מַעְיָן Can’t read Hebrew yet? The common Hebrew name מַעְיָן – given mostly to girls but also to boys – means spring or well. For example: אֵזוֹר בֵּית שְׁאָן נִקְרָא “עֵמֶק הַמַּעְיָנוֹת.” The Beit Shean region is called “The Valley of the Springs.” A synonym of מעין…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
having trouble seeing the print? טִבְעוֹנִי Get talking… in Hebrew. Class starts THIS SUNDAY in four locations with Ulpan La-Inyan. The Torah portion being read tomorrow by Jews the world over is that of נֹח (NOH-ahkh) – Noah – which tells the story of destruction and renewal, closeness and separation… as well as vegetarianism and, well, meat-eating. In…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-#.m4a” /]נֶפֶשׁ, רוּחַ, נְשָׁמָה Jewish mystical tradition has three words for that non-physical side of man: נפש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-#.m4a” /] – soul, רוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-#.m4a” /] – literally, wind and נשמה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-#.m4a” /] – spirit (Kabbalah expands on these terms). Today, Israelis tend to use נשמה to refer to someone’s divine spirit: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-#.m4a” /]יש לו נשמה טובה. He has…