בֹּקֶר צַח Conversational Hebrew classes starting in Tel Aviv end of August Levels 1 and 2 intensive – afternoon, evening Classes in other locations will be announced soon. Today, the Jewish festival of love, was a gorgeous day in Jerusalem. The temperature throughout the day was warm but not too hot, the air was clear (as usual),…
חֹמֶר גָּלְמִי Conversational Hebrew classes starting in Tel Aviv end of August Levels 1 and 2 intensive – afternoon, evening Classes in other locations will be announced soon. Perhaps you’ve heard of the Golem of Prague – perhaps you’ve even been to the Central European city and heard the tales still told by the locals, five centuries after…
הִתְפָּרְעוּת, מְהוּמָה Learn Hebrew online Conversational Hebrew classes starting in Tel Aviv end of August Levels 1 and 2 intensive – afternoon, evening Classes in other locations will be announced soon. The increasingly global trend of mostly violent protesting (Israel’s being a notable exception) that started in Egypt spread this week to the United Kingdom,…
מַעֲבַר חֲצָיָה We need your input! Let us know what kind of Hebrew fall course schedule we might offer you! In the USA, it’s called a crosswalk. In The UK, it’s called a zebra crossing. In Israel, it’s called a מַעֲבַר חֲצָיָה (mah-ah-VAHR khah-tsah-YAH). מעבר comes from the root ע.ב.ר (a.b.r), meaning…
שִׁיר We need your input! Let us know what kind of Hebrew fall course schedule we might offer you! Learn Hebrew online תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב – the ninth of (the month of) Av (teesh-AH beh-AHV) – is now. It commemorates destruction, but also, in a piece I was just emailed, it implies…
הִתְמוֹטְטוּת We need your input! Let us know what kind of Hebrew fall course schedule we might offer you! Tomorrow is the traditional day of national mourning on the Jewish calendar, תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב (teesh-AH beh-AHV) – the ninth of (the month of) Av. The day represents the destruction of the Temples…
כְּאֵב לֵב We need your input! Let us know what kind of Hebrew fall course schedule we might offer you! It seems that heartache is a necessary part of truly loving, just like labor pains are a necessary part of giving birth to a beautiful baby. An ache or a pain is…
רְגִישׁוּת We need your input! Let us know what kind of Hebrew fall course schedule we might offer you! Part of loving means being sensitive – רָגִיש (rah-GHEESH) for a male, and רְגִישָׁה (reh-ghee-SHAH) – to the needs and feelings of others. Sensitivity is רְגִישׁוּת (reh-ghee-SHOOT). A Hebrew learning tool I highly…
Special radio show (your daily dose follows) Another way to increase your Hebrew knowledge is to get to know Hebrew music and lyrics. Today (Wednesday), I’m doing a special radio show about Hebrew music pertinent to the Jewish traditional mourning period called “the three weeks.” Some songs…
לְשַׁכֵּךְ We need your input! Let us know what kind of Hebrew fall course schedule we might offer you! If you’ve been to a Megillah reading (or read it yourself), you may recall the phrase, וַחֲמַת הַמֶּלֶךְ שָׁכָכָה – and the king’s rage abated (vah-khah-MAHT hah-MEH-lekh…
אִכְפַּתִּיּוּת We need your feedback! Let us know what kind of Hebrew fall course schedule we might offer you! I first came across this word when I was among a group of 120 fourteen-year-olds learning to march with flags in Raanana. We were the largest group of its kind in the country, so…