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Ready for #Hebrew class tonight! https://www.originshebrewstudies.com/ #LanguageLearning #Bible #Torah
"The ambivalence at the core of #hipster lent itself to what would become hipster #Judaism. Was hipster Judaism a sincere reclamation of an identity otherwise shunned as dorky? (#Hebrew school: dorky. #Jewish communal publications: dorky. Parents wanting you to follow traditions: dorky. Eating different foods and celebrating different holidays than everyone else: dorky.) Or was it an ironic embrace of the dorky?
Nowhere was this ambivalence leaned into more than in the very existence of something called #Heeb, a 2001-2010 print publication recently brought back to digital life by Mik Moore, a Jewish marketer we recently interviewed on Bonjour Chai. It was slur-reclamation, but not the earnest sort. It leaned into the squirming."
Breaking the Silence (on FB):
The following statement was published in #Haaretz’s #Hebrew print edition on Friday, in collaboration with many of our partners in #Israeli civil society.
“Say no to the Israeli government’s policy of death
Tens of thousands of deaths, entire cities razed, millions of human beings emaciated from hunger, hostages abandoned to suffer and die - none of this satisfies the bloodlust of the #Netanyahu-Ben Gvir government.
For the sake of its political survival, and in the name of the war of attrition it declared against the Palestinian people, the Israeli government is prepared to continue committing the gravest crimes.
This is what dictatorship looks like - when a leader is prepared to trade in human blood for his own selfish interests.
It’s time to say loud and clear: We will not continue to follow him on this path of doom.
We all have a duty to resist the Netanyahu-Ben Gvir government’s policy of death.
#Palestine #Gaza #BenGvir #Fascism #Genocide #WaeCrime #Politics #BreakingTheSilence @palestine @israel
Is it just me or too filters in modern search engines do not show any discussions on the background of 1488 becoming a unicode for symbol א, aleph? Someone must have tried to dig this story up.
But all I see is a single post on Medium:
https://medium.com/@wimahl/unicodes-nazi-problem-58fbd4291a7f
The seal impression of king Hezekiah of Judah on a clay seal ("bulla") with a winged sun motif and an Egyptian ankh. Bullae were used to seal strings that closed documents, lids, and doors https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/news/king-hezekiah-in-the-bible-royal-seal-of-hezekiah-comes-to-light/ #ancMedToot #archaeology #aramaic #hebrew
Dayenu is a Hebrew word that means, "it would have been sufficient" or "it would have been enough." This Hebrew song is traditionally sung at the Jewish holiday of Passover, at the Seder. Our Jewish Dayenu design is great all year, but especially awesome for Passover! Also available in blue lettering.
Buy tote bag here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYQLCPSS?th=1&psc=1
Other products and other Passover designs too
Unemployed men on Howard Street. San Francisco, California
#HowardStreet #SanFrancisco #California #RummyHouse #theGreatDepression #DorotheaLange #Hebrew #English #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange
Am Yisrael Chai! This Hebrew saying has become more important given the antisemitism in the world. Also available in pink lettering too.
Hoodie only $29.98 and free Prime shipping
Leiden Summer School 2025
The program for this year’s Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics is up. Besides the Caucasian, Chinese, Language Description, Language Documentation, Indo-European (I/II), Celtic, Indology, Iranian, Linguistics (I/II), Mediterranean World, and Russian tracks, here’s the line-up for Semitic this year:
- An introduction to Arabic paleography and epigraphy (Ahmad Al-Jallad)
- Comparative Semitics (Marijn van Putten with guest lectures by me and maybe others)
- Rabbinic Hebrew (Martin Baasten)
- Classical Ethiopic (Martin Baasten)
Registration opens soon! The Summer School will run from July 21st through August 1st.
“This #book is a response to the self-image of #Jews as scholarly #sages — not fantasy #warriors or #heroes — and an invitation to broaden our understanding of what it means to be a #Jew.”
So says J.S. Gold, author of the uniquely illuminating #novel The Sanhedrin Chronicles, a modern #fantasy where ancient #Hebrew #mysticism comes alive on the streets of #NewYork.
