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z That was not a Hebrew idea, it was Greek. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A far more important line evolved by way of the Aramaic alphabet, used for official documents of the Persian Empire, into the modern Arabic, Hebrew, Indian, and Southeast Asian alphabets. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Those of us who were Jewish spoke Yiddish at home, Polish in public, and Hebrew in religious school or at the synagogue. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “What color was Jesus ... he was Hebrew, too . . . wasn’t he?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Each letter of the Hebrew alphabet is also a number, so that every Hebrew word has a numerical value. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Fewer sounds of Arabic drifted through the air now—just the husky, less familiar-sounding accents of Hebrew and languages they couldn’t identify. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Juhuri—a mix of Hebrew and Persian—could be so soft and musical, but not when Babulya spat it out like she was doing at that moment. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Tonight, for the first time, she caught the beauty of the ancient Hebrew verses. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z William thought about the texts that he and I had read together—the great Rashi, who had shown our bishops the errors in our translations of the Hebrew Bible. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z There, I was expected to learn Hebrew and study the Bible. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He helps himself to a piece of gelt from the candy bowl, peels the gold foil, and pops the chocolate coin into his mouth before reciting the prayers in Hebrew. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He had gone to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem to get his doctorate, had joined the Haganah and been killed trying to get a convoy through to Jerusalem. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The word for “this world” in Hebrew is “olam hazeh,” and by adding the numerical value of each letter, the total numerical value of the word becomes one hundred and sixty-three. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Especially on Wednesday afternoons when, at 1:45 sharp, half of my class went to Hebrew School at Temple Beth-El, and, at 1:55, the other half went to Catechism at Saint Adelbert’s. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Back in September, he explained how our congregation supports the Hebrew school and how we return the favor by bringing treats on Friday nights. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Vowel sounds were not written out in Ancient Hebrew, so the accents and markings around the text indicated correct pronunciation and instructions for chanting. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Papi recites the Hebrew blessing and then he tears a piece of bread for each of us and says, “We are lucky to live in a free country and have this bread to eat.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z They were talking about the Armenian sector and the best music stations on the radio when a Jewish man in a yarmulke walking by the shop addressed Liyana loudly in Hebrew. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The rabbi texts him audio clips, and Link follows along on papers with the Hebrew blessings spelled out phonetically. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z As a boy he taught himself to read parts of the Bible in Hebrew, and before we came to Africa he made us all sit down and study French, for the furtherance of our mission. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “One more. Its other name was Satis; which is Greek, or Latin, or Hebrew, or all three—or all one to me—for enough.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Turner imagined the houses up on Quality Ridge falling to the trumpets of the Hebrew host. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He felt that the Hebrew scriptures history of the world was false, that there was no Tower of Babel, no rainbow as a sign from God after a big flood. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the Greeks, the Hebrews used letters from their alphabet to represent numbers, so every word had a numerical value. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I recite the line of silver Hebrew writing embossed on the blue-and-white silk. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Didn’t the Lord protect the Hebrew children in the fiery furnace and didn’t my Lord deliver Daniel? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn't know until Lev told me: there are four words in Hebrew that mean "world," and one of them means "hidden world." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Just like I wasn’t planning on telling them about my sad crush on Cody Feinman from Hebrew school. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Michelangelo replied, “He is satan! Or rather, a satan. In Hebrew, satan means an advocate of the alternative, the one who makes the arguments you don’t know how to refute.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z They looked at me like I had just chanted Hebrew. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “So on Wednesday afternoon you attend neither Hebrew School nor Catechism.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Jeanne leans over, as if looking at the page of Hebrew will help. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Like his name, that's what he is,” he added in Hebrew. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z A little offended, Anya said, “Of course I can read, in Russian and Hebrew.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She passes me a tissue, says something in Hebrew, then translates, “May God console you. I’m so sorry to hear this, Elisheva. I didn’t know. Can I do anything for your family?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z At her urging, he plunged into the Second Question, chanting the Hebrew perfectly because he’d memorized it. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s when I notice that, in addition to his brown bag lunch, he’s carrying a folder with Hebrew writing on it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It was something else, but with Hebrew words sprinkled throughout, and Anya caught the tiniest pieces of the conversation. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Books crowded the table, their cracked spines gilded with Hebrew. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There was even one clique of girls—Rosemary called them “the Snubs”—who never spoke to her, though three were in her Hebrew class and one was actually Rosemary’s cousin. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was plain, mostly, wood or metal painted blue, but a single Hebrew letter—shin—had been inscribed in gold on the front. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The words left my mouth before I even realized it, the Hebrew sharp on the tongue, like splinters. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Liyana thought how both Hebrew and Arabic came from such a deep, related place in the throat. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He looks transcendent as he rhythmically bows, murmuring the Hebrew prayers that he learned on his father's knee. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As I recited the questions in Hebrew, trying hard not to make a mistake, I could feel my grandfather's eyes on me, willing me through my part. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Aviva may be the one modern Hebrew name that is ready to break out: it’s easy to pronounce, pretty, peppy, and suitably flexible. databases, here is a sampling of today’s high-end names. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In the corner, the spidery arms of another small press crawl over a stack of leaflets printed in Hebrew. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It is not known whether Bobby, on or near his thirteenth birthday of March 9, 1956, participated in the formal Jewish ritual of Bar Mitzvah, reading Hebrew from the Torah at a synagogue. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In 1998 two physicists from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem showed that even a spinning or charged black hole—with a nice, ring-shaped singularity—will kill an astronaut, thanks to mass inflation. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I couldn't speak German or read Hebrew or write Chinese. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She stumbled over some of the Hebrew; in places the text was so old, the letters were worn away, and in others she couldn’t remember where the vowels were supposed to go. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Danny practiced his Hebrew, which is hard to do when you have your hands clasped over your head. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I understand a little Hebrew now; at the very least, I know all the words to "HaTikvah." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He prayed in Hebrew, then spoke in Polish. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “Because he can speak Hebrew and you can’t. And we may need it.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Lee,” he said, “don’t tell me you studied Hebrew!” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She has his name tattooed in Farsi on her wrist, and he has her name tattooed in Hebrew on the back of his neck. Dara Khosrowshahi, Dad of Silicon Valley 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Officially known as a loving cup, it is inscribed with text in ruffled and blocky typefaces, thanking him for financing the Young Men’s Hebrew Association building on Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street. A Loving Cup Comes Home, to the 92nd Street Y 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Yet despite his success in London — a paradise where, he notices, there are no priests, and where Jews are free to speak Hebrew in the streets — Sebastian is deeply unhappy. Book review: ‘The Day of Atonement’ by David Liss “Taglit” is the Hebrew word for discovery, and there’s no more apt description for my experience in Israel last spring. Finding family, old and new, in Israel 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z I did so, adding Hebrew from my own tradition just in case. Captivated by the Ganges, a River of Souls 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z "Hebrew for donuts, sufganiyot are without question the most popular Hanukkah food in Israel," chef and "Family Dinner" host Andrew Zimmern tells Salon. You should be making Andrew Zimmern's Hanukkah donuts all year long 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Streisand was speaking Monday at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, where she received an honorary Ph.D. noting her dedication to Israel. In Israel, Streisand slams treatment of women 2013-06-17T15:20:12Z "Its story begins in the Hebrew bible and continues, in constantly new transformations, into the present day." Berlin's Jewish Museum opens show on mystic golem creature 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z And it does so while recognizing the cultural accents in both artists’ works, the influence of Hebrew writing on Krasner’s grids of glyphs and the connections to jazz in Lewis’s meandering lines. Lee Krasner and Norman Lewis at the Jewish Museum 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Streisand – who as a child attended an Orthodox Jewish school in Brooklyn, New York – praised Hebrew University's mix of Jewish and Arab students. Barbra Streisand echoes Monroe's birthday tribute for Shimon Peres 2013-06-19T07:29:17Z The singer was being given an honorary doctorate by Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where officials praised her dedication to Israel. ArtsBeat: Streisand Lends Her Support to Israeli Women 2013-06-17T21:16:00Z Another friend’s daughter was having a D.I.Y. bat mitzvah: no temple, just a Hebrew tutor. The Unexpected Bat Mitzvah 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Students at the college and seminary studied the Old Testament in Hebrew, the New Testament in Greek, and pastors of the twenty or so churches took apart single verses Sunday after Sunday. My real-life “Footloose”: I grew up in a town that banned secular music 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Jonah’s Hebrew tutor, for instance, is concerned about his dropping the Torah, thus dooming us all to an Indiana Jones-style curse. Motherlode Blog: A Bar Mitzvah, With Autism 2012-05-18T15:07:42Z In one of their odder and more chilling moves, the Nazis occupying Lithuania once collected Yiddish and Hebrew books and documents, hoping to create a reference collection about a people they intended to annihilate. A Trove of Yiddish Artifacts Rescued From the Nazis, and Oblivion 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z As Faber reminds us, the phrase in the Old Testament that is variously rendered as “of old” or “long ago” in different versions means, in Hebrew, something closer to “from afar.” Book Review Podcast: Michel Faber’s ‘Book of Strange New Things’ 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The Whole Book of Psalmes, or the Bay Psalm Book as it is commonly known, was translated directly from Hebrew to English and printed by Congregationalist Puritans in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1640. The Most Expensive Book in the World Just Sold for $14.2 Million 2013-11-27T00:29:03Z While supporting himself by teaching Hebrew, he immersed himself in Southern antebellum cookbooks, looking for references to black cooks and African-based techniques. His Paula Deen takedown went viral. But this food scholar isn’t done yet. 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z His aim was to create a less linear focus than is typical of a documentary about what he calls the Shoah, the Hebrew word for the Holocaust. ‘Letter to Afar’: Pre-Holocaust Home Movies from Poland 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z His questions instead prompt suggestive insights on the relevant theme from the great books of the world: Homer, Plato, the Sanskrit Vedas, the Hebrew Talmud, the Christian Gospels, the Persian and Arabic classics. Cabinet of curiosity 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Those cinematic siblings Joel and Ethan Coen are such mensches that their 2009 film “A Serious Man” was released in Israel under a Hebrew title that translates as “The Good Jew.” ArtsBeat: Coen Brothers Receive Million-Dollar Prize in Israel 2011-05-16T14:45:58Z As a child he was taught at home, in Yiddish, Hebrew and Russian, by private tutors, and he secretly cultivated what was to become a lifelong interest in Karl Marx. Chimen Abramsky obituary 2010-03-18T18:38:00Z And according to a Reddit user, this is indicated three times by his name: "Bob" is the adult version of "Bobby," "Ben" is Hebrew for "son," and "son" is self-explanatory. Mad Men season six: Megan Draper as Sharon Tate, and other theories 2013-06-06T15:59:56Z In place of storybook illustrations of Moses are abstract watercolor illustrations based on Hebrew typography. A Thoughtful New Translation of the Haggadah 2012-03-09T22:54:09Z The group, whose repertoire features songs in Arabic and Hebrew as well as pieces from South Africa, the American South and the world of pop, also will travel to Boston, New York and Philadelphia. In conflict zone, raising young Palestinian and Jewish voices 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The Shahams were equally convincing with more traditional Jewish music, including a Hebrew Lullaby, Hebrew Melody and Hebrew Dance by Joseph Achron. Music Review: Jewish Melodies, Traditional and Not 2011-04-17T20:47:36Z More traditional synagogues encounter problems with the Hebrew language. Bar or Bat Mitzvah? Hey, What About a Both Mitzvah? 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Restaurant and bakery signs are covered in Hebrew characters and you can see the tzitzit, fringes worn predominantly by Orthodox Jewish men, swinging with the bounce in their step. This bread is beloved in Paris — and a relic of Jewish history 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Rosenquist himself drew on his experience painting immense movie billboards above Times Square and a Hebrew National sign in Brooklyn. James Rosenquist, Pop Art Pioneer, Dies at 83 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Congregations have translated his songs into Korean, German, Hebrew and other languages. The Richard Smallwood you know: 4 Doves, 10 Stellars, 8 Grammy noms 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Synonyms is an exaggerated autobiographical piece about a man who refuses to speak his native Hebrew, clutching a French phrasebook as he rebuilds his life. Soldiers, survivors and lovable rogues: the new wave of Jewish cinema 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z The Hebrew word for fasting, for example, is “tsum” — which means, roughly, “to afflict the soul.” The Juice Cleanse: A Strange and Green Journey 2010-10-27T21:21:00Z Dr. Carmella Abdar, a professor in Folk Culture at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Achva Academic College, said that in contemporary Israel, the headpiece is made in advance for the bride. For Jewish Israelis of Yemenite Heritage, Reviving a Past 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Wires are bent into a tiny Hebrew inscription, embedded in the gossamer layers. Showcasing Jewish Antiques and Their Stories 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z The practice of embellishing the Hebrew Bible was widespread and highly developed on the Iberian Peninsula in the first half of the 13th century. An Illuminated Hebrew Bible Has a New Home 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z His particular expertise was in the liturgical Hebrew poetry known as piyyutim; when he received his doctorate at the seminary, his dissertation was about the work of an 11th-century Spanish rabbi famous for such poems. Menahem Schmelzer, Jewish Theological Seminary Librarian, Dies at 88 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z While the Hebrew scripture is fairly unequivocal in its praise of marriage and family life, the New Testament is more ambivalent about it. A Protestant liberal defends clerical celibacy 2013-03-10T12:00:00Z He was born in Morocco either in 1889 or 1890 where he spent most of his life studying the Hebrew scriptures. Hundreds commemorate Jewish sage at his tomb in southern Israel 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z You turn the page on the “family quarrel” between Jews and early Christians, and suddenly you’re deep in a discourse on the lives of the Hebrew poets in 10th and 11th century Moorish Spain. Simon Schama’s ‘The Story of the Jews’: a dazzling history 2014-03-26T19:51:44Z The rest of the word is inspired by the Hebrew term “Abaddon,” meaning “‘place of destruction’ or ‘depths of hell'”. 7 Things We Learned from the New Harry Potter eBooks 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z “Judas,” winner of Germany’s International Literature Prize, depends entirely on the complexity of Oz’s themes and the tender elegance of his style, translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange. In the novel ‘Judas,’ Amos Oz wrestles with Jewish attitudes toward Jesus 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Written in ancient Hebrew script, they were said to be an alternate version of the Book of Deuteronomy. Is a Long-Dismissed Forgery Actually the Oldest Known Biblical Manuscript? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Her first middle name is both Hebrew and Japanese, her second middle name is my Taiwanese last name, and her last name is my husband’s Germanic last name. Does My Child’s Name Erase My Identity? 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z For a helpful contrast, compare "Eight Crazy Nights" to "The Hebrew Hammer," a 2003 comedy written and directed by Jonathan Kesselman that flopped at the box office and is a little-known cult classic today. Jews deserve a better Hanukkah movie than Adam Sandler’s “Eight Crazy Nights” 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z SUN, WED Seattle Jewish Chorale interactive, family-friendly concert featuring familiar and unusual holiday songs in Hebrew, English, Yiddish and Ladino for all to learn what Hanukkah is about, 3 p.m. Community Datebook calendar 2011-12-15T20:59:07Z A Hebrew prayer or blessing sung upon the lighting of the candles during Hanukkah. Why the Whitney’s Humanist, Pro-Diversity Biennial Is a Revelation 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Douglas excelled at Hebrew studies and, according to the Hollywood Reporter, his parents briefly considered sending him to rabbinical school. 