The Rosen School of Hebrew Blog

Eilat (Hebrew:אֵילַת), the southernmost city of Israel, is a unique oasis on the coast of the Red Sea. Eilat is blessed with everything that makes a perfect vacation – beautiful mirror-like sea,…

The Dead Sea Works (Hebrew: מפעלי ים המלח) is the world’s seventh largest producer and supplier of potash products, as well as a broad range of chemical products such as : magnesium…

Bible Lands Museum (Hebrew: מוזיאון ארצות המקרא) is located in Jerusalem. The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem is the only museum in the world dedicated to the History of the Bible and the…

When you drive south from the Sea of Galilee and cross the Jordan River, you enter the Bet She’an Valley, home of many Kibbutzim and Moshavim. The river now forms the border…

Last weekend we read in synagogue a section of Torah that is called Shabbat Shirah (שַׁבָּת שִׁירָה). This name is another name for the weekly portion Beshalach. When you joyously celebrate Shabbat,…

Shabbat is the most important ritual observance in Judaism. It is the seventh day of the Jewish week and a day of rest in Judaism. Shabbat recalls the Biblical Creation account in…

Shabbat is the most important ritual observance in Judaism. It is the seventh day of the Jewish week and a day of rest in Judaism. Shabbat recalls the Biblical Creation account in…

Kippah ( Hebrew: כיפה) is a hemispherical head cover, usually made of cloth, often worn by Orthodox Jewish men to fulfill the customary requirement that their head be covered at all times….

Kiddush (Hebrew:קִדּוּש) is the sanctification of the Sabbath. On Friday night, when the Sabbath begins, the Kiddush ceremony is carried out before sitting down for the Sabbath meal. A cup of wine…

The Shabbat is the most important day in Judaism. In Judaism, the concept of making distinctions and separations permeates many facets of religious life. We distinguish between holy time and mundane, or…