By Drs. Sharon Avni & Avital Karpman In our previous article Hebrew Learning in American Public Schools: An Under-the-Radar Educational Experience and Resource, we discussed our assessment of the state of the field of Hebrew language instruction in public schools, shared … [Read more...] about Hebrew Learning in American Public Schools: Growing the Teacher Pipeline to Build the Field
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Hebrew Learning in American Public Schools:
An Under-the-Radar Educational Experience and Resource
By
Drs. Sharon Avni & Avital Karpman
The
topic of how and why American youth learn modern Hebrew has taken
center stage in recent debates in diverse educational contexts in
North America. Central to these debates are core questions about what
motivates Jewish children to … [Read more...] about Hebrew Learning in American Public Schools:
An Under-the-Radar Educational Experience and Resource
The Venue for Teaching Hebrew that’s Hiding in Plain View
By Jay Tcath Arnee Winshall’s response (“Hebrew Language as a Communal Priority: Achshav,” eJP, September 8, 2019) to Aviya Kushner’ “Why No One’s Studying Hebrew Anymore” (Forward, July 19, 2019) in turn merits its own response. Like Winshall’s to Kushner’s, this one is als … [Read more...] about The Venue for Teaching Hebrew that’s Hiding in Plain View
Hebrew Language as a Communal Priority: Achshav
By Arnee Winshall Recent articles in Forward and Tablet portend a fragile future for the language of our people. Aviya Kushner, in Why No One’s Studying Hebrew Anymore, calls attention to the decline of Hebrew language enrollment and proficiency among college students. The s … [Read more...] about Hebrew Language as a Communal Priority: Achshav
Ivrit Where It Counts
By Rabbi Joshua Fenton Every day at 1:45 pm the announcement is made in the Edah afterschool program, “Ha Misada Petucha” (the restaurant is open). The Misada is part full-service restaurant, part immersive language learning space, and it hums with activity each day as chi … [Read more...] about Ivrit Where It Counts
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