The #author adds, “Taken a step further, all good fantasy fiction uses the particular to illuminate the universal. The story considers identity through a uniquely #Jewish lens, but it’s by no means limited to the Jewish experience.”
https://booktrib.com/2025/03/05/author-draws-from-jewish-heritage-to-craft-urban-fantasy-novel/
My book review of Alan Moore's 'The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic'. I recommend this good book.
#books #review #magic #imagination #kabbalah #dreams #carljung #alanmoore #jewish #mysticism #mystic #mustafakulle #book #astrology #hebrew #zodiac #gods #alchemy #mythology
"One of the most impressive collections of #Hebraic and #Jewish #literature today is to be found in Washington’s #LibraryofCongress. Its collection of #Judaica, started in 1912 with a gift of some 10,000 #books from Jacob H. Schiff, now has 250,000 books, #periodicals, and #newspapers. To celebrate this collection, #Brandeis University has just issued Books Like Sapphires, written by Ann Brener, who highlights a selection of the books in the library, dividing the large format book into sections that cover the #Hebrew Bible, the literature of the sages, children’s books, and so forth."
"A refreshing new voice on the #literary front has released a modern #fantasy where ancient #Hebrew #mysticism comes alive on the streets of #NewYork.
THE SANHEDRIN CHRONICLES by J.S. Gold offers a unique take on the fantasy genre, combining elements of mysticism, #faith, and #adventure.
Packed with #action,# mystery, and #Jewish #folklore, THE SANHEDRIN CHRONICLES is a compelling read for fans of urban fantasy and #religious #mythology."
אנחנו צופים במטיילים בזמן.
#Hebrew
We are watching for the Time Travelers.
❛❛ On the Night of the Total Lunar Eclipse,
Time Travelers descend in their space-time ships. ❜❜
— For more images in this series, click on: #KronoWatch
"Marlene Burns has been a professional #artist for over 55 years, beginning with an apprenticeship in sanctuary art while earning two university degrees in fine art. Her career has included gallery affiliations and cultivating a clientele for contemporary art in residential and commercial spaces.
She is passionate about both #painting and #Hebreweducation. For many years, she served as a lay leader and #Hebrew tutor, specializing in #Torah chanting. Interestingly enough, it was about a dozen years ago that she began combining her two passions in her #Judaic series, which explores #prayers, #proverbs, #psalms, #festivals, and #Devarim. Each painting in this series is accompanied by a text that reflects her personal perspective as both an artist and a Hebrew educator."
https://www.meer.com/en/86125-interview-with-marlene-burns-art-as-sacred-expression
Needed now maybe more than ever...Tikkun Olam is Hebrew and means to repair the world. It is an important Jewish concept for social justice or social action, that it is a duty for Jews to help heal the world.
#BuyIntoArt #TikkunOlam #AmYisraelChai #Jewish #JewishLifestyle #JewishGifts #Hebrew #StopAntisemitism
Long sleeve T only $19.98, other products too
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5V3TX7Q?customId=B078RWTFSV&customizationToken=MC_Assembly_1%23B078RWTFSV&th=1
you know what word or phrase i find most missing in European languages? a way to congratulate someone for something new they have, for example a new haircut or tattoo, a new phone, new shoes etc.
in Hebrew we say תתחדש/י, literally "renew yourself". in Arabic there's مبروك, "you're blessed" that's similar in use, and i'm pretty sure Palestinian Arabic also has a few more options specific to the type of new thing (i'd say more but it's been years since my last Palestinian Arabic lesson and i don't want to say stuff that's not true).
i know "congrats" exists, but:
a. it's not unique to receiving something new, and as such it's got more of an achievement connotation.
but more importantly
b. people just don't use it like that. people don't often say "congrats on your new piercing" and they're even less likely to say that when you get a cool new pair of pants or something. meanwhile you walk into a room with a new hair colour and every single Hebrew speaker will say, without fail, "wow, new hair colour, תתחדשי". i can say from experience because this literally happened to me last week in my Czech class with the three Hebrew speakers (two of which don't even speak it as an L1!).
the lack of a direct equivalent in European languages leads to people not congratulating people for new stuff that they find cool. the interaction will be "you've dyed your hair? -yes!" and will literally end there (again, speaking from experience). the existence of this blessing encourages people to acknowledge that your new thing is cool.
Europeans - fix this. maybe even appropriate one of the Semitic words, idk. i just want that in your languages.
#linguistics #arabic #hebrew #languages.