3 Things to Know About Kirk Douglas on His 100th Birthday 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Weisman confesses he isn’t “much into davening” and reckons that even efforts to introduce more Hebrew into the Reform liturgy is a matter of simply “going through the motions,” ultimately more impediment than inspiration. How to Be a Jew in the Age of Trump? 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The “surprising chatter” of an ancient potsherd inscription is a “Hebrew tweet.” Simon Schama’s ‘The Story of the Jews’: a dazzling history 2014-03-26T19:51:44Z It remains to be seen how audiences might react to 11-year-old Isaac Andrews as the God who instructs Moses to leave his family and save the Hebrews from enslavement. Ridley Scott's 'Exodus' casts a wide net of spectacle and family 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Holland was nominated for a screenwriting Oscar in 1992 for that movie, which was also based on a true story and shot in Polish, German and Hebrew. Polish drama "In Darkness" sheds light on Holocaust 2011-09-14T17:18:39Z Then, at about 12, she quit Hebrew school, declaring that she couldn’t abide some of her classmates. Her ‘Great Comet’ Glowed. Now She’s Heading to ‘Hadestown’ 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z He noted, as many Israelis did, that Kader sang in Hebrew to God to protect the people of Israel in a song that was originally written to commemorate slain Israeli soldiers. Arab singer captures Israeli hearts 2012-04-05T12:23:11Z During the day, he studied theater arts at Los Angeles City College and played bit parts, including a Hebrew slave in the movie epic “The Ten Commandments.” Robert Vaughn, Who Starred as Napoleon Solo in ‘Man From U.N.C.L.E,’ Dies at 83 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z This “Moïse” ends with the Hebrews scattered among the audience for the final hymn of thanks for their deliverance. At the Opera, Humans Bear Witness to Atrocity, or Ignore It 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Hebrew University’s Gutfeld said the treasure referred to may be from the ancient Jewish temple in Jerusalem. A new generation takes up the hunt for Dead Sea Scrolls 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z This inscrutable man speaks many languages – Arabic, Hebrew, and English, among others – and appears to predict or cause unbelievable events. Savior or con man? Netflix’s new series “Messiah” questions how belief is built 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Arabic and Hebrew are both official languages, but Arabic isn’t a mandatory subject in Jewish schools. Attack disrupts unusual Jerusalem school 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Although a Hebrew edition of the award-winning novel was published in the 1980s, the author was a juror on a tribunal that met in South Africa last autumn to discuss the Palestine situation. Alice Walker declines request to publish Israeli edition of The Color Purple 2012-06-20T11:26:47Z This year the festival includes dumpling and kreplach demonstrations, Jewish and Chinese picklers, and practitioners of Hebrew and Chinese paper arts and calligraphy. Spare Times for June 6-12 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The vast majority, around 72%, is in English with small amounts in French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Russian, and Hebrew. Google creates a tool to probe 'genome' of English words for cultural trends 2010-12-16T19:00:29Z Her father, who grew up Jewish in New York, chanted in Hebrew while her mother, a Creole Catholic from New Orleans, read the blessings in English. The Delay Game Was On 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Polis, who had been hiding an engagement ring for Mr. Reis inscribed with the Hebrew verse Isaiah 11:16, didn’t want to wait any longer to propose. A Wedding 18 Years in the Making for Colorado Governor 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Eight years later, he was made head of the department of Hebrew and Jewish studies, a position he kept until his retirement in the mid-1980s. Chimen Abramsky obituary 2010-03-18T18:38:00Z Even Hebrew, he said, is not always particularly Jewish. Kulturfest International Festival of Jewish Performing Arts 2012-06-10T21:37:06Z “I came to stay on a kibbutz and learn Hebrew,” I stammered. He made me his drug mule 2013-05-01T11:45:00Z "I'm combining Hebrew and Persian so much together and I am showing that it is possible." Israeli music icon hopes Farsi album charms Iran 2012-07-03T13:54:11Z At each entrance are welcome brochures in numerous languages, including Arabic, Hebrew and Japanese. 361 Days of Christmas 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Among the sale’s highlights is the Frankfurt Mishneh Torah, from around 1457-1465, which Ms. Roth called “one of the finest illuminated Hebrew manuscripts ever created.” Inside Art: Judaica, Ballets Russes Art and James Turrell Works 2013-01-10T23:30:00Z Experts in Hebrew inscription and Chinese calligraphy will demonstrate their arts side by side, while performances of cantorial and klezmer music and Chinese folk tunes will fill the air. Spare Times for June 7-13 2013-06-06T22:38:49Z Is her determination to entrap Samson into betraying the Hebrews a political plot to deliver him to her own people? Review: The Met’s New ‘Samson’ Succeeds Only as Kitsch 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z He also received a master’s degree in Hebrew letters from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, where he was ordained. Shira Auerhahn, Eric Berk 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z Its second season, which debuted in Hebrew and Arabic last December in Israel, becomes available on Netflix with English subtitles on May 24. ‘Fauda,’ an Israeli TV Hit, Lets Viewers Escape — Into the Conflict 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z “And then you have this entire authoritative, standardized, accurate text of the Hebrew Bible” — identical, she said, to the one read and studied around the world today. Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Heads to Auction 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Born into an Iraqi Jewish family, he is fluent in several languages, including Arabic and Hebrew, and once worked for the FBI as a translator in anti-terrorism cases. 'The Honored Dead': An immersion in Moroccan society, crime and justice 2011-08-10T22:22:03Z Another friend would chant a series of Hebrew blessings. The wedding I almost ruined 2012-06-13T00:01:00Z The final gallery here also begins to put the collection itself in context, another astonishing phenomenon: how English Protestants in the late 16th century established Hebrew as a central subject for study. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z They have suggested that the name Kal-El has roots in Hebrew. Superheroes: Born in New York City 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, this narrative straitjacket doesn’t keep Dauber, a serious scholar of Yiddish and Hebrew literature, from making original points along the way. Why Are Jews Funny? 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z He lived for some time with a neighbor and then finished his education at the Hebrew Orphan Asylum in Manhattan. Forced into togetherness: When the economy fell apart, our family came together 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Modern Hebrew literature—its beats and its tenor, its themes and its subjects—was a source of pride, as broad in range as it was particular. Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z In my family, I was always the youngest child, so I sang the questions in Hebrew until I was 35. For a new take on old traditions, consider this passover grazing board 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z He’s performed in a mix of French and Arabic in Morocco and sprinkled some Hebrew in shows in Israel. Gad Elmaleh: Talking Funny in French and English 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z But when he recognizes Caleb, Simon breaks into a prayer of gratitude -- in Hebrew. Novel take but predictable revelations in 'The Whipping Man' 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z “Twenty-five years of writing in Hebrew, and nothing has changed,” he wrote in the Guardian. An Exchange Between Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z The author goes on to describe the mystery of his father’s disappearance, the impact of college basketball scandals that implicated Bronx sports heroes and the travails of Hebrew school in preparation for his bar mitzvah. Avery Corman writes memoir of Bronx boyhood 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z What do a 517-chapter elucidation of the Hebrew Bible and a nifty roundhouse have in common? 10 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Her mother is a middle school science teacher at North Shore Hebrew Academy in Great Neck, N.Y. Danielle Seiden, Daniel Seidman 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Hebrew and Buddhist ancient calendars also followed the lunisolar calendar, according to History.com. 5 leap-year traditions from around the world 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z A wall installation reading "Who's Zionist and Who Isn't" in Hebrew bears particular significance this year as Israel has faced considerable criticism due to tensions in Gaza. Israeli artist depicts pain of rootless Jews in Berlin exhibition 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z The phrase, “like lambs to the slaughter” originates in the Hebrew Bible as a positive characterization of martyrdom. How 2 Jewish Sisters Built a Cultural Oasis During World War II 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z It’s an extraordinary book that will endure as one of the greatest works in modern Hebrew. Amos Oz, a Writer Who Loved the Dream of Israel and Charted Its Imperfect Reality 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The hymnal was supposed to be a faithful translation into English of the original Hebrew psalms - puritans believed selected paraphrases would compromise their salvation. Hymnal that dates to 1640 could fetch $30M 2013-04-12T13:28:13Z Although my mother dutifully took me to Hebrew school and ensured I was batmitzvahed, the reason I am so assimilated is because my parents are. I am as devoted to Christmas as I am to Hanukah. No wonder my boys are confused | Hadley Freeman 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z “I loved making ‘Menashe’ but I’m done,” he said, offering a Hebrew blessing to anyone who wants to try it again. Starring Nebbishes and Noodges, Yiddish Cinema Makes a Comeback 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z The Hebrew word in Isaiah is “almah,” which means simply “young woman.” Jewish angels and Roman gods: The ancient mythological origins of Christmas 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z It came in the slow section of “Tehillim,” Reich’s joyous 1981 setting of Hebrew Psalm texts for four solo, angelically high and pure-voiced women’s voices and a small instrumental ensemble with plenty of percussion. Steve Reich at 80, his finger on the pulse of a bewildered country 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z The same is true for the Old Testament, written in Hebrew and Aramaic from approximately the ninth century B.C. to the second century B.C. From Biden’s giant Bible to Christian flags waved by rioters, "religion" means many different things 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Still a bookseller, he was hired by Sotheby's as a consultant on Hebrew books and manuscripts, a position he retained for several decades. Chimen Abramsky obituary 2010-03-18T18:38:00Z To prepare for the play, Seiden tried reading both the Hebrew and Christian bibles. Backstage: For director, a crash course in religion The name I carry is the name of Abraham’s first wife and the mother of Isaac – the descendent of the Hebrews. Confessions of a secret Muslim 2014-03-23T00:00:00Z It bears a yellow star and the word kosher in Hebrew. The Jewish Deli: An American Tale Told in Pickles and Pastrami 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z And Ms. Roman is also trying to learn Hebrew and Korean, in addition to the seven European languages she already speaks fluently. Inside Milan’s Opulent Retirement Home for Musicians 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z They sing primarily in Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic and Swahili, and bandmates range in age from 16 to people in their 80s. India.Arie readies 5th effort with Israeli singer 2011-03-03T14:07:26Z Nearly four years ago, while finishing his dissertation at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, he stumbled on an article online about it. Is a Long-Dismissed Forgery Actually the Oldest Known Biblical Manuscript? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z “Zeva” derives from a Hebrew word that means “she-wolf,” and she adopted it as a screen name at her mother’s insistence that she not use her real name upon joining MySpace. Up Close: Becoming One of the ?Relevant? 2011-07-06T21:01:01Z We have to sit through a long service while dipping herbs in salt water, reciting prayers in Hebrew and repeatedly washing hands, all without more than a bite or two of matzo until dinner. For a new take on old traditions, consider this passover grazing board 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Alter, who just completed the monumental task of translating the entire Hebrew Bible, presents his thoughts on what he learned. New & Noteworthy 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Sandmel had recently moved to begin rabbinical school at Hebrew College. ‘Traditionally Jewish, but Also Extremely Queer’ 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z “And being a girl from Brooklyn, meeting someone with a fondness for Hebrew National, I knew she was someone special,” Ms. Schumer said. A Picnic, a Proposal and a Delicious-Looking Sandwich 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z His mother, an immigrant from what is now northern Israel, was a Hebrew teacher. Irving Ravetch, Screenwriter of ?Hud,? Dies at 89 2010-09-21T04:30:00Z The most famous example is “Va pensiero,” the chorus of Hebrew slaves in Verdi’s “Nabucco,” which became the rallying cry of 19th century Italians seeking unification of their country. Classical music can unite and console in troubling, angry times 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z This debut, translated by the author from the Hebrew, follows the hazy consciousness of a sex worker as she moves through searches for stability, love and meaning in an unnamed Israeli city. Newly Published, From a Nixon Insider to Margaret Atwood 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z In that 2003 book, he wrote that the Hebrew term “amidah,” or steadfastness, is used for resistance that preserves and sanctifies life. How 2 Jewish Sisters Built a Cultural Oasis During World War II 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z In more ways than one, it’s also an intensely literary film, preoccupied with language — Hebrew, which Ms. Portman speaks fluently — and preferring nuances of mood and memory to details of plot. Review: From Natalie Portman, Israel’s Birth Distilled in Mood and Memory 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z “It was totally routine,” says Leslie Maitland, who organized the Washington Hebrew event. Jewish groups argue over who gets to argue Would I send my children to Hebrew school? Motherlode Blog: Fertility Diary: I’m Old 2013-08-13T14:03:36Z “The Time That Remains,” which punctuates its story with carefully deployed incidental music, with lyrics in both Hebrew and Arabic, ends jarringly but not inaptly with a techno-remix of “Stayin’ Alive.” | 'The Time That Remains': In Nazareth, Human Comedy as Wind Rustles the Olive Branches 2011-01-06T23:52:20Z Using a range of ancient and contemporary Hebrew and English texts that mention the moon, Ms. Ran incorporated vocal techniques like Sprechstimme, the form of spoken singing used by Schoenberg in “Pierrot Lunaire.” Music Review: Dolce Suono Ensemble at Symphony Space 2012-02-07T23:38:28Z In the 1980 comedy Wholly Moses! he was the upstart who swipes the Ten Commandments from Herschel, the would-be Hebrew hero played by Dudley Moore. REVIEW: Don't Let Your People Go See Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Ms. Weiland built a fire and cooked Hebrew National hot dogs on a stick, explaining they were her favorite food. A Picnic, a Proposal and a Delicious-Looking Sandwich 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z In Why Love Hurts, Illouz, a sociologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, attempts to explain the specific modern form of "romantic misery and happiness". Love hurts more than ever before (blame the internet and capitalism) 2012-02-12T00:06:44Z During the Babylonian Exile, the “editors” of the Hebrew Bible dramatically shaped previous Scripture to make sense of their own turmoil. What Is the Meaning of Sacred Texts? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Finding a scrap of text on a pottery shard, Mr. Schama suggests, is like discovering “the equivalent of a Hebrew tweet.” Books of The Times: Simon Schama’s ‘The Story of the Jews’ 2014-03-10T20:50:31Z Copied out on roughly 400 large parchment sheets, it contained the complete text of the Hebrew Bible, written in square letters similar to those of the Torah scrolls in any synagogue today. Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Heads to Auction 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z With its biblical Hebrew text, "Chichester Psalms" harmoniously combines the obvious Jewish element with invigorating jazzy touches. Symphony's tribute to Leonard Bernstein is a festival high note 2010-06-25T18:35:00Z Kushner embarked on a ten-year project of reading and collecting different versions of the Hebrew Bible in English and traveling the world retracing the steps of the great biblical translators, searching for their motivations. What can we learn from translations of the Bible? 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z “I’m combining Hebrew and Persian so much together and I am showing that it is possible.” Pop star’s new album in Farsi 2012-07-03T14:15:00Z At one point, singing in Hebrew without a microphone, Mr. Gat walked toward a man in the crowd, gently clutched his lapels and directed the song at him. Review: Yonatan Gat Shreds Protocol in a Rampant Concert 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z There were also cafes like the Royal on 12th Street, and institutions like the Hebrew Actors’ Union. The East Village, Home of Punks and Poets: Here’s a Tour 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z The pronunciation is so, so difficult for a Hebrew speaker.” With spy series ‘Tehran,’ Israelis reach out to an enemy 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Until the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known substantial Bible manuscripts in Hebrew dated from around the 10th century C.E. Is a Long-Dismissed Forgery Actually the Oldest Known Biblical Manuscript? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Fools Gold are almost as radical, mixing afro-beat, rock'n'roll saxophone and lyrics sung in both English and Hebrew to get the Festival Republic tent dancing. Blink 182 and a day of old relics at Leeds festival 2010 2010-08-29T10:33:00Z The exhibition details one Judean family over four generations, starting with the father, Samak-Yama, his son, grandson and his grandson's five children, all with Biblical Hebrew names, many of them still in use today. Ancient tablets reveal life of Jews in Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Scott selected white characters as Egyptians and Hebrews in the film. Exodus: 4 Differences Between Film and Bible 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Using his Hebrew name, Shaul, he’s returned to the fold and frequently recites the tale of his rebirth for any gathering of Jews. Review | Honoring the dead? Nathan Englander’s ‘kaddish.com’ imagines there’s an app for that. 