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Counting of the Omer Posted by Sean Young on May 10, 2012
Today’s Date: 18th of Iyyar, 5772 (י״ח באייר תשע״ב) Holiday: 33rd Day of the Omer – ל״ג בעומר If you’ve noticed on recent posts (and today’s), you’ll see I put “[number] day of the Omer”. What is this Omer, and why is counting it important? Counting of the Omer (סְפִירָה הַעֹמֶר) is a verbal counting…
New Changes Going On Posted by Sean Young on May 2, 2012
Whew! It’s been busy around here on the blog scene. As you can see, we have a new look going on, plus a new web address (https://blogs.transparent.com/hebrew). But this is just temporary until we get the kinks and bugs out of the final design. More posts will be getting uploaded here pretty soon so you…
Using a Learning Notebook Posted by Sean Young on Apr 30, 2012
Today’s date: 8th of Iyyar, 5772 ח׳ באייר תשע״ב 23rd day of the Omer – כ״ג בעומר As you can probably tell, I’ll be writing posts for learning Hebrew. And while you’re doing so, it would be very helpful to get a notebook and start writing your own book. No, I don’t mean a classroom…
Meeting and Greeting Others Posted by Sean Young on Apr 27, 2012
Today’s date: 5th of Iyyar, 5772 ה׳ באייר תשע״ב 20th day of the Omer כ׳ בעומר 6:36p Candle lighting – הדלקת נרות Meeting and Greeting In this post I’ll show you some basic introductory greetings you can use when meeting a Hebrew speaker. Although there are actually quite a few ways you can greet someone…
Avocado Sandwich Posted by Sean Young on Mar 28, 2012
Feeling a little hungry? This recipe makes a very tasty snack, or even a meal. This recipe here makes enough for one person. Useful Vocabulary to slice, to cut – פָּרַס (pa-ras) a slice, piece – פְּרוּסָה (pe-ru-sa) sliced – פָּרוּס (pa-rus) slices – פְּרוּסָות (pe-ru-sa-ot) toasted, roasted – קָלוּי (ka-lu-i) whole wheat – חִטָּה…
Learning the Hebrew Alef-Bet – Part 3 Posted by Sean Young on Mar 14, 2012
Today’s date: 20th of Adar, 5772 – כ׳ באדר תשע״ב Here we are on our third post for learning the Hebrew Alef-Bet. If you were able to follow along with the past two, and if you practiced your reading skills, let’s start with some more new words but this time I’ll see if you can…
Learning the Hebrew Alef-Bet – Part 2 Posted by Sean Young on Mar 12, 2012
Today’s date: 19th of Adar, 5772 – י״ט באדר תשע״ב שלום! and welcome to part two of this series on learning to read Hebrew. In this post, I’ll be giving you some new letters, and some practice reading some Hebrew sentences. Ready to get started? Our first letter is שׁ (sheen – שִׁין) and has…