The Rosen School of Hebrew Blog

During the years of the state of Israel, there have been many stories about Israeli spies. The most famous one is the story of Eli Cohen. Eli Cohen (Hebrew: אלי כהן) worked…

Black Hebrews (Hebrew:הכושים העבריים), also known as the African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem, is a small spiritual group of 5,000 members living in Dimona, Israel. Some of them also live in Arad…

The Four Mothers  (Hebrew: ארבעת האמהות) was established shortly after the February 1997 crash of two IDF transport helicopters ferrying troops to Lebanon. Seventy-three soldiers died in the disaster. For the movement’s…

In the summer of 2011, we have witnessed the largest social protest in Israel’s History. However, social protest is not a new thing in Israel. The Black Panthers movement was an Israeli…

The Menorah (Hebrew: מנורה) is one of the oldest symbols of Judaism. The Menorah is a seven-branched candelabrum used in the Temple as mentioned in Exodus 25:31: ” וְעָשִׂיתָ מְנֹרַת, זָהָב טָהוֹר;…

Seven times, in every nineteen years, another month is added to the Hebrew Calendar. It’s called a leap year (Hebrew: שנה מעוברת). Leap year is a year containing one additional day, or month…

“And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it, and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry…

In May 1948, the state of Israel was established. Five months later, the flag of Israel (Hebrew: דגל ישראל)was adopted by the Speaker of the Provisional Council of State. The flag of…

The First Zionist Congress (Hebrew: הקונגרס הציוני הראשון) took place in the concert hall of the Basel Municipal Casino on August 29, 1897.   The congress was called by Theodor Herzl, the founder…

Operation Entebbe (Hebrew:מבצע אנטבה), also known as Operation Yonathan , is the name of a rescue mission performed by several IDF units in Uganda, on July 4th, 1976, for the liberation of…