The supposed meaning of the word "divoc," which is COVID backwards, has spread online. The Claim It has been suggested that "divoc" is a Hebrew word that means "possession by an evil spirit." One post ...

The English word “reincarnation” robs the concept of its specificity of different places, times and cultures. The same can be said about “atonement.” Hayim Nahman Bialik, the great Hebrew poet of the ...

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Facebook is dead, long live Meta. But, actually, Meta is dead, too. Let me explain. On Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the new name for Facebook to mark its transition to what he calls “the ...

In a world where the echoes of history often shape our present, language stands as a powerful conduit for preserving culture and identity. For Jews worldwide, Modern Hebrew has emerged as more than ...