Hebrew

Will They Serve the Fatted Calf on Sabbath? Or, the Prodigal Daughter Returns

Posted on February 16, 2016February 15, 2016 by Ilona Gerbakher

The last time I went to synagogue was hell. I had just moved to Jerusalem to do a year long fellowship in Jewish Texts at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and I had never in my life felt so much am... Read More

“But Not in Number”: One and Many in Hebrew Grammar

Posted on May 13, 2015May 12, 2015 by Adam Zagoria-Moffet

Hebrew contains a feature which, to my knowledge, is unique among both Semitic and non-Semitic languages. That is, there is a small but significant class of nouns which are plural in form but singular... Read More

The Self-Hating Jew/The Islamophobe

Posted on May 7, 2015May 6, 2015 by Ilona Gerbakher

I haven’t written publicly about my life in Israel since I moved here. The truth is I’m scared to face the inevitable backlash that follows any time you write anything about this country. ... Read More

Praying in Hebrew, Speaking in Tongues

Posted on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 by Ari Saks

The other day I was meeting with a friend and local Pentecostal minister (let’s call him “Diego”) when someone we mutually knew (let’s call him “Sam”) dropped by to... Read More

an unexpected joy

Posted on November 18, 2011November 17, 2011 by Sarah J. Blake LaRose

At one time in my life, I thought that it would be physically impossible for me to study Hebrew. I am now working to help others to find the joy that I have found in biblical lanugage study.... Read More

How I Learned to Pray with the help of Saint Ignatius and a Times Bestseller

Posted on March 24, 2011March 24, 2011 by Jenn Lindsay

I always felt self-conscious and wishful when I prayed. I couldn’t stay focused. I hoped that a class on personal prayer would help me, so I took a course in the spring of my first year at Union, Th... Read More