Hebrew (Modern)

"Language has the power to build trust and bind communities together; it affords us the opportunity to interact in a culture’s own medium and perspective. In the words of Ilan Stavans in describing his own journey, Hebrew was never merely “a system of sounds; it was an existential condition, a way of being, of establishing contact with others, with God, and with myself.” And most importantly, in an age of so much division, language can provide us an important level of empathy and cultural awareness vital to overcoming the barriers that still exist between different communities in our own country, state, city, and university."