Aleph is the reconstructed name of the first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, continued in descended Semitic alphabets as the Syriac ‘Ālaphܐ, Hebrew Aleph א, and Arabic Alif. CLICK HERE TO ...
The rise of a whole new profession of calligraphy artists, often with little or no connection with tradition, has meant a new approach to the aleph-bet. A Hebrew scribe – sofer stam – has a special ...
As part of her capstone project at her Tel Aviv-area college, graphic artist Michal Shomer revamped the Hebrew alphabet — adding a dozen new letters to make the 3,000-year-old language more inclusive ...
Can you learn to read Hebrew even if you do not speak the language? A HelloNation article featuring insights from Diana Yacobi of Sarah & David's Read Hebrew Now in Englewood, New Jersey, explains how ...
“Vayikra”: “And God called” (Lev 1:1). This could have been a loud, dramatic word, announcing a series of divine decrees to open the book of Leviticus. But Parshat Vayikra begins with an unusual ...
During the pandemic, Rabbi Emily Meyer started drawing around Hebrew letters, using brightly colored markers to hug the contours of the aleph-bet. Then she started posting them on Facebook. When the ...
“There’s actually a cognitive benefit to drawing shapes and images to represent words,” Rabbi Emily Meyer said of her video project. (JTA) — When the pandemic kept Rabbi Emily Meyer stuck at home last ...
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was the father of modern Hebrew. He was also the father of Ittamar Ben-Avi, who had his own ideas. Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the late inventor of modern Hebrew, was feted recently in his ...
Journalist Lewis (Slaves For Peanuts), winner of the James Beard and Whiting awards, explores the politics of natural history in this profound essay collection. Lewis weaves Continue reading » ...