The revival of Hebrew

Who was arrested by the Ottomans in 1894; when he died in 1922 was refused burial rites by the Chevra Kaddisha; and his 150th birthday was celebrated in 2008 by UNESCO? Hint: he was responsible for the revival of Hebrew as the mother tongue of Jews growing up in Israel, transforming it back into a spoken language ...

Rabbi Noam Himelstein studied in Yeshivat Har Etzion and served in the Tanks Corps of the IDF. He has taught in yeshiva high schools, post-high school women’s seminaries, and headed the Torah MiTzion Kollel in Melbourne, Australia. He currently teaches at Yeshivat Orayta in Jerusalem, and lives with his wife and six children in Neve Daniel, Gush Etzion.