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Paula Abdul shows off her Hebrew

X Factor judge Paula Abdul showed off some of her Semitic chops when she infused her kind rejection of a sub-par singer with some Hebrew. After Andy gave it his all on a rendition of Mariah Carey’s Hero, the former American Idol judge gently said, “I want to say it’s a pleasure having you here. […]

Carols for the Hebrew Month of Elul

Craig Taubman is mostly known as a musician. But each year for the past six years, he’s been inviting leading Jewish bloggers, along with celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Barack Obama, and Eminem to share their thoughts about repentance, improvement, and the upcoming New Year on his blog, Jewels of Elul. This year, Taubman extended his curatorial […]

Hebrew for Fun and Profit

Do Jews speak a different language than other people? The comedy duo Jake and Amir are a latter-day Abbot and Costello, or perhaps the Three Stooges split between two people. (Amir is also a proud product of the Jewish day school system, although not a product of Jewish summer camps, which he rants about in […]

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Paula Abdul shows off her Hebrew

Carols for the Hebrew Month of Elul

Hebrew for Fun and Profit

The History of the Word ‘Amen’

Bialik made Hebrew revival more than pulling teeth

God Is Great (and I’m Not)

Hanukkah, Chanukah–Pass the Beer

‘Crazy’ idea for Artest

Lakers’ Artest has a head full of Hebrew

Hebrew Internet domain names to be available

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