The Rosen School of Hebrew Blog

Eilat

Eilat (Hebrew:אֵילַת), the southernmost city of Israel, is a unique oasis on the coast of the Red Sea. Eilat is…

Dead Sea Works

The Dead Sea Works (Hebrew: מפעלי ים המלח) is the world’s seventh largest producer and supplier of potash products, as…

Bible Lands Museum

Bible Lands Museum (Hebrew: מוזיאון ארצות המקרא) is located in Jerusalem. The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem is the only museum…

Bet She’an

When you drive south from the Sea of Galilee and cross the Jordan River, you enter the Bet She’an Valley,…

Shabbat Shirah

Last weekend we read in synagogue a section of Torah that is called Shabbat Shirah (שַׁבָּת שִׁירָה). This name is…

Shabbat Candles

Shabbat is the most important ritual observance in Judaism. It is the seventh day of the Jewish week and a…

Shabbat

Shabbat is the most important ritual observance in Judaism. It is the seventh day of the Jewish week and a…

Kippah

Kippah ( Hebrew: כיפה) is a hemispherical head cover, usually made of cloth, often worn by Orthodox Jewish men to…

Kiddush – part 1

Kiddush (Hebrew:קִדּוּש) is the sanctification of the Sabbath. On Friday night, when the Sabbath begins, the Kiddush ceremony is carried…

Havdalah

The Shabbat is the most important day in Judaism. In Judaism, the concept of making distinctions and separations permeates many…