Hebrew language Quiz 2021 Posted by Ayana on Aug 23, 2021
Learning a second language, any language, is a journey. A journey of ups and downs, a journey in which you sometimes sprint and sometimes stand still. And although it sometimes feels like the destination is far, know that every step brings you forward. Today we will take a little break to summarize up what we…
Lunah Chemtai: the Israeli Runner for The Olympic Marathon Posted by Ayana on Aug 10, 2021
Marathon (מָרָתוֹן) is an Olympic sport (סְפּוֹרְט אוֹלִימְפִּי), and has been since Athens 1896, the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. The marathon event was actually created for these Olympic Games, based upon the popular myth in which Pheidippides ran from the town of Marathon to Athens to carry the message of a Greek victory in the battle of Marathon. The 1896 course…
About the Hebrew Word for Sock Posted by Ayana on Jul 26, 2021
Last month the Academy of the Hebrew Language – an institution with legislated authority to study, guard, and guide the development of the Hebrew language – announced: לְאַחַר שָׁנִים שֶׁל הִתְלַבְּטוּת הֶחְלִיטָה הָאָקָדֶמְיָה לְאַשֵּׁר אֶת הַשִּׁמּוּשׁ בַּמִּלָּה גֶּרֶב בְּמׅין נְקֵבָה לְצַד מׅין זָכָר. After years of deliberation, the Academy decided to approve the use of the word…
The Israeli Olympic Delegation for Tokyo 2020 Posted by Ayana on Jul 19, 2021
After last year’s postponement (דְּחִיָּה), Tokyo Olympics 2020 (אוֹלִימְפְּיָאדַת טוֹקְיוֹ) will finally take place this month, July 2021. The Games were delayed a year in the hopes that the COVID-19 situation would be under control by now. Unfortunately, this is not the case. As the pandemic rages across the globe, and Japan just announced a state of emergency…
Campaigns against Violence in Israel Posted by Ayana on Jun 28, 2021
The on-going unsolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalates every couple of years to a new round of fighting. This year, weeks of rising tension in East Jerusalem culminated in clashes at the holy site Temple Mount at the beginning of May. It soon escalated to a new outbreak of violence in the conflict and a deadly exchange…
Coronavirus in Israel: Israel Returns to Normality Posted by Ayana on Jun 8, 2021
More than a year after the global pandemic broke out, the worldwide Covid-19 situation is still dire. While many countries are still struggling with case surges and high death toll; Israel, on the other hand, has already moved out of pandemic mode. On May 23, the headlines announced: next week almost all Covid-19 restriction will…
Lag BaOmer celebration Ended in Tragedy Posted by Ayana on May 5, 2021
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר יוֹחַאי), who lived in the second century, was a brilliant Talmudic scholar. He was an active Mishnaic sage who is attributed with the authorship of the Zohar, the main work of Kabbalah. According to tradition, Rabbi Shimon died on Lag BaOmer (ל”ג בָּעֹמֶר). On the day of his death, he…