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Words/Lyrics and Renditions of Tzoma L’cha Nafshi (My Soul Thirsts)
Rebbe Menechem Mendel Schneerson (known as the Chabad Lubavitcher Rebbe) leads his followers in “Tzoma L’cha Nafshi”. Note that he follows the strong Ashkenaz pronunciation where all the KATMATZ vowels (the ones that look like a “T” under a letter), … Continue reading
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Yeshiva Boys Choir Ki Avi Chazak – Lyrics
Have you been trying to find the Lyrics and English meaning to the song “Ki Avi” about YBC – the Yeshiva Boys Choir? The song “Ki Avi” is actually two verses from Psalm 27, verses 10 and 14 10 For … Continue reading
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Why Learn Hebrew?
Here’s a video that I put together for HebrewGarden.com.
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Streetwise Hebrew – Learn Slang and Modern Idioms
I recently discovered “Streetwise Hebrew“. It’s both a podcast and a YouTube channel hosted by Guy Sharett. In each episode, he presents several useful words that will further your modern Hebrew. I find it paritcularly useful when he gives several … Continue reading
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Intermediate Hebrew
So now, you have learned the alphabet, you have learned you first few hundred words, what’s next? First, you need to decide if you want to specialize in a certain direction, i.e. do you have specific Hebrew goals? Or are … Continue reading
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Hebrew Letters – Secrets Revealed!
A quick look at most any Hebrew AlefBet chart will show that there are numbers associated with each letter. The numbers 1-9 are assigned to AELF through TAV, 10-90 (by 10s) are assigned to YOD through PEI, and 100-400 (by … Continue reading
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Jewish Movies
1. A Stranger Among Us – An exteriorly tough female New York City copy goes undercover among a group of Hasidic Jews to find murderer. She lives in the home of “the rebbe” and quickly learns to appreciate the Hasidic … Continue reading
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STAM (Acronym for: Sefirot, Tefilin, and Mezuzot)
STAM stands for “Sifrei Torah, Tefillin, and Mezuzot” – in other words a scribe who writes Torah Scrolls, Tefillin (phylacteries), and the Mezuzot that are put on the doorposts. http://soferstam.co.il (image from above site – please go there to learn … Continue reading
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Jastrow Hebrew/English Dictionary Online
Today I was trying to “Google” this dictionary, and all I could think of was Jaslow and Jaster, but the name is Jastrow. Maybe google will pick up these corruptions of Jastrow’s name and help someone else in the future: … Continue reading
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YouTube Hebrew Videos And Alphabet Songs
Rabbi Gold’s Alef-Beis song My friends looked long and hard for a good Hebrew alphabet song (alef-bet song). This recommendation of my proved to be one of their favorites. Their three year old already knows all the letters! The downside … Continue reading
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