An illustration of the Hebrew alphabet. (Rabbi Emily Meyer) Tell me more about how you see Doodly Jew as connected to historical examples of art related to the aleph bet.

The shape of the Hebrew letter “bet,” the first letter in the Torah, is shown to resemble a human being with an outstretched arm and an open hand: “I beseech you — asking for empathy ...

David Goldstein, “Hebrew Aleph-Bet” (2020) (image courtesy David Goldstein) The next section moves into calligraphy and lettering, a particular passion of the author, who movingly describes a ...

The oldest recorded alphabet may be Hebrew. According to a controversial new study by archaeologist and ancient inscription specialist Douglas Petrovich, Israelites in Egypt took 22 ancient ...

The rise of a whole new profession of calligraphy artists, often with little or no connection with tradition, has meant a new approach to the aleph-bet.

SAN ANTONIO — The world’s earliest alphabet, inscribed on stone slabs at several Egyptian sites, was an early form of Hebrew, a controversial new analysis concludes.. Israelites living in ...

The world’s earliest alphabet, inscribed on stone slabs found at a number of Egyptian sites, was an early form of Hebrew, according to a new analysis.