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Elohim is the first name given to God in the Hebrew Bible, but the mysterious voice of The Talos Principle clearly isn’t meant to be That Guy. The Talos Principle Prompts Thinking Beyond Virtual World 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z The group is a multiethnic, multifaith choir and band that performs in Arabic, Hebrew, Spanish and Ladino. Spare Times for June 12-18 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z I used to pine for a nuclear holocaust when I was at Hebrew school. 'America's top satirist' 2010-09-04T23:02:00Z Kushner was surprised at the differences between the Hebrew original she knew almost by heart and the nearly unfamiliar English translation she encountered. What can we learn from translations of the Bible? 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z The title of Vertigo Dance Company’s newest touring work, “Pardes,” is the Hebrew word for orchard, or garden of trees, from the Persian pairidaeza. Review: From an Eco Art Village, a Dance About Community 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Ancient Hebrew text did not include letters for the vowels, so a system was developed for indicating vowels above and below the consonants in Hebrew. The Book of Genesis, part 2: In the beginning 2010-12-20T12:00:00Z In his little comedy Saint-Saëns recalls the conflict between voluptuous Philistines and sanctimonious Hebrews in his grand opera Samson et Dalila, and Gounod in La colombe likewise parodies his own more pompous Faust. La princesse jaune/La colombe; La rondine – review 2013-07-13T23:05:23Z First, it should be noted, it’s only natural that Namdar, as a Hebrew speaker and teacher of classical Jewish literature, should perceive strange crossings of the ancient and the modern that English-speaking Americans would miss. An Unusual Jewish Novel, Full of Blood and Incense 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Visitors first encounter the idea in floating letters from the Latin and Hebrew alphabets projected onto the stairway that leads into the building. New Director Sees Berlin’s Jewish Museum as a Place for Debate 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z After the war, he immigrated to Israel - he learned Hebrew beforehand - and when he was 28 he discovered that his father had survived and they were reunited in Israel. Aharon Appelfeld, acclaimed Israeli novelist and Holocaust survivor, d 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z They were all intentionally kept because written or printed words containing Hebrew are considered sacred and Jewish law forbids their destruction. 'Sacred Treasure' tells engaging story of early Hebrew documents 2011-01-06T22:03:06Z In Hebrew, Yom Kippur is connected linguistically to Purim, the springtime holiday of masks and merrymaking. Yom Kippur: A time for feasting as well as fasting 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Also, it’s such a wild moment in history because the Hebrew language was revived in this moment. Natalie Portman talks to Salon about her directorial debut: “I felt lucky to make the film in Israel because being a female director there isn’t unusual” 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z The debate takes centre stage as Israel celebrates Hebrew Book Week, with special book fairs all over the country. Israeli authors fight book deals 2012-06-15T12:34:41Z They hived off the ones not in the Hebrew canon and called them the Apocrypha, which disposed, for instance, of 2 Maccabees. The King James Bible's language lessons 2011-02-18T12:59:49Z I was writing a little bit in Yiddish, I was writing a little bit in Hebrew, but I was trying to write in English and it was very frustrating to me. Autism in the insular world of ultra-Orthodox Judaism: “There were superstitions and things that God knows how many other mothers had to deal with” 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z The tunes are different, but the Hebrew words are the same. Jewish Summer Camp With Campfires, Crafts and No Lights Out 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z You wrote the book in English, but your first language is Hebrew. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Shani Boianjiu on Women Soldiers in Israel 2012-09-26T16:00:17Z Bat mitzvah Hebrew hadn’t prepared me to understand a word of what they were saying. He made me his drug mule 2013-05-01T11:45:00Z Posters on the floor are printed with the Hebrew names of Indian and Chinese movies. Palestinian wedding hall preserves treasures of its cinematic past 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z But his grand design for the campus of Hebrew University, which he hoped would become the beacon of a "vital, secular Hebrew culture," was rejected. Three architects who built Jerusalem: How they shaped and fled (and were forgotten by) the conflicted city 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z When I ask Phelps what biblical figures have inspired him, he cites the long line of prophets and faithful servants of God from the eleventh chapter of the Book of Hebrews. My day at Westboro Baptist: “Yes, Jesus hates you” 2013-03-24T11:00:00Z “I’ve never seen a later text that managed to fake good biblical Hebrew,” she said. Is a Long-Dismissed Forgery Actually the Oldest Known Biblical Manuscript? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z The printed material appears in eight languages, including Arabic, Hebrew and, as always, Mr. Savall’s native Catalan. Jordi Savall Evokes the Past by Hearing Its Music 2010-04-30T20:35:00Z One of the group’s major hits, “I Gotta Feeling,” is laced with Hebrew and the Black Eyed Peas recently collaborated on a song with Israeli pop duo Static and Ben El. Black Eyed Peas frontman defies Israel boycott calls 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Since she does not speak English, we communicated in a mixture of Hebrew and my limited Italian. Cultured Traveler: A ‘Little Jerusalem’ in the Heart of Italy 2012-11-22T18:40:22Z He began recording albums of folk songs for the Elektra label in 1955, shortly after he arrived in the United States, singing in Yiddish, Hebrew, German, Russian, medieval Spanish, Zulu and English, among other languages. Theodore Bikel, Master of Versatility in Songs, Roles and Activism, Dies at 91 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z A room full of Arab schoolgirls sings patriotic songs in Hebrew, for which they are given a prize by a visiting dignitary, while the young Elia is scolded for making anti-American comments in class. | 'The Time That Remains': In Nazareth, Human Comedy as Wind Rustles the Olive Branches 2011-01-06T23:52:20Z Despite these misgivings about the use and misuse of language, Hebrew remained, to Oz, Zionism’s greatest achievement. Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Since then, his work has been translated from the Hebrew in which he always writes into 30 languages and he has won numerous prizes. David Grossman: 'I cannot afford the luxury of despair' 2010-08-28T23:03:00Z There are stimulating observations on the nature and role of prophesy, on truth, on the imperfect nature of God, and on the notable absence in the Hebrew Bible of esoteric knowledge. The Bible goes Greek 2012-09-30T12:00:00Z The show tells us that his mother had been married to a Jew and that he was fluent in Hebrew and maintained close professional ties with Jews. A Jewish Exodus to a New Nation 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z I’ve seen posts about the challenge in Hebrew, Russian and Thai.” ArtsBeat: Notable Authors Give Snail Mail a Boost 2012-02-03T17:39:13Z Why were Hebrew codices so late in appearing? Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z After commuting 30 miles by train daily to the Akiba Hebrew Academy in Philadelphia, he went on to Cornell University, earning a bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 1958. Nach Waxman, Founder of a Bookstore Where Foodies Flock, Dies at 84 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Rabbi Zians then blessed them twice, once with wine, before Mr. Kay placed a ring on Ms. Markovitz’s finger and said, in Hebrew, “By this ring you are consecrated to me.” From the Start, There Were Ground Rules 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z We learn, too, that such texts led to the development of original Hebrew stories during the same period. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z She’s got the voice: “communications” becomes “com-moon-ications” in the hearty stew of an accent that Ruth says is flavored with German, French, Hebrew and American. Review | A cheerful bio-drama about America’s favorite sex therapist, Dr. Ruth 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z For the recent converts to the Hebrew Israelite tradition I ask a series of questions: Is the King James translation of the Bible an adequate source? "Blacks and Jews" authors on Chappelle, Kanye caught in the "face of Black antisemitism" loop 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z You know, Hebrews II Negroes was also the name of my favorite R&B group in the ’90s. On ‘S.N.L.’, President Biden Has Two Words on the Midterms: ‘Big Yikes’ 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z Near Remuh Synagogue and the Old Cemetery are kitschy, Jewish-looking restaurants with Hebrew signs and waiters offering picture menus to passers-by. On the Way to Auschwitz, I Found ‘Heil Hitler’ Signs for Sale 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z It includes introductory essays by the Hebrew commentators to the Bible; some of these essays are a thousand years old. What can we learn from translations of the Bible? 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z The Bible: Moses flees Egypt after killing an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew slave. Exodus: 4 Differences Between Film and Bible 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z In that telling, the reëmergence of Hebrew as a spoken language was not only a rebirth but a rupture. Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The best image I found to explain it is — this is an expression in Hebrew, I don’t know if it’s used in English — you say that it’s a storm in a cup of tea. The Carpetbagger: For an Israeli Director, the Oscar Ceremony Gets Interesting After It's Over 2012-01-23T15:14:26Z But Gesundheit, of Hebrew University, said the absence of the laws suggests that V is older than Deuteronomy. Is a Long-Dismissed Forgery Actually the Oldest Known Biblical Manuscript? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Underwhelmed, White soon decamped for nearby Emory and Henry College, then to Duke for a master’s degree in divinity and a doctorate in Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern languages. Can rural America be saved? A new national ‘challenge’ tries to see. 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Hussein led the group in an Arabic prayer, then asked Stefanie whether there was an appropriate Hebrew blessing to follow. A Muslim cook wanted to stop the hate. So she started inviting strangers to dinner. 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z She married, had two children, lived in the Long Island suburb of Lawrence and worked as a secretary at a Hebrew school. Generation B: Graying in a Home, Not an Institution 2010-04-16T00:05:00Z Greenblatt writes that the Genesis narratives of the Creation and Flood were written in contradistinction to the Babylonian narratives they resemble, to assert and preserve Hebrew religious culture. The Truth and Fiction of Adam and Eve 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z They moved to what was then the British mandate of Palestine, where Mr. Bikel lived on a kibbutz and began acting in Hebrew productions. Theodore Bikel, singer, activist and Oscar-nominated actor, dies at 91 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z A close friend, married to a Presbyterian minister, has a master’s degree in Biblical Hebrew and a second in education and worked most recently as a grantwriter for a nonprofit organization. I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z "Where were you born?" he asked in somewhat halting but serviceable Hebrew. AP Interview: Simmons blasts Israel boycotters 2011-03-22T22:46:04Z He soon learns that moving to Israel, which he visited once, requires him to learn Hebrew and provide documentation that he is a Jew. Movie Review: In ‘Aliyah,’ a Trip From France to Israel Is Dangerous 2013-06-13T22:47:38Z The lines of each protagonist are inscribed, anachronistically, in Hebrew rather than Aramaic on the base of each statue. Art Review: The Great Rustici Emerges From the Shadows 2010-12-13T15:41:00Z Illouz, full professor of sociology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, argues that the modern intimate relationship is plagued by a unique and complicated set of problems. Our new era of hearbreak 2012-06-24T18:15:00Z Veronica Grant, a Jewish American from North Carolina, also 24, lives in Ramallah but commutes to graduate school at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University. Next Stop: Ramallah?s Clubs Attract Young, Diverse Crowd 2010-06-04T15:11:00Z The Film: Hebrew slaves are freed, but racial controversy surrounding the film clouded the story’s overall message of liberation. Exodus: 4 Differences Between Film and Bible 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z This year’s theme was hot dogs, and featured mini vegan corn dogs with tomatillo gazpacho shooters and Hebrew Nationals in various stages of dress. Beyond TV and EVOO: Rachael Ray Looks for Her Next Act 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Libeskind used bricks as the foundation of the walls, while the Hebrew letters that sit on top of the walls are made of a reflective steel. Holocaust Memorial Is Closer to Reality in Amsterdam 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z YESHIVA: What you do when your Hebrew school keeps the thermostat too low. Style Invitational: ‘Wait Wait’ for us with multiple-choice trivia questions 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z “The truth is I was naive to think that an artist of her age would be able to absorb the pressure involved in coming to Israel,” he wrote in Hebrew. Israel ambassador asks to meet New Zealand pop star Lorde over cancele 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z While the music from the opera never became as iconic as that of the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" from Verdi's Nabucco a decade or so later, it struck a nerve. A bite of William Tell 2011-07-15T22:55:03Z “In Hebrew, it means something you do for your community. I didn’t care whether it would be a hit. I had done what I had to do.” An Unsigned Postcard Named Four Family Members Who Died in the Holocaust. Why? 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z After the war, he immigrated to Israel - he learned Hebrew beforehand - and when he was 28 he discovered that his father had survived and they were reunited in Israel. Aharon Appelfeld, acclaimed Israeli novelist and Holocaust survivor, d 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z “El,” meaning “might, strength and power” in Hebrew, and a distinction of wisdom for the Moors, ties philosophical wisdom with sound intended to liberate. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sun Ra 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Email becomes email, though spelled in the Hebrew script that Yiddish adopted when it arose among Ashkenazic Jews in German-speaking lands during the 10th century. How Do You Say ‘Email’ in Yiddish? 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Interestingly, Adam Goldberg's Jewsploitation satire, "The Hebrew Hammer," used the same words correctly, and it's part of what made the film a cult classic. Why can't Hollywood get Jews right? 2010-05-27T19:45:00Z Besides, Reuchlin wrote, if Hebrew texts were all erased, “the Jews might well write much stranger stuff from scratch, far more objectionable.” Antiques: Museum Resurrects Tiffany?s Laurelton Hall 2010-08-05T20:35:00Z A mezzuzah is a little box that houses a teeny-tiny scroll with a Hebrew prayer on it that many Jews hang on the doorposts of their homes as a sign of their faith. I’m raising my kids atheist in a God-obsessed culture: How I learned to parent godless children 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Upstairs in the rehearsal space a few minutes later, Ms. Abramovic was waiting with a handful of performers, who sang for Mr. Tisci in Hebrew, Arabic and Latin. Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci Is the King of Fashion Week 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Ravel's vividly contrasting Two Hebrew Melodies followed, one a solemn Hebrew setting of Kaddish, the other a Yiddish song referring lightly to life's "eternal enigma". Magdalena Kožená – review 2013-05-13T08:39:57Z Strydom compared the case with a story in the Hebrew Bible when King Solomon unveils the truth after two women claim to be the mother of a child. South African court to decide fate of girls 'swapped at birth' 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Before the ceremony began, the groom, now 28, gathered in one room with all of the male guests, singing Hebrew songs and dancing. Vows: Jennifer Illes and Jonathan Wood: Serendipity: 1. Spreadsheet: 0. 2014-01-24T20:49:46Z The great Hebrew king was said to have had over twenty wives and concubines, and his son Solomon had “seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines,” according to 1 Kings 11:3. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z She was a law student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1967, at the time of the Six-Day War, and, in the aftermath of the conflict, her sympathies turned to the radical left. “Advocate” Documents the Battles of an Israeli Activist 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The King James translators noticed an extra word in the original Hebrew – literally translated as "surface" – and inserted it twice. The King James Bible reconsidered 2011-02-19T00:06:00Z The word means “why not?” in Hebrew, and it will be the name of a new restaurant to open June 1 in the Arlo NoMad hotel, replacing Massoni, which closes at the end of May. Ardyn, Serving Farm-to-Table Fare, Opens in Greenwich Village 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z So in the midst of particularity, there is some form of universality, and in the midst of the universality, a particularity: We are reminded repeatedly how the artifacts illustrate aspects of the Hebrew Bible. Museum Review: The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Renewed 2012-07-14T00:49:03Z One of my responsibilities was typing the hard-copy letters to the editor into the computer system, and in filing one from a woman offering feedback on a story about Hebrew schools, I made a typo. Is It Funny for the Jews? 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z She began writing regularly for the journal The American Hebrew and began to study Hebrew. Exhibition Review: ?Emma Lazarus? at Museum of Jewish Heritage - Review 2012-01-03T22:12:56Z Instead of using Sanskrit names for the poses, instructors use Hebrew terms. Light the candles, strike a pose for Hanukkah yoga 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z The Bible Society worked with Hebrew and Greek experts on the original text, and then involved literary writers including A Death in the Family author Karl Ove Knausgaard to perfect it. The Bible is surprise bestseller in Norway 2012-12-20T11:38:01Z Along with five of his siblings he became a ward of the Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum, which released him to his own devices when he was 13. Irwin Corey, Comedian and ‘Foremost Authority,’ Dies at 102 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z And for any communitywide activity, like Hebrew school or day camp, the Orthodox rabbis sought to impose their strict rules on everyone, including kosher food. My Search for Lost Time in a Slice of Jewish Rye 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Researchers have dated it to the late ninth or early 10th century, making it the oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible known to exist. Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Sells for $38.1 Million 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Mitzvah in Hebrew means “commandment” – but it also means to perform a good deed. “I’m a bad Jew”: Amid those celebrating Purim in Boro Park I felt more than ever like an outsider Jew — but I come from a long line of outsider Jews 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z Habima theatre company rehearse at the Globe ahead of their performance of a Hebrew version of The Merchant of Venice. Seven days on stage: from Shakespeare in Shoreditch to Zarganar in Soho 2012-06-08T16:13:51Z The property’s pièce de résistance, however, is an iconic Waldorf Astoria timepiece rendered in Hebrew, Aramaic, Roman, and European numerals, set against evocative Jewish art and landscapes of the Holy City. Waldorf Astoria Opens a Stunning New Hotel in Jerusalem 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z It’s mostly in Arabic and Hebrew, but that hasn’t limited the appeal. The next Homeland? The problems with Fauda, Israel's brutal TV hit 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Roth may be concluding, in referring to one of the earliest narratives in the Hebrew Bible, with a bow to his beginnings. Letters to the Editor 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The best image to explain it is — this is an expression in Hebrew — you say, “it’s a storm in a cup of tea.” Oscar Nominees for Best Foreign-Language Film Discuss Work 2012-02-20T22:38:12Z After prolonged physical decline, he died peacefully at home, clutching a small leather-bound Hebrew bible, which he kept close by in the last few years of his life. Chimen Abramsky obituary 2010-03-18T18:38:00Z You took the name Matisyahu when you converted originally to Hasidic Judaism, which is the Hebrew version of your birth name, Matthew. Matisyahu: The Former ‘Hasidic Reggae Superstar’ Talks to TIME 2012-07-16T12:00:17Z He taught it to his choir in both English and Hebrew. The Richard Smallwood you know: 4 Doves, 10 Stellars, 8 Grammy noms 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Other activities — an interactive, immersive guide through the Hebrew Bible, for example, and a dramatic presentation of the New Testament — are free but require a separate timed ticket for entry. Bible Museum expects capacity crowds for opening 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The only visible black characters are other slaves in Pharaoh’s palace who do not appear to be liberated with the Hebrew people. Exodus: 4 Differences Between Film and Bible 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z "Zeva" derives from a Hebrew word that means "she-wolf," and she adopted it as a screen name at her mother's insistence that she not use her real name upon joining MySpace. A teen fashion blogger gets a feature-length video 2011-07-08T01:34:21Z They’re nice, my students, but their Hebrew leaves a lot to be desired. An Exchange Between Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the final day of Hanukkah, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced its acquisition of an illuminated Hebrew Bible from 14th-century Spain. An Illuminated Hebrew Bible Has a New Home 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Jesus recites several blessings in Hebrew, and, in an innovation first introduced in 2010, the entire Jewish community — meaning hundreds of actors onstage — sings Shema Yisrael, the quintessential Jewish prayer. ‘It’s My Tradition Too’: A Town’s Centuries-Old Passion Play Evolves 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z The plot, as Hebrew school alumni may remember, involves a Jewish beauty who marries a Persian king and ends up saving her people from the genocidal machinations of his adviser. Theater Review: ‘The Megile of Itzik Manger,’ by National Yiddish Theater 2013-05-03T20:57:55Z Daphna was born Diana, but she’s adopted her Hebrew name permanently; woe betide he or she who fails to honor it. Times Writers Share Last Chance Theater Picks 2013-12-26T21:06:11Z During the year, every Saturday in synagogue, devout Jews read a portion of the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate Simchat Torah holiday in Jerusalem 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z My mother always joked that all she got from my Hebrew school education was the Four Questions. For a new take on old traditions, consider this passover grazing board 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z He called the app Raya, after the Hebrew word for friend, and seeded it with a group of his friends in Los Angeles. Can ‘Illuminati Tinder’ Save Us All? 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z In a clearing in the forest below us, an Israeli family was grilling lunch; mellifluous Hebrew voices and the pungent smell of grilled chicken wafted through the air. Next Stop: Jerusalem Outings Go Beyond the Biblical 2011-06-10T18:55:00Z “Gesher,” which is Hebrew for “bridge,” came to her in a dream, she said. 11 countries that don’t trust their citizens to name their babies 2014-04-02T12:45:00Z Season Finale Concert: Music of joy and praise through classical, jazz, folk and pop songs, performed in Hebrew, English, Yiddish and Ladino. Sounds of spring will include Bach, Debussy and Ravel this year 2010-06-10T20:54:00Z He maintained his spiritual ties to his heritage by joining a Sunday reading group that analyzes Hebrew texts. Nach Waxman, Founder of a Bookstore Where Foodies Flock, Dies at 84 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z After seven years he's also confronted by a demanding God, who insists that Moses return to Egypt and secure the freedom of the Hebrews. Ridley Scott's 'Exodus' casts a wide net of spectacle and family 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z They sang with a gloriously sensitive unity, moving us profoundly in Va pensiero, the chorus of the Hebrew slaves. Nabucco; Bach Marathon; Tine Thing Helseth, Kathryn Stott – review 2013-04-06T23:06:25Z As a teenager, he learned Hebrew, Greek and Latin and read classical tragedies. Is Milo Rau Really the Most Controversial Director in Theater? 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z In an ancient variation on the famous Saturday Night Live “Jew, Not a Jew” sketch, Moses is an adult before becoming fully aware of his Hebrew heritage. REVIEW: Don't Let Your People Go See Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z In a way, we are its heirs: early Puritan settlers imagined the New World’s possibilities through the imagery of the Hebrew Bible. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z Our daughter, Allison, is studying dance and Hebrew in Jerusalem for five months. Education in Israel and Jordan isn’t just for a daughter studying abroad 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Ms. Awad, 37, who sings in Arabic and English and occasionally in Hebrew, was born in Rameh in Galilee to a Palestinian father and Bulgarian mother. Music Review: Mira Awad at the Metropolitan Room 2013-06-05T21:59:30Z But for most scholars, discovering an actual biblical source text, dating from before the creation of the Hebrew Bible we know, seemed extremely unlikely. Is a Long-Dismissed Forgery Actually the Oldest Known Biblical Manuscript? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z A spiteful Hebrew school brat ought not to threaten to jump off the roof of the synagogue unless the rabbi kneel before him and publicly declare himself a believer in the miraculous birth of Jesus. Cynthia Ozick Calls the New Philip Roth Biography a ‘Narrative Masterwork’ 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z One of the most beautiful objects here — the show’s centerpiece — is the 922-page Kennicott Bible, “the most lavishly illuminated Hebrew Bible” to survive from medieval Spain. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z Her father was raised vegan, according to Hebrew Israelite beliefs, and still eats that way 90 percent of the time, she said. Black Vegans Step Out, for Their Health and Other Causes 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z In his interviews, Oz revealed his delight in Hebrew’s expanding resonances, but he was also alive to the ways in which language can be abused. Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z I am not just someone who went to Hebrew school, but the demand increasingly is that I should think about things that way. The True and False Virtues of the Left 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z He also worked hard to help establish the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Peter Forbes: rereading Einstein's collected papers 2013-06-21T09:00:02Z Her mother is the associate executive director for the Northeast region of American Friends of the Hebrew University, which is in New York and provides support to the Jerusalem school. Carly Popofsky, Nicholas Joseph 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z “The Christian faith comes from a Hebrew history. I wanted to honor that with a ketubah, a contract between us and God,” Ms. Wilson said. ‘The Odds Were Stacked Against Us’ 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z She says the song, which is Hebrew/Arabic slang for “Bummer, that’s cool,” speaks to the thrills and challenges of her past year. Israel Eurovision hero releases song on newfound fame 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z And by singing beautifully in Hebrew, she charmed her audience by showing that she too was moved by their cultural traditions. Arab singer captures Israeli hearts 2012-04-05T12:23:11Z The Hebrew University of Jerusalem said Monday it was granting the singer the degree because of her concern for human rights and dedication to Israel and the Jewish people. Barbra Streisand to receive honorary PhD in Israel 2013-05-20T15:40:19Z Sure, in the eyes of God and your Hebrew school, you are mature enough to read from the Torah and embrace the responsibilities of grown-up life. Today You Are an Adult: What Hollywood Gets Right and Wrong About B’nai Mitzvah 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z There was one crier, whose mother tried to calm her in what sounded like Hebrew. Theatre for Babies 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z She earned a doctorate, had two children and expected that she might spend the rest of her career teaching Hebrew and piano, until she began appearing in “The Big Bang Theory” in 2010. Mayim Bialik wants the ‘Jeopardy!’ job. Is she ‘neutral’ enough? 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z She then tells the whole story of the play based on “Belshazzar’s Feast” and “Daniel in the Lion’s Den,” two incidents from the biblical account of the Hebrew prophet Daniel. ‘The Play of Daniel,’ at Trinity Church 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z "I am so proud: I'm the first Arab to win a Hebrew singing program," said Kader, who is from the northern Israeli city of Haifa. Arab singer captures Israeli hearts 2012-04-05T12:23:11Z This resplendent chorus, with a wistful melody that soars over a simple, steady orchestra accompaniment, is sung by exiled Hebrews who send their thoughts “on golden wings” to their distant homeland. Crowds Define Opera. They’re Also Keeping It From Returning. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Hebrew letters and Commandment tablets, now faded into illegibility, were painted on the windowpanes. Antiques 2012-03-29T22:27:47Z Fluent in Arabic as well as English and Hebrew, Netzer, 63, paints portraits or superhero reproductions on commission to a clientele that he says includes Palestinians - an unusual interaction for a religious settler. From Batman to Holy Land, comics artist sees heroes on all sides 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z She is a president of the Northeast region of American Friends of the Hebrew University in New York, and the secretary of its national board. Sarah Emmerich, Shail Sturm 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z "The kids at Hebrew school called me the red gerbil," Shteyngart told me, still wincing. 'America's top satirist' 2010-09-04T23:02:00Z Yoav is trying to substitute French for Hebrew, France for Israel, the present for the past, but he’s incapable of trading the soldier’s march for the flâneur’s stroll. ‘Synonyms’ Review: Brilliant. Relentless. Comic. Tragic. 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z In the finale, Hebrew, Arabic and Greek versions of the same folk song are performed separately and then overlaid as Mr. Savall’s way of showing the unifying power of music. Music Review: Jordi Savall?s ?Jerusalem? at Rose Theater 2010-05-04T21:05:00Z It’s the first time HBO will run an original series in Hebrew or Arabic. HBO drama looks at killings of teens that ignited Gaza war 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Elements of this story are later echoed in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Genesis. Are natural disasters part of God’s retribution? 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z The allegation was hurled at him, for example, in 2014, after he said that settler youths vandalizing mosques on the West Bank were “Hebrew neo-Nazis.” Amos Oz on His Novel ‘Judas,’ Which Challenges Views of a Traitor 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The tattoo on his arm of a Hebrew verse from the Song of Solomon as well as his assertions that he is half Jewish. Jewish Museum asks questions about living history 2013-03-27T22:37:14Z His cries for help in a mixture of Hebrew and Arabic were broadcast live. Gaza doctor writes book of hope despite death of three daughters 2010-08-15T16:53:00Z The title is Hebrew for the vision or aura of a face, and the concerto might be likened to the enticing blur before the eyes focus or an intriguing figure in the fog. Getting to know — or at least trying to — Matthias Pintscher at an L.A. Phil concert 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z She painted them from right to left, as Hebrew is written. Lee Krasner and Norman Lewis at the Jewish Museum 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z For almost a decade I had watched him synthesize our group’s emotional themes, quote ancient Hebrew law and do complex math in his head. He Showed Me His Tiles, So I Showed Him Mine 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z In this branch of history, the Hebrews’ destruction of the Amalekites still lingers. Joshua Ferris’s ‘To Rise Again at a Decent Hour’ 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z They met again in 1937, after Hermann, a Hebrew teacher in Dresden at the time, wrote asking for help. Unlike His Peers, a Studio Chief Saved Jews From the Nazis 2014-04-11T12:00:02Z Raised in relative wealth and sophistication, Ana can read Aramaic, Greek, Hebrew and Latin. Review | In Sue Monk Kidd’s ‘The Book of Longings,’ Jesus has a wife — and behold, she’s so woke! 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was suspended after he tweeted a link to the antisemitic film “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America.” On ‘S.N.L.’, President Biden Has Two Words on the Midterms: ‘Big Yikes’ 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z For the Hebrews it was marvelous, lots of T-shaped garments in rustic linens from the Italian costume houses. Costume designer Janty Yates knew 'Exodus' posed 'enormous' challenge 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z I talked about you in my Hebrew class, and, in the end, I brought the students one of your short stories, “Hope They Die.” An Exchange Between Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z The dialogue in both sections, sprinkled like parsley with pidgin Yiddish and Hebrew prayer, has a secondhand aura that is also unconvincing. Review: In ‘The Wanderers,’ Two Marriages and a Movie Star 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z As well as learning Hebrew in just five months, students build a social network among their classmates, nearly all of whom are single and must be aged 22-35. France's Jewish migrants face challenge of life in Israel 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Was a Christian illustrator of the Hebrew text engaging in a subtle polemic? Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z In general, Taim lives up to its translation from Hebrew: “tasty.” Taim brings falafel nirvana from New York to Georgetown 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z “Tehillim” is one of Steve Reich’s seminal works, an uplifting and exuberant setting of Hebrew psalms. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Classical Music 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The countertenor sings the Hebrew poems in English, but I wanted a different text for the chorus — and I eventually found this in late Lorca. Of Countertenors, Medieval Poetry and Capturing a Silvery Tone 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z “And this is your famous Uncle Moses,” a Hebrew man says to a child in Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings. REVIEW: Don't Let Your People Go See Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z First you need to learn to read Hebrew, then how to read from the Torah, which is harder — like learning English, then cracking Shakespeare — and then learn a reading from the Book of Prophets. Bar and bat mitzvah dates have been locked in for years. When the pandemic changed everything, families got creative. 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z In his latest film “Footnote,” the writer and director Joseph Cedar uses Hebrew philology and Talmudic scholarship to weave together a dramatic mystery. ArtsBeat Blog: Joseph Cedar Discusses 'Footnote' 2011-10-11T20:30:09Z Teed called himself Koresh, a transliteration from the Hebrew version of the name Cyrus, and criticized mainstream Christianity as “the dead carcass of a once vital and active” faith. How Cults Corrected America 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Essentially unspoken for 2,000 years, Hebrew survived only in religious uses until early Zionists tried to update it — an undertaking adopted on a grand scale when the State of Israel was established. Indian Tribes Go in Search of Their Lost Languages 2010-04-05T22:06:00Z “We are seeing more relationship building, some romantic, some friendship,” said Daniel Reingold, president and chief executive of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale in the Bronx. Romance Blossoms for Seniors During Quarantine 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Early Christians accepted a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible as the first part of God’s word, and a collection of Greek writings as the New Testament. Talking in tongues 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z In the years since, his socialist anthem has become his best-known song, being enthusiastically taken up by nationalists with versions in Hebrew and Welsh, a Canadian version, Namibian and Swedish. Woody Guthrie: a century of protest 2012-07-13T21:54:03Z Once discharged, Mr. Yehoshua studied literature and philosophy at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and worked as a high school teacher. A.B. Yehoshua, Israeli Writer Who Explored Moral and Political Dilemmas, Dies at 85 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The Hebrews, grouped on both sides of a long staircase, face forward and sing directly to the audience. Review: The Met’s New ‘Samson’ Succeeds Only as Kitsch 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z In between exchanges of dialogue in Arabic, they took instruction in Hebrew from the director. Israeli thriller series 'Fauda' digs in for darker third season 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z To Oz, writing in Hebrew was like sculpting in solid rock and crusted sand at the same time. Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The names monument will consist of four walls made of red brick — a common material in Amsterdam houses — shaped into the form of the Hebrew word “Lizkor,” which translates to “in memory of.” Holocaust Memorial Is Closer to Reality in Amsterdam 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Phillips says he and companions in his group placed themselves between the Hebrew Israelites and the kids in order to prevent what appeared to be an escalating situation from transforming into something worse. How the media centers whiteness: "Today," Nicholas Sandmann and "the others" 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Rosh Hashanah, which means “beginning of the year” in Hebrew, lasts two days and ends this year at nightfall Tuesday. Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the new year 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z His book collection, which spills from shelves into neatly organized stacks on the floor, includes books in German and Hebrew, languages he reads fluently and has translated. Nothing to Hide and Nowhere to Hide It in Joshua Cohen’s Internet Novel 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Her wall is filled with posters: Barack Obama in Hebrew, Elizabeth Warren, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and a poster that reads “WE CAN END GUN VIOLENCE.” Gillian Laub’s Divided House Is Still Standing. What About Yours? 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z She went on to Hebrew University, earning a dual degree in Jewish thought and political science. A Business Trip Yields the Investment of a Lifetime 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z The prelude leads into a pleading chorus of the Hebrews, who are convinced that God has turned from them. Review: The Met’s New ‘Samson’ Succeeds Only as Kitsch 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z “The Hebrew Bible is the most influential in history and constitutes the bedrock of Western Civilization,” Moses said in a statement. Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Sells for $38.1 Million 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z It is derived from part of a Hebrew blessing that Leonard Nimoy first glimpsed at an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Boston as a boy and brought to the role. To Boldly Explore the Jewish Roots of ‘Star Trek’ 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Before their discovery, the earliest known texts of the Hebrew Bible were from about 1,000 years after these scrolls were written. Exhibition Review: ?The Dead Sea Scrolls? at Discovery Times Square - Review 2011-10-28T22:51:17Z They found a priest who spoke Hebrew to officiate, as if to provide some middle ground for Mr. Slonim, who was Jewish, and the Roman Catholic Moore family. Death of a Red Carpet Reporter 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z The symphony ends with a sternly anguished setting for mezzo-soprano of a Hebrew text from the Book of Lamentations. Not Just ‘West Side Story’: Celebrating Bernstein’s Symphonies 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Then the group, most of whom requested anonymity, took turns reading from Hebrew prayer books. Journeys: Kaifeng, China, and Traces of Its Jewish Community 2010-04-03T04:24:00Z Mr. Kaniuk grew up among the elite of Hebrew culture and the emerging Israeli state. Yoram Kaniuk, Maverick Israeli Novelist, Dies at 83 2013-06-11T03:08:23Z The newly discovered version in its original Hebrew prompted Schechter to rush to Egypt that December, for who knew what riches lay undiscovered among almost 10 centuries' worth of documents saved in the geniza? 'Sacred Trash': the ancient records of Jewish life in a Cairo synagogue 2011-03-30T22:33:11Z At one point someone overhears him praying in Hebrew, despite his claim that he is no longer religious. ‘Those Who Remained’ Review: Managing Unimaginable Grief 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The giant churches we’d drive by every day still bore remnants of that history — Hebrew letters carved into the stone above the entryways. Trump-era anti-Semitism changed my family — we started going to synagogue 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z But as the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day is commemorated on Sunday — known in Hebrew as Yom HaShoah — it is worth taking a closer look at this approach to mass murder. Critic?s Notebook: Making the Holocaust the Lesson on All Evils 2011-04-29T23:11:04Z In the late 1800s, European and American scholars, dealers and curiosity seekers took home parts of the trove, known as the Cairo Geniza, a Hebrew word for treasury. The Cairo Geniza, Under Piecemeal Restoration 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z His Jewish parents were from orthodox families and, although his father turned against religion, Baddiel was sent to a Jewish primary school and went from Hebrew lessons on to a conventional bar mitzvah. David Baddiel 2010-03-28T00:10:00Z “In the last few years we noticed new pieces of scrolls and parchments arrive on the black market,” said Oren Gutfeld, an archaeologist at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A new generation takes up the hunt for Dead Sea Scrolls 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z In the ancient Hebrew culture, having more than one wife was commonplace. Jesus would back gay marriage 2012-09-16T12:00:00Z He undertook various religious studies and spiritual pursuits throughout his life, but he remained grounded in the Jewish tradition, sometimes using Hebrew phrases and traditional melodies in his music. Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter of love, death and philosophical longing, dies at 82 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z What is Walker achieving by preventing a new generation of Israelis – a translation was originally published in the 1980s – from reading The Color Purple in Hebrew ? Alice Walker's The Color Purple should be read in Israel 2012-06-22T12:59:33Z It's more majestic than modern translations, easier to follow than Shakespeare, has enlivened English by translating Hebrew idiom literally, and is the genesis of 257 phrases that you use every day. King James Bible: 'Twas a work most modern 2011-03-01T13:05:13Z Like Cyrus the Great of Persia, lauded by the Hebrew prophet Ezra, Trump is God’s instrument of deliverance at a desperate moment when righteous people are trapped in a modern and iniquitous Babylon. An atheist in the White House? It could happen, thanks to Donald Trump 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z Her music appears on the video “Barney in Concert,” on which the purple dinosaur sings her setting of the Hebrew alphabet for children; her lyrics have been featured on a line of Hallmark cards. Debbie Friedman, Singer of Jewish Music, Dies at 59 2011-01-11T07:18:11Z And I was afraid my daughter — the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, who went to Hebrew school and had a bat mitzvah — was dating one of their descendants. Thanksgiving with the enemy 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z The word derives from the ancient Hebrew phrase “man-hu,” which can be translated as a question: “What is it?” Is this biblical food the next foodie fad? This chef thinks so. 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Nothing more was known of her fate until archaeologists excavating the site of Sobibor in Poland found her pendant, inscribed with her date and place of birth and the words “good luck” in Hebrew. Holocaust victim's family brought together by pendant found beneath death camp floorboards 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z To elicit a sound from a piano is automatic, Mr. Perlman says in Hebrew. Review: ‘Itzhak,’ the Man and the Musician 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z The Hebrew psalms are songs, designed to be sung with harp accompaniment. Poem of the week: Psalm 23 2011-02-07T10:26:09Z The film, which is in Hebrew, alternates between past and present, telling the stories of both mother and son, mixing truth with dreams and fantasy. Natalie Portman talks to Salon about her directorial debut: “I felt lucky to make the film in Israel because being a female director there isn’t unusual” 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z The Hebrew daily Haaretz called the institution “disconnected and outdated” for welcoming Domingo “as though there was no such thing as the #MeToo movement.” Israeli Opera to host Placido Domingo despite protest 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Raichel made his reputation in Israel as the ringleader of an expansive community of musicians playing infectiously grooving world pop songs with lyrics in Hebrew, Arabic, Hindi and the Ethiopian Semitic languages Amharic and Tigrinya. Idan Raichel and Vieux Farka Tour? find musical oasis in Sahara 2012-04-26T20:12:04Z Instances for his argument come from everywhere: menacing declarations posted in Gold Rush claims, dialogue from The Godfather Part II, the Hebrew Bible, Homer and so on. The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker – review 2012-11-19T07:02:01Z Namdar wrote the book, his second, in his native Hebrew, and received Israel’s most lucrative literary award, the Sapir Prize, for it a few years ago. An Unusual Jewish Novel, Full of Blood and Incense 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z A Bible, composed in neatly nested containers of text, is in Hebrew. What Museums Don’t Reveal About Religious Art 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Number of major languages initially studied in the multilingual library: Latin, Greek, Hebrew. Literary treasures from Corpus Christi College at Oxford arrive in Washington 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z The dialogue is mainly in a gritty urban Arabic, peppered with Hebrew. Israeli film "Ajami" gets real, aims for Oscar 2010-03-04T00:01:00Z Shot in three languages — Arabic and French as well as a kind of high ecclesiastical Hebrew that underlines Viviane’s alienation — it won Israel’s equivalent of the Oscar last year. From Israel, a Drama That Started a National Debate About Divorce 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z We leave him, walking sadly across the market floor, to the Chorus of Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco. TV review: The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate; House 2012-05-24T22:00:02Z She graduated from Vanderbilt and received a master’s degree in Jewish studies, rabbinical ordination and cantorial ordination from Hebrew College in Newton Centre, Mass. Aliza Berger, Solomon Rosenberg 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z I'm a member of the African Hebrew Israelites referenced in this article. Black Vegans Step Out, for Their Health and Other Causes 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z And as I talked to my friends who went to Hebrew school — they hated it, it was boring, whatever — but they're very clear about who they are in the world. Former D.C. Public Schools chancellor: Black cultural education ‘could change the entire calculus’ for children 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z The last bus has pulled out, and the Egyptian and Israeli characters speak Arabic and Hebrew among themselves, but mostly tentative English with each other. ‘The Band’s Visit’ plays on, taking a star from screen to stage 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The volume, known as the Codex Sassoon, includes all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, minus about eight leaves, including the first 10 chapters of Genesis. Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Sells for $38.1 Million 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z But what he most proudly championed was modern Hebrew itself, the form of the language that Zionism revived. Amos Oz, a Writer Who Loved the Dream of Israel and Charted Its Imperfect Reality 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Biblical book of Hebrews states something similar: "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it." Why are we SO obsessed with stories of hospitality gone wrong? 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z During her current visit, she appeared on morning TV talk shows conversing fluently in Hebrew - one of the four languages she speaks. At 82, Dr. Ruth has more than sex on her mind 2010-08-18T15:32:00Z The show begins with them chanting the Hebrew blessing for Hanukkah as a menorah is lit. Onstage in ‘An American Tail,’ a Family’s Jewishness Comes to the Fore 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Having left Israel in disgust — he refuses to speak Hebrew — he tries to fit into a France that remains out of reach, at least to him. Around the Movie World in 17 Days at the New York Film Festival 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z In 1998, for instance, the winning country was Israel, represented by a bombshell transgendered Israeli diva singing in Hebrew. Eurovision: why Americans can't afford to miss out on this cultural spectacular 2013-05-17T12:49:00Z I learned to read and write Hebrew so I could dance with girls in tight dresses from my eighth grade class at my bar mitzvah. “I’m a bad Jew”: Amid those celebrating Purim in Boro Park I felt more than ever like an outsider Jew — but I come from a long line of outsider Jews 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z They wanted to translate the Hebrew and Greek as literally as possible, and neither language makes a distinction between you formal and you familiar. King James Bible: 'Twas a work most modern 2011-03-01T13:05:13Z This was followed by the almost equally unnerving possibility of being “set up with someone you went to Hebrew school with.” Blind dates without algorithms 2013-02-14T15:35:00Z In the second half, climbing pizzicato lines throbbed under a Hebrew vocal, and the leader's Song for My Brother set viola motifs against Yael Shapira's pulsing cello, before a thunderous double-bass improv. Avishai Cohen with Strings – review 2013-05-08T16:48:00Z Blessing in Hebrew and English Ms. Brown’s parents, who divorced many years ago, together gave the traditional Jewish Seven Blessings. The Delay Game Was On 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z I see Ben – which in its Hebrew form means ‘son.’ Motherlode: A Perfect Baby 2011-05-03T20:09:06Z Barbra Streisand criticises Israeli treatment of women – video Singer, actor and director Barbra Streisand addresses an audience at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Barbra Streisand criticises Israeli treatment of women – video 2013-06-18T14:58:55Z Meanwhile he applies for a transit camp in England en route to America, noting his high school training in economics and metals and fluency in German, English, French, Polish, Hungarian and Hebrew. In Berlin, Unraveling a Family Mystery 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Hebrew newspapers and the first Hebrew novel appeared early in the nineteenth century, but the language was stilted and biblical. Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Through spoken comments, Ms. Lemper took the audience, which packed the hall, on a journey to the capitals of cabaret, singing in French, German, Russian, Spanish, Hebrew and English. Music Review: ?Berlin Nights/Paris Days? With Ute Lemper at Zankel Hall 2012-04-06T21:25:21Z These examples were first gathered in 2009 for an exhibition at Oxford called “Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-Place of Culture.” Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z Then, on camera, he uses a Hebrew phrase to say “we all are called to be tikkun olam, repairers of creation.” ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ Review: Charm and Change 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z That was not how things went down at another Berkshires retreat, a Union of American Hebrew Congregations camp that a different friend attended the summer after fifth grade. Television Review: NBC’s ‘Camp’ Is as Much About the Grown-Ups as the Kids 2013-07-09T21:26:32Z But more powerful still was the ending when, after the intrusion of a train whistle, a clarinetist segued into the melody of “Oseh Shalom,” a Hebrew prayer for peace. Music Review: ‘Defiant Requiem,’ at Avery Fisher Hall 2013-05-01T21:08:27Z “I found no rest,” he wrote in his memoir “Diary of a Hebrew Jail.” Jascha Heifetz in the Case of the Violinist and the Fanatical Doorman 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z It’s a thriller built around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Netflix offers it in two flavors: the original Hebrew with subtitles and in English with dubbed audio. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Eric Idle’s the Entire Universe’ and Dolly Parton 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z In the book of Isaiah folks were purified by a sprinkle of blood, indicated by the Hebrew word nazah. My real-life “Footloose”: I grew up in a town that banned secular music 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Their marriage soon dissolved, and they put him in the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society Orphan Asylum in Pleasantville, N.Y., where he would spend most of his childhood. Arthur Lessac, Holistic Vocal Coach, Dies at 101 2011-04-18T06:00:03Z Evidence was first uncovered in 2008 in a cave in Siberia, and today it includes only three teeth, a pinky bone and a lower jaw, said Hebrew University genetics professor Liran Carmel. Scientists reconstruct skeleton of elusive, pre-historic human 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z He was born in Morocco either in 1889 or 1890 where he spent most of his life studying the Hebrew scriptures. Hundreds commemorate Jewish sage at his tomb in southern Israel 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The service begins and the rabbi recites several Hebrew prayers. I fooled around with the rabbi 2013-02-10T02:00:00Z In juggling texts in Hebrew, ancient Greek, Chinese, Sanskrit and other languages, Armstrong covers a vast range and inevitably wades into areas in which she is not expert. What Is the Meaning of Sacred Texts? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z I was recently honored with an introduction to a beguiling new baby; her name is Selah, a mysterious Hebrew word that appears mostly in the Psalms. Summer Reading 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Israel’s policy goes by the Hebrew word amimut, meaning vagueness, opacity or ambiguity. Books of The Times: Vague, Opaque and Ambiguous: Israel?s Hush-Hush Nuclear Policy 2010-10-13T23:25:00Z As I walked toward the Periyar River, I imagined ancient Hebrew adventurers and traders arriving on the shores and marveling at the lushness of the terrain. The Legend of King Solomon and the Passover Feast 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z The oddly shaped geometric structure is intended to represent the five letters of the Hebrew word qadushah, or holy. Tracing Jewish History Along the Rhine 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The public wasn’t privy to their romance, but when gallery goers saw prints from the “Portrait” series on display at the Young Women’s Hebrew Association in 1919, some felt that they were. The Two Artist Couples Who Helped Start American Modernism 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z They learn the polyglot version in a day or two and proceed to the ultimate level, “Let It Go in 41 Languages,” which includes Icelandic, Vietnamese, Turkish, Croatian, Estonian, Hebrew, Lithuanian, and Canadian French. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z One taster mistook it for her favorite hot dog, Hebrew National, which we viewed as a compliment. In search of America's best hot dog: 14 supermarket varieties, taste-tested 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z He grew up speaking French, Hebrew and Arabic, and he makes a concerted effort to work newly learned colloquialisms into his conversation, as if speaking in italics. The 'French Jerry Seinfeld' sets himself up for big things in the U.S. with 'Oh My Gad' 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z A publisher in Jerusalem followed with a Hebrew version. The Custodian of Forgotten Books 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z He earned some of the Western world's most prestigious literary medals for his works, which were translated in 31 languages, including Chinese, Croatian, Hebrew and Arabic. Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel literature prize 2010-10-07T12:44:00Z Take the stories in the Hebrew Bible, which many Jews, Christians and Muslims believe is the word of God. Can "Game of Thrones" teach us about the meaning of life? