Archive for August, 2013
Video Vocabulary – Where are you going? Posted by Sean Young on Aug 31, 2013
In this video, we have the question לְאָן, literally translated “to where?” or “whither”. It’s to ask someone where they’re going. To say where you are going, you simply add on the prefix לְ, meaning “to (a place)”. In the video we have the following sentences: לְקוֹנְצֶרְט – to the concert לְדִיסנִילֶנד – to Disneyland…
Exploring Israel: Haifa Posted by Sean Young on Aug 26, 2013
Haifa (Hebrew: חֵיפָה; Arabic: حيفا Ḥayfā ) is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 291,000. Haifa is a mixed city: 80.5% are Jews, 5.3% are Arab Christians, 4.8% Arab Muslims, and 9.4% other groups. It is also home to the Bahá’í World Centre, a…
Recipe: Challah bread Posted by Sean Young on Aug 22, 2013
Challah (חַלָּה) is a loaf of braided bread eaten on Sabbath and Jewish holidays. According to Jewish tradition, the three Sabbath meals (Friday night, Saturday lunch, and Saturday late afternoon) and two holiday meals (one at night and lunch the following day) each begin with two complete loaves of bread. This “double loaf” commemorates…