The Rosen School of Hebrew Blog

The Presidential Residence (Hebrew: משכן הנשיא), also known as Beit Ha Nassi, is the official residence of the President of Israel, located Talbiya, Jerusalem. Beit Ha Nassi was built by the Israeli…

Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is considered to be the most highly regarded award in Israel.   It was first awarded in 1953 by the Minister of Education Ben-Tzur Dinor. Since 1953, the Israel…

Ma’abara (Hebrew: מעברה), plural- Ma’abarot, was the name given to a transit settlement in the 1950s for new immigrants to Israel, constructed due to lack of resources in the early days of…

The King David Hotel (Hebrew: מלון המלך דוד) is one of Israel’s most luxurious and prestigious hotels.   Blending the past and old world refinement, the King David Hotel is unquestionably the…

El Al (Hebrew: אל על) , literally means “to the skies” , is the National Airlines of the state of Israel. The term “El Al” is taken from the Hebrew Bible (Hosea11:7)- ” “וְעַמִּי…

The National Israeli Museum of the Sea , also known as the Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum, an Israeli navy museum located in Haifa. It was founded in 1969. The museum is named…

Altneuland (Hebrew: אַלְטְנוֹיְלַנְד), also known as The Old New Land, is Herzl’s novel of the Zionist utopia he wished to create in Erez Yisrael.The Novel was published in 1902. Theodor Herzl was…

The Old Yishuv (Hebrew: הישוב הישן) Is a term used to describe the Jewish community that lived in Eretz Israel prior to the onset of Zionist immigration .   Some of the Jews lived…

The Jewish Brigade (Hebrew: הבריגדה היהודית) was a national Jewish military formation of the British Army that served in Europe during the Second World War. The brigade was established in 1944.  …

The Burnt House (Hebrew: הבית השרוף) is a magnificent building located in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.   The Burnt House is also called the Katros House because of…