HalloweenIn the Hebrew Bible? – watchjerusalem.co.il
admin | October 30, 2021
Jack o Lantern Toby Ord Carved pumpkins.
Jewish autistic pupils thrive as bilingual learners, after communities reject advice not to teach Hebrew – Newswise
admin | October 30, 2021
Newswise Parents and teachers of Jewish autistic children say they frequently have to disregard outdated professional advice not to teach them Hebrew a recommendation they describe as stealing their cultural identity. In a University of Cambridge study with families and schools around the UK, Jewish parents of autistic children told researchers that non-Jewish specialists, such as speech therapists and paediatricians, often counsel them against teaching their children Hebrew as a second language.
Jewish Calendar Hebrew Calendar – Time and Date
admin | October 27, 2021
Jewish communities around the world use the Jewish or Hebrew calendar to determine the dates of religious observances and rituals. In Israel, it is also used for agricultural and civil purposes, alongside the Gregorian calendar
Some in East Jerusalem regret neglecting Hebrew, language of the occupier – Haaretz
admin | October 27, 2021
It may come as no surprise that for many years now the level of Hebrew teaching in East Jerusalem schools has been seriously deficient.
Meet the real good Samaritans living on a holy mountain – ISRAEL21c
admin | October 27, 2021
In the tiny Samaritan village of Kfar Luza on Mount Gerizim, some 37 miles north of Jerusalem, the gregarious 78-year-old Samaritan priest Husney Wasef Cohen welcomes us into his sukkah. While the week-long Jewish harvest and pilgrimage festival of Sukkot was celebrated a month ago in temporary outdoor huts, the Samaritan calendar had Sukkot beginning on October 20 this year, and their sukkot are built indoors
Looking Back: ‘The Last Guys to Let You Down’ Detroit Jewish News – The Jewish News
admin | October 27, 2021
One of the fun things about the William Davidson Digital Archive of Detroit Jewish History is that, while searching for one subject, I find interesting articles on another topic. Case in point: The Last Guys to Let You Down in the July 29, 1994, issue of JN. The Last Guys to Let You Down is a tongue-in-cheek reference to our local Jewish funeral directors
If COVID boosters are so effective, why isnt everyone getting one? – The Jerusalem Post
admin | October 27, 2021
A Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster trial released last Thursday revealed some pretty spectacular data: It had a relative vaccine efficacy of 95.6% against the disease when compared with those who did not receive a booster during the period when the highly contagious Delta variant has been the prevalent strain. In Israel, where nearly 3.9 million people have gotten the third shot, cases have declined from an average of more than 6,500 a day in September to around 1,600 in October.
Do you know this Jew? He’s called the Hebrew Hammer and KO’d his opponent this weekend – St. Louis Jewish Light
admin | October 18, 2021
Courtesy of @lifeofcletus_/Instagram Super Lightweight, Cletus The Hebrew Hammer Seldin fights and trains out of Shirley, Long Island. Seldin was born into a tough line of Jewish Americans; his Grandfather was the leader of the Brooklyn biker gang known as the Dragons and his father is known as the Iron Man. Seldin has become a huge fan favorite.
Sally Rooney Won’t Let Her New Novel Be Published in Hebrew – Jewish Exponent
admin | October 18, 2021
By Ben Sales Bestselling author Sally Rooney wont allow her recently published novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You?
Sally Rooney Backs BDS, Halting Hebrew Beautiful World, Where Are You Translation Efforts – The Mary Sue
admin | October 18, 2021
Author of bestsellers like Conversations with Friends, Normal People, and now Beautiful World, Where Are You, Sally Rooney is back in the headlines for her participation in the BDS (Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions) movement regarding the Hebrew translation of her latest book. BDS is a non-violent approach that works to end international support for Israels oppression of Palestinians, and seeks to put an economic strain on the state of Israel for its violence against Palestinians in and outside of its borders. Weeks after rumors that Rooney had turned down Modan Publishing (the Israel-based publisher that translated her first two books) on translating her latest novel, New York Magazine notes that a report from Haaretz said she would not be publishing Beautiful World in Hebrew as a means of supporting BDS.
