חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
medical center having trouble seeing the print? טֶבַח The root is ט.ב.ח (t.b.kh), just like that of the word for kitchen – מִטְבָּח (meet-BAHKH). And it makes sense – a מטבח is historically the place where butchering took place. Toulouse. אוֹצָר הַתּוֹרָה (oh-TSAHR hah-toh-RAH) – The Treasure of the Torah. Sweet innocent children and adults…
having trouble seeing the print? אֹרֵחַ Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program video version! The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world features several models of hosting, from Abraham’s open tent to the gripping story of Sodom and Gomorrah, in which angels disguised as passers-by herald the…
Today at noon, Israel time… …I’m on the radio for my weekly hour of Israeli music explained. Today I’m playing some of the regulars, some of Israel’s greats: Arik Einstein Shlomo Artzi Ehud Banai The Idan Raichel Project …and many more Check out the show between 12 and 1 Israel…
having trouble seeing the print? לֶאֱסוֹר Our popular Hebrew classes start next week around the country! Spots are still available. לֶאֱסוֹר, an active-simple פָּעַל verb, means to forbid. Its origin goes back to Biblical Hebrew, where it means to bind someone or something or to tie up. Here’s a Modern-Hebrew example: אָסַרְתִּי עָלָיו לַחְצוֹת אֶת הַכְּבִישׁ…
רְכִיבָה לֵילִית Today’s dose of Hebrew is sponsored by… Check it out! Yesterday afternoon I rode my bike from Jerusalem’s German Colony to my cousin’s military swearing-in ceremony at גִּבְעַת הַתַּחְמוֹשֶׁת – Ammunition Hill (gheev-AHT hah-tahkh-MOH-shet), where he and his comrades pledged to protect the people of Israel –…