Hebrew You Already Know Posted by Sean Young on May 24, 2012
Some people claim that Hebrew is the mother of all languages. No matter what its history or origin, Hebrew, a language that has its origins in the Fertile Crescent, has crept into North American–spoken English. And this process works in reverse too, as many English words and phrases have crept into the Hebrew language. Interestingly…
Let’s Visit Israel! Posted by Sean Young on May 22, 2012
מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל (meh-dee-naht ees-ra-el – The State of Israel) is a small Middle Eastern country with a long coastline on the eastern Mediterranean Sea and a small window on the Red Sea at the Gulf of Eilat. Israel is considered part of the Holy Land. The three major religions — Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—all have…
Introducing Yourself and Others Posted by Sean Young on May 15, 2012
Today’s date: 23rd of Iyyar, 5772 כ״ג באייר תשע״ב 38th day of the Omer – ל״ח בעומר When you first meet someone, what is the first thing you’d say? probably “Hello, my name is…”. This would be the first step in communication and making friends. So let’s start with this first. Introducing Yourself We already…
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…
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…
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…