Jewish Telegraphic Agency7dOpinion
Love Trump or hate him, all Jews should object to his appropriation of ‘Shalom’
A scholar of Jewish languages argues that Trump's use of the Hebrew word meaning hello, goodbye and peace stokes antisemitism ...
The Blogs | The Times of Israel12d
The Surprising Hebrew Connections of Ramadan and Iftar
On March 1, millions of Muslims around the globe ushered in the sacred month of Ramadan, marking the start of a month of ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency4y
‘Jew’ isn’t a derogatory term. So why do so many people avoid saying it?
It’s just who we are. Derived from the Hebrew word “Yehuda,” the name of the foremost of the 12 tribes of Ancient Israel, it’s a cognate of the Hebrew word “yehudi,” which means Jew or ...
PBS2y
From Hebrew Bible to Christian Bible: Jews, Christians and the Word of God
The English word "Bible" is from the Greek phrase ta biblia ... Leiman, Sid. The Canonization of Hebrew Scripture. (Hamden, CT: Archon, 1976). Levenson, Jon. Sinai and Zion: An Entry into ...
USA Today4y
Why the Jewish holiday has multiple spellings
The confusion over the spelling happens because the name of the holiday is a Hebrew word and the English transliteration isn't totally clear. According to the Oxford English Dictionary ...