There is a time for everything, declares Ecclesiastes, teaching us that there is עֵת סְפ֖וֹד וְעֵת רְקֽוֹד (et sipod ve-et rikod) “a time to mourn

This Purim, let's join Queens Esther and Vashti and the Queen of Sheba as well as a few kings.

A princess, a guardian angel and a Zionist folk hero.

As the 1950’s song says, little things mean a lot. And this includes the many Hebrew words that describe littleness.

What is the connection between beauty and citrus fruits, editors and Talmudists? They come together in a Hebrew root that sometimes provides dubious pairings.

What do Passover, the Chosen People, the color purple, a vowel sound, bees, a hamsa and university faculty have to do with each other?

One of the fiercest quarrels in the history of Jewish linguistics was between medieval Hebrew lexicographers.

The Hebrew root kaf-heh-nun, to serve, officiate or hold high office, is the source of the noun כְּהוּנָָה (kehuna), priesthood, the family name Cohen and the term for