You may think that oranges have no Judaic connection since they aren’t even mentioned in the Torah. In fact, the Hebrew word for orange, tapuz, is a combination of the words tapuach (apple) and zahav ...

In an increasingly interconnected world, the ability to communicate across language barriers is more crucial than ever. For ...

We’re all guilty of using a thesaurus to find complicated words to use to sound smarter. Unfortunately this often backfires because we either don’t fully understand what the word means ...

So far, it has been unclear whether cats learn other human words in the same way dogs do. In a bid to find out more, Mr Takagi and his team designed an experiment using methods previously employed ...

A new study suggests that our feline companions can even learn to associate the words we use for particular objects or images, and they pick this up faster than our own babies do. Cats can even learn ...

the word “buscar” (to search) would have been more appropriate. Learning additional languages also stands out as one of the best ways to improve ourselves, with benefits for brain health ...

An old video of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ “last words” is going viral on social media after his arrest and allegations of sexual abuse. The resurfaced clip shows Combs sitting alongside Usher ...

Common house cats possess the ability to associate human words with images without prompting or reward, new research conducted by animal scientists at Azabu University in Japan has revealed.

Imagine, for a moment, that you are unable to speak or comprehend a single word. Now, try solving a math ... linguistic inputs to see how they learn. As Fedorenko’s research continues, it ...

On Shemini Atzeret, the eighth day of Sukkot, Jews read tefillat geshem, an ancient Hebrew prayer for rain, during synagogue services. The prayer beseeches God to bring the Land of Israel enough ...

That’s why these problems can be a challenge for English learners or those who struggle to read or have a learning disability. If students spend all their time trying to understand the words ...

Language is our most powerful tool for connection, and when we approach Hebrew as more than just a set of vocabulary words or ancient texts, we unlock its true potential. Learning Hebrew isn’t ...