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Stopping at a cafe Posted by Sean Young on Oct 22, 2012
In Israel, meeting with friends in a קָפֶה is a popular thing to do. There are many cafes with outdoor seating where you can enjoy the good weather, קָפֶה and a סֶנְדְּוִיץ sandwich, etc. You will find there are different types of coffee you can order: קָפֶה פִילְטֶר – the filter is placed on top…
Going to the Doctor Posted by Sean Young on Sep 25, 2012
Note: This post and future posts will be using a more interactive way to help you learn Hebrew. Hovering your mouse cursor over the Hebrew words (without clicking on them) will show you how to pronounce the word in Hebrew, along with the English translation. This will help you get used to reading Hebrew faster…
Asking and Receiving Directions Posted by Sean Young on Sep 17, 2012
Note: This post and future posts will be using a more interactive way to help you learn Hebrew. Hovering your mouse cursor over the Hebrew words (without clicking on them) will show you how to pronounce the word in Hebrew, along with the English translation. This will help you get used to reading Hebrew faster…
Rosh Hashana – The Jewish New Year Posted by Sean Young on Sep 15, 2012
דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, לֵאמֹר: בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ, יִהְיֶה לָכֶם שַׁבָּתוֹן–זִכְרוֹן תְּרוּעָה, מִקְרָא-קֹדֶשׁ. “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first of the month, there should occur for you a complete rest, a memorial by the trumpet blast, a holy convention.” – Leviticus 23:24 ראשׁ הַשָּׁנָה is celebrated as…
Getting Around Tel Aviv Posted by Sean Young on Sep 12, 2012
Note: This post and future posts will be using a more interactive way to help you learn Hebrew. Hovering your mouse cursor over the Hebrew words (without clicking on them) will show you how to pronounce the word in Hebrew, along with the English translation. This will help you get used to reading Hebrew faster…
Ready to Run? Posted by Sean Young on Aug 27, 2012
There’s going to be a big event in Tel Aviv on Tuesday October 30th 2012. It is the NIKE Nightrun – held in Tel Aviv. There will be thousands of runners from all over the world participating (I heard last year they had about 15,000!!!). It’s a 10 km run (about 6.2 miles) that starts…
Planning Where to Go in Israel Posted by Sean Young on Aug 20, 2012
The first thing I like to do when I go on a trip is to find out what the מֶזֶג אֲוִיר (weather) is like over there at the time of year I plan to go. Since this is the middle of August, I went over to the Israel Meteorological Service’s website to check it out…