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Israel’s contender for this year’s foreign-language Academy Award was Joseph Cedar’s “Footnote,” a tragicomic tale of rival father-and-son Jewish scholars in the Talmud department of Hebrew University in Jerusalem. ?Footnote,? Israeli Film by Joseph Cedar 2012-03-02T19:18:50Z Hundreds of thousands of Hebrew slaves are portrayed in the movie, but the actual population of all slaves and of Hebrew slaves is unknown. Exodus: 4 Differences Between Film and Bible 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z From Nashville, Tenn., he is a graduate of Brandeis University and earned a master’s degree in Hebrew letters and a certificate in Jewish nonprofit management at Hebrew Union College, where he was ordained. Even the Army Couldn’t Keep Them Apart 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Streisand, dressed in a simple black outfit, sang first in Hebrew before launching into People, her signature number. Barbra Streisand echoes Monroe's birthday tribute for Shimon Peres 2013-06-19T07:29:17Z Shouk is Hebrew for “market,” an image the owners hoped to capture in their restaurant, designed with a walk-in cooler that gets replenished every two days and an open kitchen for transparency. Review | Order from these three restaurants, and watch vegetables steal the show 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Joshua Bell is the violin soloist in Bernstein’s “Serenade,” and the mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor intones words from the Hebrew Book of Lamentations in the Symphony No. 1, “Jeremiah.” Classical Music in NYC This Week 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Many centuries before Columbus, the Book of Mormon tells us, ocean-faring Hebrews set sail from Jerusalem and landed in Mesoamerica. The Book of Mormon: the Great American Bible 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Mr. McCluskey, also 33, is a music teacher at Hebrew Language Academy Charter School in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, and a jazz pianist. Catherine Roosevelt, Seán McCluskey 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z The Ibo in the film are shown living Jewish lives, learning Hebrew, praying and reading Torah, and they are obviously sincere and committed. Movie Review: ‘Re-emerging: The Jews of Nigeria,’ a Documentary 2013-05-17T00:16:07Z Some of these posters were translated into Yiddish, not Hebrew. From Greenwich Village to the Nation, Leading the Push for Women’s Rights 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Is there anything different about the rhetorical structure of a joke in Hebrew and one in English, like where the punch line lands? Man Booker Winners Agree: Translating Jokes Is Hard 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Strong points include dialogue in colloquial Arabic and Hebrew and excellent location work, though there is a glaring geographical error in episode four which aficionados will spot easily. The Promise delivers but still divides 2011-02-14T11:27:00Z Ms. Friedman’s compositions encompass not only modern settings of traditional Hebrew liturgy but also songs for which she wrote original English lyrics. Debbie Friedman, Singer of Jewish Music, Dies at 59 2011-01-11T07:18:11Z Kyrie Irving has directed people to a video associated with Hebrew Israelites. "Blacks and Jews" authors on Chappelle, Kanye caught in the "face of Black antisemitism" loop 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Can't help but believe it's thanks to the vegan restaurants and catering ventures of the Hebrew community. Black Vegans Step Out, for Their Health and Other Causes 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The rest of the field brings together novelists from around the world and includes writing translated from French, German, Hebrew and Kannada. Man Booker International prize 2013 reveals shortlist 2013-01-24T15:01:54Z A multicultural mix of material includes Jewish prayers written in Hebrew, Chinese-language Christian texts and a Book of Omens written in Old Turkic script. The Getty's 'Cave Temples of Dunhuang': How ancient desert outpost became remarkable global crossroads 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Two necklaces glittered on his chest; one, a Hebrew menorah, the other, a Jesus medallion. Amar’e Stoudemire Is on a Religious Quest 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z He was a guest instructor at universities around the world, including the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of South Carolina. Martin Gilbert, Churchill Biographer With a Populist Bent, Is Dead at 78 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Many, if not most, scholars would be very cautious now about too simple a polarity between "Hebrew" and "Greek" styles of thinking. Christian Beginnings by Geza Vermes - review 2012-07-11T07:00:02Z He joins a group of stranded mutants and becomes the storyteller, every night, around the campfire, he tells them distorted, half-forgotten versions of Greek and Hebrew myths. Wu Ming's top 10 utopias 2013-05-29T12:00:01Z So worshipers use this gesture, in which their fingers form the shape of the Hebrew letter shin to hide their eyes. William Shatner: How Kirk and Spock's Relationship Held 'Star Trek' Together 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z It all begins, a helpful opening title tells us, in 1300 BCE, a time when the Hebrews had been slaves in Egypt for 400 years but had not forgotten either their homeland or their god. 'Exodus' follows its own path 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z "To see here the street name in Hebrew language, Yiddish language is very moving," said Amir Moimon, Israel's ambassador to Lithuania. Ethnic street signs raise old tensions over identity in Lithuania 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Pilot, you worry about that meeting in Hebrew School? Jon Stewart and Robert Smigel Craft a Comedy Benefit at a Polarized Moment 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z “Our Boys” is entirely presented in Hebrew and Arabic, which is still considered risky to an audience thought to be averse to reading English subtitles. The politics of Important TV: Why "The Terror" and "Our Boys" won't get the "Chernobyl" treatment 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Young Tony went to Hebrew school, learned some Yiddish, and was conscious of English "antisemitism at a low, polite cultural level". Tony Judt obituary 2010-08-08T17:38:00Z "Under their own vine and fig tree" is a phrase found in multiple places throughout the Hebrew Scriptures and is used to describe the simple life of a farmer who was independent of military oppression. Meet Amanda Gorman, the powerful poet laureate who voiced our hope for a unified, better America 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z In 1936, with his parents' reluctant blessing, he travelled to Palestine to enrol in the Hebrew University, in Jerusalem. Chimen Abramsky obituary 2010-03-18T18:38:00Z Hillel Halkin’s latest book, “The Lady of Hebrew and Her Lovers of Zion,” will be published next spring. The Persistence of the Oldest Hatred 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z It is precisely here in Israel that her voice needs to be heard, and in Hebrew. Alice Walker's The Color Purple should be read in Israel 2012-06-22T12:59:33Z He drove a cab, helped manage a bakery and enrolled at Hebrew Union College. Murray Gershenz, Record Store Owner and Character Actor, Dies at 91 2013-09-08T00:38:17Z He was, however, a maven of Yiddish literature, considered moving to Palestine at one point and studied Hebrew. A Yearslong Battle Over Kafka’s Legacy Ends in Jerusalem 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Nine years of Hebrew school means I know my way around the Hebrew alphabet. I am as devoted to Christmas as I am to Hanukah. No wonder my boys are confused | Hadley Freeman 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z In that warbled register — the name of the Hebrew letter aleph came out sounding like “olive” — she delivered a soliloquy on the long catalog of extinct species with her words floating on undulating string sounds. Kronos Quartet Plays Laurie Anderson’s ‘Landfall’ at BAM 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Remembrance lies at the heart of both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on African-American Religion 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Our lives were entirely made up of words, a blur of English and Hebrew letters, each word studied painstakingly. Confessions of a rabbi’s wife: “I wanted to hide behind a husband and a wig” 2015-12-26T05:00:00Z The specific prohibition against cooking an animal in its mother’s milk, which evolved into total separation, appears not once but three times in the Hebrew Bible. A Rich (Very Rich) History of the Jewish Dairy Restaurant 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z Israelis consider the game, called “matkot” from the Hebrew word for paddle, as their unofficial national sport. If it's Israeli independence day, it must be paddle ball 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z The earliest known Hebrew biblical manuscripts are the Dead Sea Scrolls, which date from the third century B.C. to the first century A.D. Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Heads to Auction 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z The espionage thriller, with dialogue in Hebrew, English and Farsi, debuts on Apple TV+ on Friday. With spy series ‘Tehran,’ Israelis reach out to an enemy 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Erasing one letter from the Hebrew legend "emet" on a golem's brow changes its meaning from "truth" to "death", destroying its bearer. Why golems are precious 2010-08-27T08:56:00Z We are Jewish, and it’s time for my niece to receive her Hebrew name in a sweet little ceremony at our longtime synagogue. Israel is not my birthright 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z Ms. Menkes speaks fluent Hebrew, studied Arabic as an undergraduate and values the region’s spiritual significance. Retrospectives of the Filmmaker Nina Menkes 2012-02-19T03:37:17Z His Hebrew, though spoken in an Americanized accent, is flawless. I fooled around with the rabbi 2013-02-10T02:00:00Z As he circles the city he’s building a wall, each French word a rebuke to the Hebrew he refuses to speak. ‘Synonyms’ Review: Brilliant. Relentless. Comic. Tragic. 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z “The results are quite shocking,” said Hagai Levine, an epidemiologist and co-author of the study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Sperm counts among western men have halved in last 40 years – study 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z But the goal of the Septuagint was never just to mimic the Hebrew exactly, and we frequently find rough or imprecise translations. Was there really a virgin birth in the Bible? The real story of Jesus and Mary 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z Johnson: Students I know who identify as Hebrew Israelites share common characteristics: mostly Black men, many of whom searched in the assigned readings answers to existential questions about "manhood" and God. "Blacks and Jews" authors on Chappelle, Kanye caught in the "face of Black antisemitism" loop 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Here’s a very complete Haggadah, the book that contains the texts for the Passover Seder, with the passages in English, Hebrew and transliteration. The Haggadah for a New Generation 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z From Monday through Feb. 22, the museum will also host the “Aleph Bet Ship” exhibition, a nautically-themed investigation of those Hebrew letters. For Children Listings for Jan. 15-21 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z That an ancient myth about creation invented by Hebrews thousands of years ago is not being included in a show that is there to teach science. “Cosmic” meltdown! Neil deGrasse Tyson under siege from Christian right 2014-04-04T12:00:00Z Moses then instructed the Hebrews to drink the bitter mixture as a reminder of their sins. How Trump and Falwell Jr. became evangelicals' "golden calves" despite obvious moral transgressions 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z Ms. Glicksman has spent two decades making a film about the Jews who worshiped there, the Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation. Antiques 2012-03-29T22:27:47Z It is the only school in Jerusalem in which students from kindergarten through 12th grade are immersed in Arabic and Hebrew, the language spoken by Jews. Attack disrupts unusual Jerusalem school 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z But before he could enter, the doorman rushed up to him, speaking Hebrew words Heifetz couldn’t understand. Jascha Heifetz in the Case of the Violinist and the Fanatical Doorman 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Joseph Cedar on ‘Footnote’ The writer and director Joseph Cedar talked to Mekado Murphy about his use of Hebrew philology and Talmudic scholarship to weave a dramatic mystery. The Carpetbagger: For an Israeli Director, the Oscar Ceremony Gets Interesting After It's Over 2012-01-23T15:14:26Z Is our synagogue secure enough to send them to Hebrew school? Grieving together, and also apart: A Jewish American wrestles with identity, belonging and trauma 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Alter, who translated many of the poems from Hebrew, chose the work with an eye toward capturing the richness and clarity of the German-born poet’s pieces. The best poetry books for December 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z He recalls being mortified as a child when his grandfather would call him by his Hebrew name — “Shmuel!” — in front of his friends. Review: HBO’s ‘Spielberg’ Is a Close Encounter with Genius 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z He is an expert in the creation of modern Hebrew, the great success story of language revival. Indian Tribes Go in Search of Their Lost Languages 2010-04-05T22:06:00Z My children are fluent in Hebrew, but I do feel the gap between how I was raised, surrounded by Jewish culture, and here, where I have to make an effort. Dinner, dusk and dancing Russians: my best winter shot 2012-12-16T17:59:01Z The numbers in Greek and Hebrew writing were also used in place of letters in the time of the Bible. | Q&A: David Wilcox on Creating the TV Series ‘666 Park Avenue’ 2012-09-26T22:20:42Z Already fluent in German, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic and Yiddish, he learned English by listening to Hollywood stars. Zev Buffman, Prolific Theatrical Producer, Is Dead at 89 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z We also see how Islamic decorative style affected Hebrew scripts and influenced illuminations of both the New Testament and the Hebrew Bible. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z And such revelations shape groups of believers by being incorporated in canonical written texts: the Hebrew Bible, the Christian Gospels, the Islamic Koran. Exhibition Review: Abraham?s Progeny, and Their Texts 2010-10-22T22:50:00Z But his great epiphany came in the late 1960s, when a quest to read the Bible in the original Hebrew led him to Lima’s small, closely guarded Jewish community. One Man and His Followers Sought Salvation. Did It Exist? 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z The same phenomenon occurs for people who speak English with a Russian accent, for people who speak Hebrew with a German accent, and so on. Sex’s feel-good evolution: Charles Darwin’s erotic shocker 2014-03-09T20:00:00Z Number of sections into which the exhibition is divided, covering its trilingual library; books in Latin, Greek and Hebrew; later English acquisitions; scriptures; and science. Literary treasures from Corpus Christi College at Oxford arrive in Washington 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z For example: Ben-Gurion and comrades who arrived in Palestine in the early 1900s embraced the idea of “Hebrew labor.” Israel’s First Prime Minister Was Complicated. So Is This Book About His Life. 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z His name, a note in the script explains, “is the Hebrew word for husband, master, and a false violent god who is eventually banished.” ‘The Gett’ Review: Jewish History and a Woman’s Future 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Plaques in the hallways today trace that history, with photographs showing young women writing in Hebrew on a blackboard and girls frolicking in the courtyard. In this fascinating German museum on the Kennedys, we can all be Berliners 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z In many ways these sardonic and very short fables are the next installment in the series of strange scenarios cooked up in Keret’s brain since his first collection appeared in Hebrew in 1992. If Kafka Were Israeli and Wrote About Talking Goldfish 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z I was an enigma in my spiked hair and baggy pants – the mouthpiece of the Hebrew God. “I’m a bad Jew”: Amid those celebrating Purim in Boro Park I felt more than ever like an outsider Jew — but I come from a long line of outsider Jews 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z Driving around the countryside, she notices that all the billboards and signs are in Hebrew and that entire Palestinian villages have disappeared. Four Social Novels in Translation Consider the World’s Ills 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Nothing more was known of her fate until archaeologists excavating the site of Sobibor in Poland found her pendant, inscribed with her date and place of birth and the words “good luck” in Hebrew. Holocaust victim's family brought together by pendant found beneath death camp floorboards 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z “Like modern Greek and modern Hebrew, in relation to the ancient languages.” Architecture's King of Tradition 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z The Hebrew Home for the Aged in the Bronx said Monday that Roberts, a resident there, died Sunday. NY judge who was model for 'Bonfire' jurist dies 2010-10-25T15:30:00Z During that speech, Gadhafi criticized America for taxing poor people, who the Libyan leader said do not benefit from space exploration or support of “a Hebrew state,” a reference to Israel. Farrakhan condemns killing of Gadhafi 2011-10-26T01:14:00Z This popular app is an easy and free way to get started learning a language — there are more than 30 available, including Irish, Norwegian, Hindi, Czech, Hebrew, Vietnamese, Greek, Romanian and Swahili. Want to Learn French? Italian? Russian? There’s No Time Like the Present 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z The founders of Sabrett and Hebrew National were Greek, German and Russian immigrants to Ellis Island and also started business in the early 1900s. Ellis Island celebrates immigrant roots of American hot dog 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z First mentioned in ancient Jewish texts, a golem is an artificial being made from mud or other inanimate material that's brought to life through the power of Hebrew letters. Berlin's Jewish Museum opens show on mystic golem creature 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Throughout, a man’s voice sings the two Hebrew blessings that Jews recite over the candles during Hanukkah. Confronting the “Shocking” Virtual-Reality Artwork at the Whitney Biennial 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z So I say, ‘Yes, what are you looking for?’ and then we’re off,” in English, German, Spanish or Mr. Oleshansky’s smattering of Hebrew. Help Wanted: Someone to Soothe the Restaurant Line 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Ms. Eskenazi, a biblical scholar at the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles, did not respond to repeated messages and telephone calls from a reporter. Venerable Art Dealer Is Beset by Lawsuits 2011-04-19T14:48:06Z Likewise, they should understand why Hebrew Bible is the more apt and less theologically-loaded term than Old Testament; when and why it is appropriate to use the appellation jihadi, and what differentiates Sikhs from Hindus. Religion’s media persecution complex 2013-04-23T22:01:00Z Along the way, the word “welcome” is carved into the chair in many different languages, including Hebrew, English, Irish, Spanish and Haitian Creole. Picturing the Power of Community 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z And inside, around a simple gray table, sat a dozen people bowed before ritual books in both Chinese and Hebrew, about to begin their Sabbath prayers. Journeys: Kaifeng, China, and Traces of Its Jewish Community 2010-04-03T04:24:00Z In the Hebrew Bible, and indeed in the entire Jewish tradition, we do have instances in which mortals—for example, a king, or Moses, or Enoch—were considered to be divine beings in some sense. