Lesson 10 - Hebrew today

This pretend newscast in Hebrew on YouTube, apparently for a school project, includes an "interview" with an "eyewitness" about a fountain of youth (the segment is about half-way through). Listen for the word "mayim" as she asks the question, "What did the water do to you?"

Listen to the question:


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Lesson 9 - Hebrew today

See the logo of the Chicago synagogue Makom Shalom (which I wrote about here), which they translate as "Place of Peace."

Introduction - Hebrew today

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Lesson 2 - Hebrew today

See the Hebrew name of the Jewish National & University Library on its website; it begins "bayit hasepharim," or "house of books":

Lesson 8 - Hebrew today

• This blog by two rabbis is called "Two Tzaddiks":



• see this sign for a Chabad House in Israel: "Chabad" is a word formed from the first letters of the three Hebrew words for wisdom, understanding, and knowledge—including the letter bet for "binah"

Lesson 7 - Hebrew today

• See the Hebrew Wikipedia entry for lehem, "bread."

• See the Hebrew Wikipedia entry for gamal, "camel."

Lesson 6 - Hebrew today

&bull: See the Hebrew Wikipedia entry for ets, "tree."

&bull: See the Hebrew Wikipedia entry for kerem, "vineyard."

&bull: The name of the city of Karmiel, Israel, means "vineyards of the Lord."

Lesson 5 - Hebrew today

•The Avodah Institute in Florida, which is dedicated to issues of faith in the workplace, chose its name on the basis of the fact that "abodah" can mean both "worship" and "work."



• see this sign for a Chabad House in Israel: "Chabad" is a word formed from the first letters of the three Hebrew words for wisdom, understanding, and knowledge—beginning with the letter he for "hokmah"

Lesson 4 - Hebrew today

see the noun form of 'akel in this modern Hebrew phrasebook:

Lesson 3 - Hebrew today

• See the Hebrew Wikipedia entry for har, "mountain."

• See the word gan in this sign for the "Garden Tomb" (one of the possible sites of the burial and resurrection of Christ):