My presentation is attach- the word document has notes that I used to follow with addition Hebrew words that I used when addressing/presenting to the class. If you have any difficulty reading my notes or opening anything please email me=)
Randomly, my friends asked me the other day- "Is Hebrew like Latin- basically left unspoken unless in the torah?"- WHAT? I was shocked that they didn't realize that is still a living language. Hebrew is the language of the Jewish people. How my frien
Read more…In Yiddish, Shabes means rest. As the seventh day of the Week, it is the day of rest. Jewish practice begins when the sun goes down Friday night; it lasts until the exact time Saturday night.
This is us singing the Aleph Bet, as learned in hebrew school. It is a call and response song.
Read more…Artifact 1: Conversation because a Israeli woman/american man in a bar. The american is quickly finding out what kind of girl he is trying to get to know. He asks her about what he should order and sparks a conversation from there.
The word for Hebrew is Ivrit. This is one of the oldest languages in the world. It shares many of the same features of Aramaic/Arabic. I had no idea that while the Jews were living in the Persian Empire, Hebrew was not used most commonly, rather- Ara
Read more…Our assignment is to address the country our language is spoken in as either individualist or collectivist. I think this is an interesting assignment because, if I understand correctly, can be defined by either of these words independently. Hofstede
Read more…My family is essentially made up of Ashkenazim Jews. For those of you who don't know what that means, we are German Jews. There are many typical foods that people like my family eat. For example, borscht (beet soup), brisket, challah, charoset, gefil
Read more…This holiday occurred in late February this year (2010). Purim is a festival that celebrates the deliverance of Jews from potential annihilation by Persia's Haman; On this day, we rejoice in our victory over the enemy, Haman. There are many different
Read more…The communicative task that we started is below. Things in bold are new.
Scene: 20-something male and female (hard to get Israeli) in a bar in Tel-Aviv. Guy is attempting to flirt with girl. Dialogue occurs in Hebrew.
Guy: Hey, how's it going?
Girl:
This book addresses the issues between two conflicting people, the Israelis and Palestinians. The author touches on the struggle that the Palestinians live with everyday. While the Jewish people have been working to establish the "State of Israel" as
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