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z A Hebrew hermaphrodite knew What the rabbi, one time, had to do. Style Invitational Week 1452: As the word turns 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z While "The Hebrew Hammer" runs out of gas during its final hour, even when it's failing, it at least strives for wit. Jews deserve a better Hanukkah movie than Adam Sandler’s “Eight Crazy Nights” 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Kratzer, who has swiftly become one of Europe’s most in-demand opera directors, makes the opera’s enslaved Hebrews into contemporary refugees, the Egyptians into corporate types in smart suits. At the Opera, Humans Bear Witness to Atrocity, or Ignore It 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Spanish, Hebrew, Bosnian, Chinese: I did my best to suck at them all equally. How to screw up in Arabic 2012-09-07T23:30:00Z The title of this lavish gift volume on hummus is rendered in Arabic, English and Hebrew. Hummus, the Book 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z I did my best with those kids, but I was the only one who didn’t speak Hebrew, the only one with tattoos, and the only one who chain-smoked before our performances. I was a sober college student 2012-09-23T16:01:00Z He studied philosophy and the history of theater at Hebrew University, and filmmaking at New York University. ?Footnote,? Israeli Film by Joseph Cedar 2012-03-02T19:18:50Z The story of the siren Delilah seducing the Hebrew hero Samson into giving up the secret of his strength — his hair — is Sunday-school familiar. Review | ‘Samson and Delilah’ has old-school opera style and strengths 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z He earned his bachelor’s degree at Brown University, studied at the American University in Cairo, the University of Cairo and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and earned a doctorate from Harvard University in 1992. CUNY grad school president to lead Smithsonian’s Freer/Sackler 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z She pointed out scrawled Hebrew letters and Stars of David on the raw lumber boards that block the arched doorway as the building is under renovation. Antiques 2012-03-29T22:27:47Z It is in Hebrew and Yiddish, with English subtitles. Review: In ‘Tikkun,’ a Hasidic Student’s Visions Merge With Metaphor 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Alter is the first person to single-handedly produce a translation of the complete Hebrew Bible. New & Noteworthy 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z The espionage thriller, with dialogue in Hebrew, English and Farsi, premiered on June 22 in Israel. New Israeli espionage TV series tackles shadow war with Iran 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z I was taught about Jewish continuity and the Spanish Inquisition and the Hebrew language and even some Yiddish. What Philip Roth Taught Me About Being an American Jew 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Shakira began her comments alongside with a single "shalom" - Hebrew for both hello and peace - and after a young girl presented her with a necklace, she said "toda" - Hebrew for thanks. Shakira in Israel to promote education platform 2011-06-21T15:21:12Z Its origins are in the oldest Jewish museum in the United States, which was established in 1913 in Cincinnati at the Reform movement’s seminary, Hebrew Union College. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Noah’s Ark,’ at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles 2014-04-21T21:43:03Z In the film, Yeshua—Hebrew for Jesus—is tempted by evil while alone in the wilderness. See Ewan McGregor as Jesus in Sundance Exclusive 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Pintscher, a German composer now based in New York and Paris, described the Hebrew texts from Chapter 2 of the Song of Songs as the “most beautiful love poetry ever written.” Music Review: Contact! ? Philharmonic New-Music Series at Symphony Space 2010-04-18T22:58:00Z The ancient Hebrews thought they were “abominations,” Angell writes; the Greeks and Romans believed they conveyed wisdom. Tony Angell: A grateful guest in ‘The House of Owls’ 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Yiddish, which combines elements of German, Hebrew, Aramaic and Slavic, is a language of many dialects corresponding to the different regions of Europe where they emerged. Hawaiian, Gaelic, Yiddish: so you want to learn an endangered language on Duolingo? 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z He offers his hand to a woman on a sidewalk bench; uncomprehending, she holds up a newspaper that is entirely in Hebrew. Now’s a Good Time to Give Silents a Try. Start With These Comedies. 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Instead, patterned abstraction was the new motif — often geometric, sometimes derived from symbolic sources such as the Hebrew alphabet and occasionally alluding to nature. The 'Maverick Modernist' you don't know but should: Peter Krasnow at the Laguna Art Museum 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z The two men were once friends, secretly studying Hebrew in Moscow. Another Yalta conference 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z “That seems like kind of a big advantage for team Hebrew.” Bill Maher blames Hamas for Gaza violence: ‘Do you really expect the Israelis not to retaliate?’ 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Hazony contends that the reason/revelation dichotomy — that is, the distinction between God-given truth and that truth which results from the independent labor of the mind — is irrevocably foreign to the Hebrew Scriptures. The Bible goes Greek 2012-09-30T12:00:00Z Soon world famous, these copies of Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek texts became a source of international contention. 'Sacred Treasure' tells engaging story of early Hebrew documents 2011-01-06T22:03:06Z The opera opens with a prelude depicting the hopeless despair of the oppressed Hebrews. Review: The Met’s New ‘Samson’ Succeeds Only as Kitsch 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z His accounts, in fluent Hebrew, of what was happening inside Gaza – closed at the time to foreign journalists – were broadcast in Israel and beyond. Gaza doctor writes book of hope despite death of three daughters 2010-08-15T16:53:00Z But what I think it says in Hebrew is "between holy and holy"; it's not between this day and that. In conversation: Nathan Englander and Jonathan Safran Foer 2012-02-10T09:00:01Z Beginning in the 1970s, Friedman set traditional Jewish prayers to contemporary folk music, with lyrics in Hebrew and English. Jewish folk singer Debbie Friedman dies in Calif. 2011-01-10T15:54:08Z On December 17, Forum Novelties filed a lawsuit against the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which owns the rights to Albert Einstein's image and reportedly earned about $10 million last year in licensing revenue. Lawsuit revolves around Albert Einstein disguise kit 2011-01-04T22:06:01Z Israel’s largest city on the Mediterranean just opened its first beach library, a portable cart stocked with more than 500 books in five languages including Arabic, English, French, Hebrew and Russian. In Transit Blog: Tel Aviv Beach Offers Some Reading 2013-07-19T19:23:36Z Mr. Darden, who is the child of a black father and Jewish mother and attended both the Pentecostal church and Hebrew school, said in an interview that radio is the original social media. Radio D.J.s Offer Comfort and Community After Charleston Church Killings 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z My plan was hardly original: Go to Israel, live on a kibbutz, learn some Hebrew. He made me his drug mule 2013-05-01T11:45:00Z Bright, blood-red fingerprints stain the rim of a serving plate inscribed with Hebrew and a yellow star of David. Israeli artist depicts pain of rootless Jews in Berlin exhibition 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z Young Gerhard Trimpin was playing with friends in his native Black Forest village of Efringen-Kirchen, Germany, when he made a startling discovery: a graveyard on the edge of town, with tombstones inscribed in Hebrew. Trimpin's new work evokes images, survivors' memories of Holocaust 2012-05-15T03:02:05Z Then, as instructions are yelled into a megaphone — first in Hebrew, then Arabic — a classic “Fauda” scene unfolds. How the Netflix series ‘Fauda’ shows the human side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z If that seems two years too soon to mark a major anniversary, Perlo told the audience it was her Jewish influence rubbing off on Soumah: The number 18 translates as “chai” in Hebrew, meaning “life.” Coyaba performs at Dance Palace 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z Although Viviane and Elisha both periodically speak — mostly to their representation and to the judges, sometimes to each other, quietly slipping between Hebrew and French — much of the talking is done for them. Review: In ‘Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem,’ a Woman Fights for Her Freedom 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Educated people are so used to reading the Hebrew Bible in translation that the “Hebrew” isn’t thought about. What can we learn from translations of the Bible? 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z The books have been translated into 17 languages, including French, Hebrew and Korean. These Books Stand the (Silly, Messy, Topsy-Turvy) Test of Time 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z The final “Lamentation” is an anguished setting of a Hebrew text from the Book of Lamentations, here sung plaintively by the mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke. Review: Can a Busy Yannick Nézet-Séguin Do It All? 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z In terms of ranking, Korean surpassed Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew, and Portuguese to take the position as the 11th most studied language in 2016. Months after its Netflix debut, "Squid Game" continues to encourage US viewers to learn Korean 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Here I am, a Palestinian Arab who only knows how to write in Hebrew, stuck in central Illinois. An Exchange Between Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z In contrast, throughout the Hebrew scriptures God is inscrutable. The cringe at the heart of Christmas 2010-12-11T07:00:00Z Come to think of it, even the Hebrew Bible is basically all family drama. “The World Without You” 2012-06-29T20:06:00Z “The truth is I was naive to think that an artist of her age would be able to absorb the pressure involved in coming to Israel,” he wrote in Hebrew. Israel ambassador asks to meet New Zealand pop star Lorde over cancele 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z An award-winning novelist in Hebrew, Namdar likes to infuse the ancient and biblical into our contemporary world, creating a story that brims with blood and incense. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z This Hanukkah, I will celebrate the holiday with my wife and children by lighting the menorah and chanting the Hebrew blessings – which I finally learned. What Hanukkah’s portrayal in pop culture means to American Jews 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z “Memes are used as a weapon,” said Limor Shifman, a lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who studies digital culture. Crying Jordan: The Meme That Just Won’t Die 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z She composed it with syncretism in mind: Ima means “new” in Japanese and “mom” in Hebrew, the language of Ms. Okura’s recently adopted Jewish faith. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Ziony Zevit contends that the mistake comes from a mistranslation: The Hebrew word “tsela” — used in the Bible to describe what was taken from Adam, and by extension, all men — does not mean “rib.” Gene Weingarten discovers the real origin story of Eve ... 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z But they are talked about a lot in those two great literatures of antiquity, Greek and Hebrew. Persian Cuisine, Fragrant and Rich With Symbolism 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z The museum's name is a reference to the Hebrew words for "Poland" and to "dwell" or "rest here." Museum dedicated to Jewish history in Poland opens in Warsaw 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Kushner grew up in a Hebrew-speaking, scholarly household in which the Bible—read in the original Hebrew—was often the center of conversation and debate. What can we learn from translations of the Bible? 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z The highest claim the Bible makes for itself is when the writer of Paul's letter to Timothy says the Hebrew scriptures were "God-breathed", which is wonderfully suggestive but hardly precise or dogmatic. How biblical literalism took root 2011-02-21T10:59:00Z The only difference was that in the invitation, the rabbi’s speech and every blessing, in Hebrew and in English, “they” was used in place of “he” or “she.” Bar or Bat Mitzvah? Hey, What About a Both Mitzvah? 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z He studied later at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, Reassuring Best-Selling Author, Dies at 88 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z His father is a painter, whose work is on display at the Dr. Bernard Heller Museum at the Hebrew Union College in Manhattan and at the Slifka Center at Yale. Elizabeth Tuttle, Jacob Newman 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z The novel centers on a young, poor woodworker named Joshua — the Hebrew name from which “Jesus” derives — who settles in a small town in modern-day New York State. Rev. Joseph F. Girzone, Author of ‘Joshua’ Novels, Dies at 85 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Older Jewish communities in Palestine spoke Arabic as well as Hebrew, and, in the early years of the mandate, Jews, Christians and Muslims intermingled freely. Three architects who built Jerusalem: How they shaped and fled (and were forgotten by) the conflicted city 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z There’s an exquisite Haggadah, handwritten in Calcutta and festooned with Mughal-inspired illumination, whose pages tell the Passover story in both Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. ‘The Sassoons’: A Family Romance at Global Scale 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z In the Hebrew Bible the word adam often means all humankind, mortals. The Truth and Fiction of Adam and Eve 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Written on the sculpture is the word “havah,” which she said means “air” or “atmosphere” in Urdu and “Eve” in Arabic and Hebrew. Move Over Moses and Zoroaster: Manhattan Has a New Female Lawgiver 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Though the younger characters speak Hebrew, those older than fifty converse in Yiddish, the language of the Old World. Seeing Inside the Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Community on the Netflix Series “Shtisel” 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z He lived there until he was 7, when he was sent to the Hebrew National Orphan Home in Yonkers, where he lived until he finished high school. E.M. Nathanson, 88, Author of ‘The Dirty Dozen’ 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z “I don’t speak Arabic, but I don’t speak Russian or Hebrew either, and that didn’t keep me from making my two earlier films.” Film: With 'The Source,' Radu Mihaileanu Looks at the Battle of the Sexes 2011-05-16T12:30:06Z Scored for three trombones, piano, percussion and double bass, the music has a brassy, sinuous klezmer flavor; its vocal lines recall traditional Hebrew melodies without seeming stale. Critic?s Notebook: At Vox Festival, Future of City Opera Sounds All Too Familiar 2011-05-16T21:55:57Z In Hebrew, French and English, with subtitles Running time: 1 hour 33 minutes. ‘Working Woman’ Review: Plumbing a Toxic Work Environment in Israel 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Dr. Lerner himself grew up studying Hebrew at a Conservative yeshiva and for a time trained seriously as a square dancer. Adam Lerner Enlivens the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver 2012-03-04T05:07:13Z One area, Mea Shearim, was festooned with signs warning visitors, in English and Hebrew, “Please do not pass through our neighborhood in immodest clothes.” Lost in Jerusalem 2012-01-13T15:42:55Z The archive includes three draft versions of Kafka’s story “Wedding Preparations in the Country”, an exercise book in which he practised Hebrew, hundreds of personal letters to Brod and other friends and travel journals. Israel's national library to share reunited Kafka archive online 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Those Enlightenment thinkers who preferred Greek reason to Hebrew revelation confirmed it resoundingly. The Bible goes Greek 2012-09-30T12:00:00Z One, on loan to the Met from the Hispanic Society of America, is a tiny Hebrew bible written by a Sephardic scribe named Moshe b. Art Review: The Met?s New Islamic Galleries - Review 2011-10-27T23:27:21Z A male chorus enters at the end, as the narrator describes Jewish prisoners singing a Hebrew prayer as they are marched to the gas chambers. Review: An ‘Ode to Joy’ Troubled by Holocaust Memories 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Joy Levitt, executive director of the Jewish Community Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, took a three-month sabbatical this year to study Hebrew education. An Online Path to the Bar Mitzvah 2010-11-19T17:46:00Z That’s because the Passover feast commemorated that episode from the Hebrew Bible when God delivered the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt under the leadership of Moses. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z It is adjacent to a 14th-century Arabic version of the fables from Syria, and a 15th-century printed book from Strasbourg that is a Latin translation of an early Hebrew translation of the Arabic. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z Other activities will include a Hebrew singalong, leaf-print making and a planting project. Spare Times for Children, for Jan. 25-31 2013-01-24T22:45:09Z “They did have to walk me through some of the Hebrew. It doesn’t just roll off the tongue.” Being Bad With Kathryn Hahn 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z An assemblage of twigs accompanies a replica of a text fragment from Tel Gezer in Israel; Mould writes that it is probably the oldest surviving document in Hebrew. In the galleries: A celebration of language from antiquity The two women meet every few weeks for long lunches, often conducted in their native Hebrew — sometimes uptown near the gallery Ms. Dayan co-owns, though recently Ms. Jebreal suggested Cipriani instead. One Turbulent World Readied Her for Another 2011-03-23T20:23:22Z While it’s true that Old Testament Hebrews are often shown as proto-Christians and early Christians frequently figure in tales of imperial Rome, these movies typically wallow in pagan “immorality,” if only to deplore it. ‘Gods of Egypt’ and ‘Alexander the Great’: Let Me Polish That Breastplate 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z I ask the girl, who questions her mother in Hebrew. Motherlode Blog: Zachary’s First Shiva 2014-02-20T15:34:55Z The curriculum is not religion-based, and draws families of various faiths, including Christians, Muslims and Black Hebrew Israelites, as well as those who don’t follow any religion. Worried about racism’s impact on her biracial son, a mother looks at home schooling 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Superman really was born under a hazy yellow sun in a gritty Jewish precinct of Cleveland, two blocks from the Hebrew Orthodox Old Age Home and down the street from Glenville High. Superman: Forged by bullies! 