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Exploring Hebrew: A Co-op Member's Journey at This Is Not an Ulpan
I first started learning Hebrew a few months after meeting a wonderful person in Berlin whose family originated from Israel and who had...
Apr 43 min read


The Different Names of Jesus in The Land
Jesus is part of this land, and like all things connected to this place he has many faces and many names - it all depends on your...
Dec 26, 20243 min read


What is the Jewish Mimouna?
Originating in Moroccan Jewish culture,The magic of Mimouna lies in its open doors and open hearts. On the night of Mimouna, homes across...
Apr 25, 20242 min read


Hebrew Transliteration
TINAU's Hebrew Transliteration System Learning Hebrew and Arabic with their original scripts, rather than relying on transliteration, is...
Feb 22, 20241 min read


Why Do We Use the Geresh in Hebrew?
Hebrew Revival Struggles By the end of the 19th century, those working on the revival of the Hebrew language had a problem. There were...
Jan 16, 20243 min read


When Language Reveals Cracks in Society
A shopkeeper in a market wrote this sign noting the price of horns so commonly used in demonstrations these days across the country. It...
Apr 2, 20232 min read


What is an Ulpan? What is ‘Not an Ulpan’?
If you’re reading this blogpost, it may not come as a shock to you that in 1948, Israel needed a solution to a mass influx of Jewish...
Jun 1, 20223 min read


Hebrew is a Sex Maniac
About pronouns and sex English leaves its options open in practice each I has all the options you is he or she I is sexless there’s no...
May 24, 20224 min read
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