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How are you? Posted by Sean Young on May 7, 2012
Today’s date: 15th of Iyyar, 5772 – ט״ו באייר תשע״ב 30th day of the Omer – ל׳ בעומר How Are You? So, we just met someone and we greeted them appropriately. Now, we’re going to ask after the person’s health and of their family. Remember the all-purpose greeting we used – שָׁלוֹם shah-lom? This word…
All About You, You and I Posted by Sean Young on Apr 23, 2012
Today’s date: 1st of Iyyar, 5772 – א׳ באייר תשע״ב Rosh Chodesh Iyyar (ראש חודש אייר) 16th day of the Omer (ט״ז בעומר) It’s all about me Take a look at this sentence: אֲנִי מֹשֶׁה (a-nee mo-she) – I am Moses. The literal translation of the Hebrew would be ‘I Moses’. In Hebrew, the verb…