“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 ...

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 ...

Berel Lang of Wesleyan University writes to ask if I would “consider tracing the genealogy of the Hebrew Sabbath greeting ‘Shabbat Shalom’ — specifically, when it entered popular discourse.” And he ...

As a scholar who studies Jewish languages, I have collected countless examples of Jews around the world using variants of the Hebrew word “shalom” to mean peace – and, by extension, to offer peaceful ...

I was 20 years old when I visited Israel for the first time. Shalom was one of the very few Hebrew words I learned after spending 15 days in that country. Anyone visiting Israel understands that ...

For 36 years, Charlie Bernhardt has been the cantor at Oseh Shalom Synagogue on Olive Branch Way. The number is significant in the Jewish faith as the two Hebrew letters that spell the word “chai” – ...

Almost everyone should notice that times are changing; however, the changes are not making us better. The threat of violence and the absence of peace are widespread and should cause concern in every ...