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As Passover approaches—a time to reflect on freedom and liberation—we're reminded of the ongoing struggles for justice and equality. Below is a letter from Noa, TINAUs' CEO, sharing thoughts on these themes and the meaning of freedom in these challenging times. The letter is also available in Hebrew and Arabic.

I first started learning Hebrew a few months after meeting a wonderful person in Berlin whose family originated from Israel and who had...

To our This is Not an Ulpan community.   It’s no secret that this past year has been one of the hardest in our corner of the world. Hope...

Jesus is part of this land, and like all things connected to this place he has many faces and many names - it all depends on your...

To our community of learners at This Is Not An Ulpan, As we look back on a year filled with unimaginable loss, devastation, war, and...

To our community of learners at This Is Not An Ulpan, The war in Gaza rages on as the Israeli government refuses to accept any deal on...

*Hebrew below Gal is teaching at the Open University of Israel and his research focuses on issues of ethnicity, citizenship education,...

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Originating in Moroccan Jewish culture,The magic of Mimouna lies in its open doors and open hearts. On the night of Mimouna, homes across...

TINAU's Arabic Transliteration System Learning Hebrew and Arabic with their original scripts, rather than relying on transliteration, is...

Todays’ Lesson - How To be Rhinos In 1959, Eugène Ionesco wrote the play “Rhinoceros”, about a small french town whose residents all turn...

Dear TINAU Community, In the midst of war's chaos and uncertainty, our unity and shared experiences become beacons of strength. As a...

The notion of “standard language” is not a linguistic notion. Rather, it reflects structures of power and authority. -- Noam Chomsky,...

TINAU's Hebrew Transliteration System Learning Hebrew and Arabic with their original scripts, rather than relying on transliteration, is...

Red, black, white and green – the colors of the Palestinian flag… and of watermelons. The Watermelon as a Palestinian Symbol In occupied...

If you’re reading this blogpost, it may not come as a shock to you that in 1948, Israel needed a solution to a mass influx of Jewish...