2012-06-16T20:30:00Z And while Hebrew dominates his lyrics, his songs are peppered with languages including Arabic, Amharic, Swahili, Spanish and Creole Portuguese. Music: Israeli Singer of the World 2011-06-23T11:54:54Z Hebrew is a required class in Arab schools. Attack disrupts unusual Jerusalem school 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z A copy of the Sh’ma, widely considered the most important of Hebrew prayers, decorated with Chinese lettering, hung on the wall. Journeys: Kaifeng, China, and Traces of Its Jewish Community 2010-04-03T04:24:00Z “Every Hebrew word we acquire is a gift,” Kamil tells his men. The Pain of the Holocaust Echoes Through Three Israeli Novels 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z I made ‘Live and Become’ with characters who spoke Amharic and Hebrew, and in ‘The Concert’ the musicians speak Russian.” Film: With 'The Source,' Radu Mihaileanu Looks at the Battle of the Sexes 2011-05-16T12:30:06Z As the Hebrew goes, “dayenu”: The open rehearsals would have been enough. Review: Handel’s ‘Orlando,’ the Second Part of a Trilogy 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z He also really believed the Hebrew prophets who extolled those who would transformed their swords into plowshares. New Mister Rogers film downplays his radical edge: “His work was deeply political” 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z And don’t forget the twelve-block walk to Hebrew school: “I had to run the gauntlet, because every street had a gang and they would always be waiting to catch the Jew boy.” Kirk Douglas, a Hundred Years Old 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Jewish people send their kids to Hebrew school or to Jewish camp, right? Former D.C. Public Schools chancellor: Black cultural education ‘could change the entire calculus’ for children 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z But starting Sunday night, millions of Jews around the world began celebrating another new year — the year 5777 in the Hebrew calendar — in a quieter, more reflective way. Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the new year 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The Hebrew Bible repeatedly has God ordering genocides, as of the Amalekites; and the great Indian epic, the Mahabharata, contains contradictions with no neat unifying message. What Is the Meaning of Sacred Texts? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z USA's miniseries "Dig," a "Da Vinci Code"-like adventure partially filmed in Jerusalem, includes plot twists drawn from the Hebrew Bible. Television puts more faith in religious-themed projects 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z Einstein recorded several Hebrew language songs regarded as Israeli anthems, bringing together folk and more modern pop music. Israeli singer Einstein dies aged 74 2013-11-27T09:45:22Z There are some groups, like the Nonbinary Hebrew Project, that are working on building a new grammatical system for the Hebrew language, one that doesn’t specify gender. Bar or Bat Mitzvah? Hey, What About a Both Mitzvah? 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z One lovely volume of the Psalms here from 1516, printed in Genoa, Italy, includes, along with the original Hebrew, columns of Septuagint Greek, Arabic, Aramaic and Latin, along with commentary. Exhibition Review: Abraham?s Progeny, and Their Texts 2010-10-22T22:50:00Z Various people encouraged me to look at the extraordinary Hebrew poetry from medieval Andalusia, including my former teacher Alexander Goehr. Of Countertenors, Medieval Poetry and Capturing a Silvery Tone 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Salah's sections are told in long sentences that end in the reader's exhaustion at the end of the following page, though perhaps they have greater beauty in Hebrew. The House of Rajani by Alon Hilu 2010-04-10T14:10:00Z It's a beautifully preserved example of British-mandate Modernism, opened in 1938 and designed by British architect Austen Harrison, who embellished its façade with relief work and graphics in Hebrew, Arabic and English. A Perfect Day in Jerusalem 2010-07-07T13:35:00Z Professor Greenberg wrote 10 books and more than 200 articles that often combined his analysis of Hebrew with his expertise in Assyriology, the linguistic, archaeological and historical study of ancient Mesopotamia. Moshe Greenberg, Jewish Biblical Scholar, Dies at 81 2010-05-20T04:04:00Z With its 140 mentions of "begat" and its 2,000 mentions of "son", Genesis looks less a piece of scientific text and appears to be more a simple genealogical record of Hebrew tribes. The Serpent's Promise: The Bible Retold as Science by Steve Jones – review 2013-05-04T13:00:01Z Kahneman and Tversky were brilliant, but they did most of their work together more than thirty years ago, and they worked primarily by talking to each other, switching between English and Hebrew. The Two Friends Who Changed How We Think About How We Think 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Much of the film's dialogue is in Hebrew. Israeli Arab wrestles with grief, guilt in suicide bomb film 2012-12-20T14:50:37Z “I think everyone believes in God in their own ways,” Sanders, who is Jewish and went to Hebrew school when he was young, continued. The popularity of Bernie Sanders speaks volumes about Americans’ rejection of organized religion 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z ‘Iron Curtain’ Exhibition at Hebrew Home A perk of living in a city brimming with artists and art lovers is that there tends be a lot of stuff around. Weekend Miser: Hebrew Home in Riverdale Displays ‘Iron Curtain’ Art 2012-12-20T21:46:33Z Rules for buying and selling slaves vary based on whether the person is a Hebrew or a foreigner, male or female. Did you catch this hidden theme in “The Handmaid’s Tale”? 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z These ongoing efforts are at Caltech, Princeton, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. What Albert Einstein Thought Makes Life Worthwhile 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z He and his wife communicated in Ladino, a form of Old Spanish that incorporated words from Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, and other languages. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z And all of this takes place among just 52 works, some of which are astonishingly ancient, many of which are beautifully illuminated, and most of which are written in Hebrew. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z The emperor sought a second opinion from Johannes Reuchlin, a linguist in Stuttgart, who decided that Hebrew was a biblical tongue worth preserving. Antiques: Museum Resurrects Tiffany?s Laurelton Hall 2010-08-05T20:35:00Z Modern Hebrew drew not only from earlier forms of the language but from Polish, Yiddish, Russian, and various dialects of Arabic. Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Muffled Hebrew chants played overhead as Mr. Stoudemire walked through the narrow aisles of the shop, thumbing through books. Amar’e Stoudemire Is on a Religious Quest 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Squished into a crowded metro car, I couldn’t see clearly around the other passengers, but that Hebrew and Star of David were unmistakable. From Cairo to Kolkata, Traces of a Vibrant Jewish Past 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The word, until relatively recently, didn’t have the literary space to develop any semantic/moral complexity: Jewish literature for a long while tended to be non-lay and/or in Hebrew. Is “shiksa” an insult? 2013-03-06T17:20:00Z The old was the 1981 piece “Tehillim,” which sets Hebrew Psalm texts to the voice of four women and a small instrumental ensemble. Essential Arts & Culture: NEA threats, the Lucas museum vision, minimalist music and the return of Zubin Mehta 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z However, his erudition includes a knowledge of Greek, Latin, Hebrew and Aramaic that reveals subtleties an ordinary reader would surely miss. Jay Parini on the complexities and contradictions of Jesus 2014-01-15T22:18:32Z According to National Geographic, the Talmud, a Jewish holy text, states that Hanukkah acknowledges the Maccabean revolt the Hebrews led against the Hellenistic influence that was being imposed by Greco-Syrian Seleucid rulers. How people celebrate Hanukkah around the world 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z “I went to Hebrew school, and I really enjoyed having time off to celebrate Hanukkah and enjoy family traditions with my family,” he said. Doctor brings smiles to thousands of anxious NICU parents by playing Santa 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Simmons, wearing dark sunglasses and black pants, shirt and blazer, laced the interview with Hebrew phrases. AP Interview: Simmons blasts Israel boycotters 2011-03-22T22:46:04Z There is a similar Hebrew word that means faith, and an Arabic one that connotes good fortune or luck. Celebrating Mimouna and Its Dose of Post-Passover Carbs 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z The museum’s new acquisition is one of only three surviving embellished Hebrew Bibles from the 14th-century Spanish kingdom of Castile. An Illuminated Hebrew Bible Has a New Home 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The show ends, however, with something small: a page from a 14th-century Spanish Haggadah, with the Hebrew words “Next year in Jerusalem” framed by green leaves and budding flowers. Jerusalem as a Place of Desire and Death, at the Metropolitan Museum 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Yet perched on the northwestern edge of the Bronx, overlooking the Hudson River, is Hebrew Home, a retirement community with an art collection that should be the envy of many large museums. Weekend Miser: Hebrew Home in Riverdale Displays ‘Iron Curtain’ Art 2012-12-20T21:46:33Z They accompany Agneskirchner to flea markets to furnish the apartment with antiques, including a candelabrum, brass fixtures, tables, pictures, a top hat and a scroll of a song written in Hebrew. 'An Apartment in Berlin' examines trend of Jews' moving to German city 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z You write in Hebrew, which you learned only in your teens – do you think different languages carry different literary sensibilities?Yes, different languages do carry different sensibilities. The Man Booker International prize finalists speak 2013-05-14T14:19:53Z The Lithuanian language sign in Vilnius's former Jewish quarter reads "Jewish Street" and below hangs a Hebrew version, with Star of David. Ethnic street signs raise old tensions over identity in Lithuania 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z At first, I thought I’d learn a new language, that I’d drop Hebrew for English, and, believe it or not, the first book I bought here was yours. An Exchange Between Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z “They’re gone, but we still have the synagogue and the cemetery, with stones written in Hebrew.” Morocco, From Coast to Desert 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z This tree, an illustration of the promise of textual commentary, was itself modeled on 12th-century examples created by French and Spanish Hebrew scholars. Exhibition Review: ?Journey Through Jewish Worlds,? at Yeshiva University Museum 2010-06-25T23:36:00Z It is like a vast living room for spontaneous conversations in a babel of languages: Spanish, English, Russian and Hebrew. Hotel Review: Tierras Enamoradas 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z And what will I do without Hebrew, the only language I can write in? An Exchange Between Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z It is Hebrew letters, though, that inspired the abstract configuration of the modern synagogue and community center on Synagogenplatz, erected in 2010 at the site of the old synagogue destroyed by the Nazis. Tracing Jewish History Along the Rhine 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z It’s going to be a bit harder because it is in Hebrew and Arabic, unlike the others. ‘Our Boys’ Explores the Anatomy of Hate Crimes 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z A great project to translate the Hebrew scriptures into Greek produced the Septuagint version, by about the end of the third century CE. The Book of Genesis, part 2: In the beginning 2010-12-20T12:00:00Z Here, I wrote it myself in Hebrew, and then translated it and then rewrote it. "Scenes from a Marriage" boss Hagai Levi on empowering the wife to leave: "I have to fight for her" 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z I marvel at his pronunciation and how once upon a time, I spoke better Hebrew than he did. I fooled around with the rabbi 2013-02-10T02:00:00Z To my sisters and me, he was “abba,” Hebrew for “father.” Modern Love: A Photo on the Floor: My Father?s Double Life 2010-04-02T17:49:00Z The Codex Sassoon, as it’s known, is being billed by Sotheby’s as the earliest example of a nearly complete codex containing all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible. Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Heads to Auction 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z In his book, “Hebrew labor” is regarded not as a pioneer ideal, but as a means for Jews to displace Arab workers and control the labor market. Israel’s First Prime Minister Was Complicated. So Is This Book About His Life. 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z From 1972, Mr. Yehoshua taught comparative literature and Hebrew literature at the University of Haifa, eventually reaching the rank of full professor. A.B. Yehoshua, Israeli Writer Who Explored Moral and Political Dilemmas, Dies at 85 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z “Jews were studying it in a traditional pious way,” said Jeffrey H. Tigay, the Ellis professor of Hebrew and Semitic languages and literature at the University of Pennsylvania. Moshe Greenberg, Jewish Biblical Scholar, Dies at 81 2010-05-20T04:04:00Z The language, she said, is “standard biblical Hebrew, similar to 7th-6th century B.C.E. texts.” Is a Long-Dismissed Forgery Actually the Oldest Known Biblical Manuscript? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z “It’s important for me to emphasize that the American people are very naive,” the plain-spoken performer said in Hebrew, in an interview conducted with the help of an Israeli interpreter, Sivan Atzmon. What happens when a play about Palestinians goes to American campuses 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z He was working on garden plans for both the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and for a new synagogue in São Paulo at the time of his death. Revisiting the Constructed Edens of Roberto Burle Marx 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z At another moment, he is lifted and carried by five men as the chorus sings in Hebrew, “Lord, Lord, My heart is not haughty.” Review: An American in London (Bernstein, That Is) 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Oz was as interested in the particularities of Hebrew as he was in the general problem of language. Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z I'm travelling with Ian Black, the veteran Middle East editor of the Guardian, who speaks fluent Hebrew and Arabic. Spies, Chopin and a Libya rescue 2013-01-14T07:00:03Z However, when the duke notices a “five-pointed star enclosed within two circles between which numerous mystic characters in Greek and Hebrew had been drawn,” he realizes that Simon is in grave and immediate danger. Review | The best horror novel since ‘Dracula’ and other scary reads for Halloween 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z How perfect that the names of the restaurants translate to “cool,” in Hebrew and Hindi, respectively. Review | Sababa brings Israeli ‘cool’ to Cleveland Park 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z It is originally from the Book of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, but I first came upon it in the oratorio “Elijah” by Mendelssohn, who figures in the historical part of the novel. A Literary Couple Grapple With Bach and His God 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z A minyan, I knew, is the Hebrew word for the quorum of 10 men it takes to engage in public prayer. Tracing Jewish History Along the Rhine 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The groom’s mother works as a Hebrew schoolteacher at several locations in Bergen County. Rebecca Greenbaum, Jacob Goodhart 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Now my mother has selective amnesia when it comes to my agnosticism – though I’m not entirely divorced from some of the values I learned in Hebrew school. “I’m a bad Jew”: Amid those celebrating Purim in Boro Park I felt more than ever like an outsider Jew — but I come from a long line of outsider Jews 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z Syndicated in newspapers around the world, “Hiroshima” was also released as a book almost immediately and translated into more than a dozen languages, including Spanish, Hebrew and Bengali. Long After the Bomb, Its Story Finds a New Audience 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z The series, in Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles, weaves archival news footage together with scenes filmed around Jerusalem to create a haunting reenactment of events. HBO drama looks at killings of teens that ignited Gaza war 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z As an adult, he still prefers a packed theater, a Hebrew National hot dog and a cherry freeze. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the basketball icon, reinvented as culture vulture 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z I think one major thing we lose is the idea that this is a Hebrew text. What can we learn from translations of the Bible? 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Calling it “radical Jewish music,” he uses the composition series to explore Hebrew scripture and Jewish folk song, as well as the free jazz styles that have long informed his approach. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z As for the lyrics, Kahalani says he writes them in Hebrew or English and gets a friend to help translate them into Yeminite Arabic. For Ravid Kahalani, every show is a world tour Born in Moscow, she emigrated with her parents and brother to the United States at age 9 with the help of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. Happiness Inc. 2013-04-19T23:30:21Z Hewing to an extreme fundamentalist principle, Appleby condemns ancient Hebrews for “immorality, idolatry, and interracial marriages.” Texas church pushes racist doctrine 2013-04-26T16:51:00Z Chris invites himself to several nights of Rebecca’s family’s Hanukkah celebrations, making latkes and struggling with Hebrew pronunciations. Review | Hallmark’s Hanukkah movies are really Christmas movies about how Hanukkah is weird 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z In 2010, he published Hebrew Poems and Translations, a magnificent work of poetry, including Hebrew, English, French, Latin and Greek. Raphael Loewe obituary 2011-08-04T18:00:49Z I was working on a kibbutz in the morning, and in the afternoon I studied Hebrew. The Man Booker International prize finalists speak 2013-05-14T14:19:53Z The Bible — one of only two complete or substantially complete Hebrew Bibles of the period known to survive — was made in present-day Israel or Syria. Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Sells for $38.1 Million 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z “Risen” stars Joseph Fiennes as a Roman centurion dispatched by Pontius Pilate to investigate rumors that a Nazarene prophet called Yeshua — the Hebrew name corresponding with Jesus — has risen from the tomb. Scripture as a Springboard in Hollywood 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z After moving to an apartment in Moscow, Mr. Navrozov and his family left the Soviet Union in 1972 with help from the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society and the American real estate developer Daniel Rose. Lev Navrozov, Literary Translator and Soviet Dissident, Dies at 88 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z A realisation began to dawn on my father, and he said something like "but it is only a translation, from Hebrew and Greek". Anne Boleyn and the theatre of reformation 2011-07-08T21:55:13Z Streisand – who, as a child attended an Orthodox Jewish school in Brooklyn, New York – praised Hebrew University's mix of Jewish and Arab students. Barbra Streisand courts controversy in Israel before Shimon Peres party 2013-06-18T12:53:33Z Adult magazines and videos are freely available, but not with local models and not in Hebrew. Playboy magazine launches Hebrew language edition 2013-03-05T13:05:10Z A Hebrew Bible depicts the Temple treasury as an otherworldly Tiffany & Company, with menorahs and shofars of silver and gold on shelves. Jerusalem as a Place of Desire and Death, at the Metropolitan Museum 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z |
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