President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Hamas came in the form of a Hebrew word as ancient as it is universal. “‘Shalom Hamas’ means Hello and Goodbye — you can choose,” Trump wrote March 5 on Instagram ...

A scholar of Jewish languages argues that Trump’s use of the Hebrew word meaning hello, goodbye and peace stokes antisemitism. As a scholar who studies Jewish languages, I have collected countless ...

“Shalom!” is not something a student expects a public high school teacher to say on the first day of class. Unless it is a Hebrew language class. With seven such classes, Chicago stands out as having ...