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What is “Rosh Chodesh”?
“Rosh Chodesh” {ראש חודש} is Hebrew for “the beginning of the month” and it literally means “the head of the
What Caused “The Sea Looked and Fled…?”
After the Children of Israel crossed the Red Sea they sang “the Song of the Sea” (“Shirat Ha-yam” {שירת הים}
“Blessing of the Sun” in Hebrew
Did you know that “Birkat Hachama” {ברכת החמה} (“Blessing of the Sun” in Hebrew) is the most rare blessing in
What is the “Mishneh Torah”?
“Mishneh Torah” {משנה תורה} is the Hebrew name for the most comprehensive work that has ever been written about the
What is the connection between the ‘Mercy Seat’ and ‘Yom Kippur?
The Mercy Seat is the cover of the Ark of the Covenant which was made out of solid gold.
April Fool’s Day
Today is April first – the day that is also known as ‘April Fool’s day’. The Biblical Hebrew word for
Medieval Hebrew – ‘Ashkenazi’ and ‘Sephardi’
By the 10th century and later until the end of the 15th century, the map of the Jewish settlement had
Brief history of Biblical Hebrew
From a linguistic perspective, it seems that there is a difference between the two ‘kinds’ of Hebrew in the Bible
Rabbinic & Liturgical Hebrew – ‘Talmud’
The cultural environment of the first and second centuries CE was characterized by the strong dominance of mainly Greek and