having trouble seeing the print? שִׁמּוּשִׁי Level 4 Hebrew course opening in Tel Aviv this Sunday! If you’re conversant in Hebrew, you most likely know the Hebrew word for to use something – לְהִשְׁתַּמֵּש (leh-heesh-tah-MESH), as in הִיא מִשְׁתַּמֶּשֶׁת בָּעֵט עַכְשָׁו (hee meesh-tah-MEH-shet bah-ET ahkh-SHAHV) – she is using the pen now. The root is ש.מ.ש (sh.m.sh), meaning use, appearing most prominently in Mishnaic Hebrew. To…
לָצוּף Amidst the incalculable tragedy that has been unfolding in Japan over the past week we hear about the incredible survival story of a man floating nine miles off the coast, on the (displaced) roof of his house. To float in Hebrew is לָצוּף (lah-TSOOF). The root is צ.ו.פ (ts.w.f). The ו tends to float…
Missed the registration deadline? Last Thursday was the deadline to sign up for Ulpan La-Inyan classes at the discounted price. However, you can still get a significant price reduction if you attend one of our demo classes (please let us know you’re coming). This week, I will be presenting Ulpan La-Inyan…
New Deadline We’ve made some changes to the course schedules in Jerusalem and Raanana for the upcoming Ulpan La-Inyan session, so we’ve extended the registration deadline to Thursday, February 17. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Check out our ad below: How’s your Hebrew? Our state-of-the-art conversational Hebrew courses begin February 27 in Jerusalem, Efrat and Raanana. Get discounted…
Missed the deadline? No problem! You can still save NIS 200 (about $60 US) on your Ulpan La-Inyan course starting next week, in Jerusalem. Here’s how. Tune into my radio show today at noon Israel time and listen for instructions. My show takes place online at RustyMike Radio. The show itself runs for an…
לְהַגְשִׁים The root of this one comes from גֶּשֶׁם (GEH-shem), the Hebrew word for rain. To make it rain – or, to make something materialize is לְהַגְשִׁים (le-hahg-SHEEM). For example, הַחֲלוּצִים הִגְשִׁימוּ אֶת חֲלוֹמָם (hah-khah-loo-TSEEM heeg-SHEE-moo et khah-loh-MAHM) – the pioneers made their dream come true (literally, realized their dream). This is the הפעיל…