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  • Musician Joshua Aaron plays guitar onstage

Christian-Israeli music: Songs of Joshua Aaron

Israeli musician Joshua Aaron creates worship music that blends Jewish and Christian themes and styles.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2021-01-20T16:58:16-08:00January 5th, 2021|Categories: Hebrew Student Writing, Naomi Sokoloff's Blog|Tags: Israel, Music, Student Writing|0 Comments
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  • Photo of the musical group Junun performing

The Israeli-led album/documentary “Junun” is an adventure in multiculturalism

The 2015 album/documentary Junun showcases the work of Israeli musician Shye Ben Tzur, who blends musical traditions in unique ways.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2021-01-20T16:59:58-08:00January 5th, 2021|Categories: Hebrew Student Writing, Naomi Sokoloff's Blog|Tags: Israel, Music, Naomi Sokoloff, Student Writing|0 Comments
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  • A black-and-white flash card shows a Hebrew root and variations

The joy of Hebrew grammar

Opportunity grant winner Samuel Cantor explains why learning Hebrew grammar will teach you to "think in a brand new way."

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2020-01-16T10:16:54-08:00December 23rd, 2019|Categories: Hebrew Student Writing, Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Hebrew, Hebrew Student Writing, Modern Hebrew, Opportunity Grants, Student Writing|1 Comment
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  • Symbol showing two "male" Mars symbols interlocking with a "female" Venus symbol, with a Star of David with a pink triangle in the background and a Hebrew aleph symbol in the foreground

Feministing language, feministing learning: Rethinking language and gender by learning Hebrew

Why learning Hebrew led opportunity grant winner Ellen Perleberg to think more deeply about how language genders the world.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2020-01-16T10:16:38-08:00November 27th, 2019|Categories: Hebrew Student Writing, Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Gender, Hebrew, Hebrew Student Writing, Modern Hebrew, Student Writing|1 Comment
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  • A brightly colored animation shows two simply drawn children, one with pink skin, one with brown skin, sit on a seesaw, smiling

Children’s music with a purpose: Bialik’s influence on Israeli culture

The classic Israeli children's song, "Seesaw," asks children to imagine a fair and "balanced" society.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-02-07T13:19:53-08:00January 25th, 2019|Categories: Hebrew Student Writing, Naomi Sokoloff's Blog|Tags: Hebrew, Hebrew Student Writing, Israel, Music, Naomi Sokoloff, Student Writing|0 Comments
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  • Idan Raichel smiles and looks out at the crowd in concert, playing the piano with a microphone close by.

Idan Raichel – Man or Project?

Idan Raichel weaves together Ethiopian, Yemenite, Arab, Latin American and European influences in his music.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-01-25T16:18:28-08:00January 2nd, 2019|Categories: Hebrew Student Writing|Tags: Hebrew, Hebrew Student Writing, Israel, Music, Naomi Sokoloff, Student Writing|0 Comments
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  • Two lightly illuminated pages from the historic books, written in calligraphy

Discovering the unexpected connections between Persian and Hebrew

Graduate Fellow Sara Molaie's work with Hebrew illustrates how languages and cultures can be connected in surprising ways.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-09-12T16:36:06-07:00March 23rd, 2018|Categories: Hebrew Student Writing, Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Hebrew, Hebrew Student Writing, Middle East, Student Writing|0 Comments
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Hebrew on Your Mind?

How does the brain store and access Hebrew vocabulary? UW doctoral student Marina Oganyan discusses the role of Hebrew roots.

By Naomi Sokoloff|2017-09-04T22:41:52-07:00May 1st, 2015|Categories: Grad Student Writing, Hebrew Student Writing, Israel & Hebrew Studies, Naomi Sokoloff's Blog|Tags: Hebrew|0 Comments
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