The Rosen School of Hebrew Blog

Across an area of 250 dunams, surrounded by green flora, you can find one of the most beautiful and peaceful places in Jerusalem: the Biblical Zoo. The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo(Hebrew: גן החיות…

The Israel Museum( Hebrew:מוזיאון ישראל) is the largest cultural institution in the State of Israel and is ranked among the world’s leading art and archaeology museums. The Israel Museum is located in…

Mount Herzl is located in western Jerusalem, near the Jerusalem forest, 834 above sea level. The mountain is named for Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism. Herzl’s tomb lies at…

The gate of mercy (Hebrew:שער הרחמים), also known as the Golden Gate or the Eastern Gate, maybe the best known of Jerusalem’s gates. The gate of mercy has been blocked for centuries….

In a peaceful valley between mountains and hills, surrounded by the beauty of natural groves, nestles one of Jerusalem’s most picturesque neighborhoods – Ein Kerem Ein Kerem (Hebrew: עין כרם‎, meaning the…

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,…