Progress made during the past half century by the Hebrew language in reconstituting itself as a living tongue was cefebrated by Anglo Jewry during a period set aside as “Hebrew Week.” Sermons at ...

For nearly 2,000 years, Hebrew was a dead language. But in the 19th and 20th centuries, this liturgical language made a comeback as a modern tongue. Its revival is unprecedented, said Nancy Berg, a ...

The revival of Hebrew in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is often flattened into a tidy legend centered on Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. Still, the historical record tells a far more complex and global ...

The Hebrew Language, Literature and Culture at Brandeis offers close to 20 beginning, intermediate and advanced level courses to promote your Hebrew language proficiency and cultural understanding. We ...