having trouble seeing the print? אֵין דָּבָר, בַּקְּטַנָּה listen and repeat Deadline Today for Mid-Fall Jerusalem Level 5 and Tel Aviv Level 3 Register Now! Someone spills wine on your new white shirt. It’s an accident. Knowing that the stain will probably come out in the laundry, you might say to them in…
having trouble seeing the print? שָׂרָה listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us See review material at the end of today’s dose. The Hebrew name שָׂרָה listen and repeat – Sarah or Sara in English – appears prominently in the Torah portions of these weeks, climaxing with the title of the portion to be…
having trouble seeing the print? לָדַעַת, לְהַכִּיר listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us We know that the human brain has two hemispheres, left and right, that process information in two more or less distinct ways: rationally and emotionally – left and right, respectively. Modern Hebrew, perhaps unwittingly, employs…
having trouble seeing the print? מְקוֹמִי, מקוֹמִית listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us Today Israelis are voting for the local municipalities – הָרָשֻׁיּוֹת הַמְּקוֹמִיּוֹת listen and repeat. The Hebrew word for local is מְקוֹמִי listen and repeat in the masculine and מְקוֹמִית listen and repeat in the feminine. These words are an adjective form…
having trouble seeing the print? מַה אַתָּה אוֹמֵר? בְּחַיֶּיךָ! אֲנִי לֹא מַאֲמִין! listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us In English, we have several ways of expressing disbelief and surprise: you don’t say!, no way!, I don’t believe it!, etc. Here are some in Hebrew. 1. מה…
having trouble seeing the print? לָשִׁיר listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us Perhaps you’re familiar with the biblical poem, Song of Solomon or Song of Songs. The first two words of that poem comprise its title in Hebrew: שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים listen and repeat – literally, the Song of Songs. learn Hebrew through Israeli songs at… music.ulpan.com …
having trouble seeing the print? גִּבּוֹר-עַל listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us I took a course in Jewish education a number of years ago, in which we discussed how to portray the Biblical forefathers to young Jewish students: as superhuman, or as normal, flawed people who nevertheless strove for and…
having trouble seeing the print? לִקְנוֹת זְמַן, לְהַרְוִיחַ זְמַן listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us To buy time means to put off an event until circumstances change in one’s favor. Hebrew translates this concept in two ways, one literal: לִקְנוֹת זְמַן to buy time listen and repeat and one…
having trouble seeing the print? נְקֻדַּת מַבָּט listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us The most commonly-used Hebrew term for perspective or point of view is נְקֻדַּת מַבָּט listen and repeat. The term means literally point of view: נקודת listen and repeat is the form of נְקֻדָּה listen and repeat – point – when connected to another noun…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִסְתַּכֵּל (עַל) listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us Despite the excessive visual profanity and the often distasteful way he conducts himself, I’m a fan of Sacha Baron Cohen. When I saw Borat in Los Angeles a few years ago, I was apparently the only…
having trouble seeing the print? לִנְעוֹל נַעֲלַיִם listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us In English, we have one word to cover the act of donning a variety of types of apparel: to wear. In Hebrew, we have different verbs for different articles of clothing. To wear shoes is לִנְעוֹל נַעֲלַיִם listen and repeat….