having trouble seeing the print? מוֹלֶדֶת The Torah portion that will be read tomorrow morning by Jews the world over opens with G-d commanding Abram (before he is renamed Abraham) to “go and leave… the place of your birth… to a land that I will show you” – לֵךְ לְךָ… וּמִמּוֹלַדְתְּךָ… אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶך (lekh leh-KHAH… oo-mee-moh-lahd-teh-KHAH… el hah-AH-retz ah-SHEHR…
having trouble seeing the print? מְסִבַּת פְּרֵדָה Get talking… in Hebrew.Our Level 1 course starts November 20 in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv As you may know, Ulpan La-Inyan proudly works in cooperation with two organizations that serve the English-speaking community of Israeli residents and tourists: Telfed (The South African Zionist Federation) and AACI (Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel)….
having trouble seeing the print? לַחַן, מַנְגִּינָה, נְעִימָה Get talking… in Hebrew. Our Level 1 course starts Sunday, November 20 in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv The sound of music… in Hebrew, there are at least three words referring to this: a more casual word, a literary one and a professional one. The more casual word is מַנְגִּינָה…
having trouble seeing the print? רְאִיָּה, חָזוֹן Get talking… in Hebrew. Our Level 1 course starts Sunday, November 20 in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv On one hand… Better Place‘s Renault electric car has recently arrived in Israel. Founder and CEO Shai Agassi’s vision is “עוֹלָם שֶׁאֵינוֹ תָּלוּי עוֹד בְּנֶפְט” (oh-LAHM sheh-eh-ee-NOH tah-LOO-ee ohd beh-NEFT) – “a world that no longer…
having trouble seeing the print? לִמְצוֹא חֵן בְּעֵינֵי… Get talking… in Hebrew.Our Level 1 course starts Sunday, November 20 in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv A sweet elderly couple living next door to me invited me to a dinner they were having in honor of their grandson, who was just Bar Mitzvah today. As is accustomed, I…
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…
having trouble seeing the print? שִנָּנִית Get talking… in Hebrew. Class starts THIS SUNDAYin four locations with Ulpan La-Inyan. Ever run out of dental floss? I did this week… and my dental hygienist might give me a scolding if I don’t replace it soon. The Academy of the Hebrew Language came up with an…
having trouble seeing the print? קָסוּם Get talking… in Hebrew. Class starts THIS SUNDAY in four locations with Ulpan La-Inyan. Upon returning from visiting family abroad, I became enchanted again with Jerusalem. One might say it’s a magical city – עִיר קְסוּמָה (eer keh-soo-MAH). I write קסומה instead of קָסוּם (kah-SOOM), since a city is a feminine noun in…
having trouble seeing the print? לִרְזוֹת Get talking… in Hebrew. Class starts next Sunday, October 30 around the country with Ulpan La-Inyan. Yesterday I wrote about the tendency to gain weight – לְהַשְׁמִין – over the holidays. As Ktzat Ivrit subscriber Debby pointed out to me, professionals and people being more polite are likely to use לַעֲלוֹת…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַשְׁמִין Get talking… in Hebrew. Class starts next Sunday, October 30 around the country with Ulpan La-Inyan. The Jewish holiday season is now over both in Israel and abroad. And just as in other cultures and religions, Jews have a tendency to gain weight over the holidays….
having trouble seeing the print? תְּלוּת Get talking… in Hebrew. Class starts October 30 around the country with Ulpan La-Inyan. After observing the הוֹשַׁעֲנָא רַבָּה (hoh-shah-NAH rah-BAH) service this morning and looking forward to the prayer for rain tomorrow, I’ve been thinking about how much we humans depend upon water and rain – for…