Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? אֱנוֹשׁוּת Hebrew Class Starts Today In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Tonight and tomorrow being יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה – Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day – the Hebrew word for humanity comes to my mind: אֱנוֹשׁוּת. אנושות derives from the name of Biblical Adam’s grandson, אֱנוֹשׁ, a word also sometimes used to refer to humanity. אנושות is also related to the familiar…

  מֻכְשָׁר, מֻכְשֶׁרֶת watch video for full lesson! Our Hebrew Classes Start SundayIn Jerusalem and Tel Aviv!

having trouble seeing the print? לְגַשֵּׁר פְּעָרִים Hebrew Class Starts Sunday  In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv! You may be familiar with the Hebrew word for a bridge – גֶּשֶׁר. Activating the word as a verb (of the active-intensive פִּעֵל variety), Modern Hebrew has created a word for the metaphoric concept of bridging or to bridge – לְגַשֵּׁר. It also means to mediate. For example:…

  having trouble seeing the print? הִתְעַמְּלוּת Hebrew Class  Starts Sunday  In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv! The wonderful חַג הַפֶּסַח– Passover holiday – comes with lots of festive meals, and the calories build up. In order to maintain a healthy lifestyle during and after the holidays, one must exercise in some form or another. While the Hebrew…

  having trouble seeing the print?   מֻנָּחוֹן לְסֵדֶר פֶּסַח (Hebrew Glossary for the Passover Seder)   Hebrew class Starts April 7 In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv   To enhance your Passover experience, I’ve prepared a glossary. PDF printable version Online glossary with sound  This will be the last entry of Your Daily Dose of Hebrew until after Passover. חַג פֶּסַח שָׂמֵחַ!…

  having trouble seeing the print? מַאֲפֶה Class Starts April 7 In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv DEADLINE THIS SUNDAY! This week’s video dose of Hebrew:       Further build your Hebrew vocabulary with… with a special discount for YDDH enthusiasts like yourself

  having trouble seeing the print? לִתְהוֹת   Class Starts April 7 In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv DISCOUNT DEADLINE MARCH 24! The Hebrew word for to wonder is לִתְהוֹת. In English, we use the verb to wonder to express not only genuine wonder, but also to make a polite request, such as I was wondering whether you’d be able to pick me up…

  having trouble seeing the print? בָּלָגָן, אִי-סֵדֶר   Class Starts April 7 In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv DISCOUNT DEADLINE MARCH 24!   The first eve of Passover is called in Hebrew, לֵיל הַסֵּדֶר – the Seder night. The Hebrew word סדר–Seder means, literally, order. This very widely-observed  traditional Passover get-together is called a סדר mainly because the various pieces of the event…

  having trouble seeing the print? תְּמוּנָה אַחַת… Class Starts April 7 In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv DISCOUNT DEADLINE MARCH 24!   Sometimes a picture says it all, or least most of it (those studying the דַּף יוֹמִי– the daily page (of Talmud) – certainly know what I’m talking about). In Hebrew, we say:   תְּמוּנָה אַחַת שָׁוָה אֶלֶף מִלִּים. One picture is worth (literally, is…

  having trouble seeing the print? סְמוֹךְ עָלַי… Class Starts April 7 In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv DEADLINE MARCH 24! This week’s video dose of Hebrew:   Further build your Hebrew vocabulary with… with a special discount for YDDH enthusiasts like yourself

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/nice-to-meet-you-1.mp3″ /]נָעִים לְהַכִּיר When I go to the pool, I’m usually there to swim laps, so I use the fast lane. Last night, as I was swimming at my regular pace, an older man suddenly cut into my lane and started doing a slow breaststroke. Out of respect for his age and out of fear for…