how to say “brotherhood” in Hebrew…
Last night I had the honor to attend the wedding of my friend and colleague, Mark Rebacz, to Sarah Kornbluth.
Among the blessings recited over a cup of wine at a Jewish wedding is one detailing various elements of goodness the guests wish upon the newlywed couple. One of those elements is brotherhood or comradeship – אַחְוָה (ahkh-VAH). The word derives from אָח (ahkh), brother. In the case of the fresh couple – הַזּוּג הַטָּרִי (hah-ZOOG hah-tah-REE) – אחוה refers to brotherhood in the sense of closeness.
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| From right to left: Ben, Matan, me. Note the poster in the background, “Come to Palestine!” |
The image above depicts three of the four house mates at our German Colony apartment. The photo appears at the end of a music video Ben is putting together of our cover version of U2’s “One” translated to Hebrew. The piece is a testament to the אחוה shared among us.
Tomorrow the song debuts on my radio show on RustyMike, sometime between 12 and 1pm Israel time.
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