The Rosen School of Hebrew Blog

“And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and…

The Fast of Gedalya (Hebrew:צום גדליה  – Tzom Gedalya) is a Jewish fast day from dawn until dusk to lament the assassination of the righteous governor of Judah of that name, which…

The Third Aliyah (Hebrew: העלייה השלישית) was a continuation of the Second Aliyah, which was halted by the outbreak of the First World War.  During the Third Aliyah, some 35,000 Jews arrived, the…

Yiddish Theater (Hebrew: תאטרון היידיש) began with the “Purimshpil,” outrageous comedic improvisational plays based on the biblical book of Esther, performed in synagogues by amateurs as part of the drunken festivities related to…

The Yarkon River (Hebrew: נחל הירקון) is the largest coastal river in Israel. It’s located in central Israel and the source of the river is at Tel Afek. The Yarkon flows west through Gush…

The Kinneret (Hebrew:(כִּנֶּרֶת  is the largest freshwater lake in Israel, and it is approximately 53 km big. The Kinneret is situated in northern Israel, near the Golan Heights, in the Jordan Great Rift Valley. The valley…

Mishkenot Sha’ananim (Hebrew:משכנות שאננים) was the first Jewish neighborhood built outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. Mishkenot Sha’ananim derives its name from Isaiah 32:18: “וְיָשַׁב עַמִּי, בִּנְוֵה שָׁלוֹם; וּבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹת, מִבְטַחִים,…

Tel Aviv (Hebrew: תל אביב) was founded on April 11, 1909. The time was at a peak wave of Jewish immigration – the Second Alyia. Neighborhoods in the ancient port city of…

One of Israel’s most beautiful flowers is called “Harduf”- הַרְדּוּף- or as we know it in English, Oleander. Today we shall learn a story about it which is called “The Birth of Inspiration.” In…

The Bahá’í Gardens (In Hebrew:הגנים הבאהים) in Haifa are among the most popular sites in the Middle East. The Hanging Gardens of Haifa are garden terraces around the Shrine of the Báb on…