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having trouble seeing the print? יְמִינָה, שְׂמֹאלָה Check Out Our Elections Vocab Builder This post will help you understand directions given to you, as well as provide them yourself when asked in Israel. It’s material we empower our students with in our Level 1 class. We saw last week that the Hebrew terms for right and left are יָמִין and שְׂמֹאל, respectively. That’s right and left by themselves. But when…
having trouble seeing the print? תַּעֲמוּלָה Check Out Our Elections Vocab Builder According the Online Etymological Dictionary, the English word propaganda is related to propagation – basically, getting the word out there. Indeed, propaganda is intellectual material meant for mass public consumption, including ideas about whom to vote for. Hebrew newspaper in Czarist Russia: הַמֵּלִיץ HaMelitz But propaganda is…
having trouble seeing the print? הַמַּכָּה הָאַחֲרוֹנָה Check Out Our Elections Vocab Builder Since the Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world depicts the final blows (plagues) to Egypt, here’s a video featuring the Hebrew version of the expression, the final blow. Enjoy. This week’s video! Another great way to build your…
having trouble seeing the print? יְמָנִי, שְׂמֹאלָנִי Check Out Our Elections Vocab Builder With the Israel elections coming up in less than a week, you’ll be seeing some handy election-related Daily Doses over the next few days. The Hebrew word for right as in on the right is יָמִין, while the word for left is שְׂמֹאל. For example: הוּא…
having trouble seeing the print? שְׁתֵּי מְדִינוֹת לִשְׁנֵי עַמִּים Beginners Hebrew Course in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv The other day, I introduced the Hebrew term that means, in English, for a change. I mentioned that the root of that word is שׁ.נ.ה (sh.n.h) and that its core concept is repetition, but I think it’s also important to point…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַשְׁקִיעַ Beginners Hebrew Course in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv In an age where short-term gratification comes so quickly and easily, we may forget that the verb to invest refers to more than just putting money into the stock market. To invest is to put anything into something else, with the hope of…
having trouble seeing the print? לְשֵׁם שִׁנּוּי Save 200 shekels on a Hebrew class by February 3! At Ulpan La-Inyan, we’re restructuring our approach to social media. Now, instead of using our Facebook page to post entries from Your Daily Dose of Hebrew (Ktzat Ivrit), we’ve created an interactive group, where people can get their Daily…
having trouble seeing the print? מִלְחֶמֶת (כַּדּוּרֵי) שֶׁלֶג Hebrew classes starting soon in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv! this week’s video! The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world launches the ten plagues – G-d’s war with the ancient Egyptians, one of which involves hail – בָּרָד. In Jerusalem this week, we…
having trouble seeing the print? מֻשְׁלָג learn Hebrew through Israeli music The Hebrew word for snow is שֶׁלֶג. Since Jews saw שלג in Jerusalem and in other places in Israel not only today, but thousands of years ago as well, שלג appears in Biblical Hebrew: וַיָּבֵא יָדוֹ בְּחֵיקוֹ, וַיּוֹצִאָהּ, וְהִנֵּה יָדוֹ מְצֹרַעַת כַּשָּׁלֶג. (שְׁמוֹת ד’:ו’) …and he (Moses)…
having trouble seeing the print? מֶתֶג check out music.ulpan.com With today’s entry I’m plugging a friend, the newest, best and most reliable and reasonable handyman in Jerusalem – in my opinion. A few months ago the light switch in my bathroom stopped working. Since I don’t have experience in fixing electronics, I called up Jochanan. Jochanan came over…
having trouble seeing the print? מַטָּרָה learn Hebrew through Israeli music When talking about soccer/football, the word goal when referring to scoring gets translated into Hebrew as גּוֹל, while the area designated as the goal is called a שַׁעַר– literally, gate. Likewise, a goalie is a שׁוֹעֵר. But when speaking of a goal in a shooting range (a target), or in…