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The Big Trip Posted by Ayana on Mar 23, 2017
The Big Trip (הַטִּיּוּל הַגָּדוֹל) is a literal translation for the Israeli custom of travelling abroad after being discharged from the army (צָבָא). Nowadays, Israeli boys serve three years in the צָבָא, and girls only two years. The majority packs their bags as soon as they can and fly away. This habit began as a…
Purim Basket Posted by Ayana on Mar 10, 2017
Purim (פּוּרִים) is a fun festival, probably the kids` favorite one. The holiday of פּוּרִים commemorates the saving of the Jews from Haman, who planned to kill them back in the Persian Empire during the fourth century BCE. Although it happened many years ago, we still celebrate it happily. Who wouldn’t enjoy a festival…
5 Hebrew Tongue Twisters Posted by Ayana on Feb 26, 2017
Hello everyone! My name is Ayana, and I’m joyfully writing this Hebrew blog for the last year and a half. I’m a native Hebrew speaker, and yet I admit: Hebrew tongue twisters are tough! The monotonic tone and all those similar sound consonants don’t make it easy. And still it is a good way to…
How to find love in Israel? Posted by Ayana on Feb 12, 2017
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. The whole world celebrates love, including Israel. It is the best time to find someone to share your days and nights with. Here are 3 ways to find that lucky person. Dating website – אֲתַר הֶיכֵּרוּיּוֹת More and more Israelis are using dating websites to meet new people…
The Hebrew Verb: Root and Binyanim Posted by Ayana on Jan 26, 2017
Hebrew verbs are small units that need to be constructed every time corresponding to the sentence context. There are three basic steps to this construction: the first includes the root. The basis of every verb is the root, since it is the one to deliver the content of the action. The second step includes the…
Did you know the first McDonald’s in the Middle East Opened in Israel? Posted by Ayana on Jan 12, 2017
The Hebrew word for junk food is זְלֹולֶת. It’s a funny word that no one actually uses. It is one of the newest Hebrew words: the Academy of the Hebrew Language invented it on December 2014. Most Israelis aren’t even familiar with this Hebrew equivalent for junk food. But they sure eat junk food. And McDonald’s…
How to Celebrate Hanukkah Posted by Ayana on Dec 22, 2016
Hanukkah (חֲנֻכָּה) is one of my favorite holidays: it includes lighting candles and chorusing with your family, and it requires eating fried food. What more can one ask from a holiday? 😉 חֲנֻכָּה is an eight day festival of light that commemorates the rededication of the great temple in Jerusalem. It celebrates the triumph of…