It’s common for young Jews to study Hebrew until the age of 13 — and then never interact with the language again. Hebrew school students learn the alphabet, but often have little understanding of what ...

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(JTA) — When the pandemic kept Rabbi Emily Meyer stuck at home last year, she took up a hobby familiar to any elementary school student — doodling. But Meyer, a Jewish educator in the Pittsburgh area, ...

It was 4 p.m., and I was once again texting my daughter’s preschool teacher to ask her the difference between various Hebrew letters. “That one is Kaf, and that one is Fey Sofit,” she replied. I ...