Today’s email — landing in your inbox at noon EST — is a special one.

I’m teaching you a beautiful poem that I think you’ll really resonate with.

It captures something so deeply Israeli:

The ability to hold grief and celebration at the same time —

Exactly what we live through this week in Israel, as Memorial Day transitions within one minute into Independence Day.

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"Sacred #Jewish texts almost always refer to God using masculine imagery and grammar. God is routinely referred to with #male metaphors — Father, Lord, King — and with male pronouns. #Hebrew being a #gendered #language, references to God are nearly always conjugated with masculine verbs and pronouns. The standard formulation for a Jewish blessing, Barukh atah adonai (Blessed are you God), uses the male form of you (atah) and refers to God as melekh (king). Some texts even explicitly refer to God as a man, perhaps most famously Exodus 15:3: “God is a man of war.” This is true despite the fact that mainstream Jewish #theology does not believe God has a body or a #gender.

In recent decades, Jewish #feminists have argued that not only is this language inconsistent with the Jewish understanding of what God is (and is not), but it also reifies the second-class status #women have long occupied in Jewish life."

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/alternatives-to-masculine-god-language/

Mothers on the sidelines, watching the Halloween party. Shafter migrant camp, California

#Shafter #California #E-PHIPI #Hebrew #F-PHPI #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017770809/

How do I get #Inkscape spell check languages installed on #NixOS? For some reason it only sees #Hebrew, which I neither speak nor configured

UPDATE: Opening it with hunspell, aspell or gspell available doesn't change anything. Still only Hebrew...

UPDATE: Needed to add `environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.hunspellDicts.de_DE ... ]`

Most Hebrew apps teach sentences like “The cat writes a letter.”

Cute—but not helpful if you want to actually talk to Israelis.

If you’ve been learning for months (or years) and still feel stuck, it’s not your fault.

It’s the method.

I teach Hebrew differently—real-life conversation, real connection, real results.

Let’s get you unstuck.

Why does Hebrew feel so hard—even when you’re doing everything “right”? Click link for the answer

https://youtu.be/uq1pgOoNz3I?si=ga9xeaxWNezFYo8G

If you’ve ever hit a wall, you’re not alone. In this video, we break down “Hebrew Brain”—that stuck, overwhelmed feeling—and what really causes it.

You’ll learn:
• Why Hebrew can feel so overwhelming
• The truth about time and practice
• How to fix the feeling of not making progress

Plus, I’ll share simple strategies to stay motivated and move forward—no matter where you’re starting from.

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Let’s be real — learning Hebrew isn’t always easy.

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The dream of having a teacher who gets you and truly supports your Hebrew journey.

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So grateful for every one of you.

Can you relate?

That moment when you finally remember a Hebrew word without looking it up… or when you say a full sentence and surprise yourself with how natural it sounds. Pure joy.

Learning Hebrew is full of these little wins—and I live for every one of them with you!
Let’s keep going. One word, one sentence, one celebration at a time.

Click the link below and watch 11 minutes of the honest truth (Or head to my YouTube Channel @hebrewbyinbal):

A video where I break down the real reasons Hebrew can feel so overwhelming...

And what actually works to fix it!

This isn’t about working harder.

It’s about learning smarter — in a way that fits how your brain works.

It’s real talk.

It’s a roadmap.

And it’s made for you.

https://youtu.be/uq1pgOoNz3I?si=5dTwTlurbIoj_Jp0

Sababa means cool or great, so totally sababa means totally cool. Show your love for all things Jewish, Israeli and Hebrew!

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Homeschooling families, I see you—and I’m so honored when my Hebrew workbooks become part of your curriculum!

These books were designed to be clear, engaging, and practical for learners of all ages—and it’s such a joy to read your reviews saying just that.

Thank you for sharing how my materials fit into your homeschool journey. It truly means the world!

Keep tagging me and leaving those reviews—they help others discover a love for Hebrew, too.

If you’ve ever dramatically underestimated how much time and energy it takes to learn a new language — especially one with a whole new alphabet and structure — you’re not alone.

Hebrew isn’t just “another language”.

It’s layered, meaningful, ancient, vibrant… and sometimes, completely confusing.

It’s not just the words.

It’s knowing its patterns and templates.

It’s understanding how to actually use them.

It’s second-guessing everything because no two sources say the same thing.

It’s wondering if you’re making progress — or just collecting random vocabulary.

And it’s exhausting trying to piece it all together on your own.

If these scenarios felt a little too real… you're in good company.

Tell me which one hit hardest. I promise, you're not the only one

Let’s talk about one of the least intuitive words in Hebrew.

Please.

It’s not the easiest one to guess…

But here’s the good news:

It’s also the word for “there you go” (like when a waiter brings your food)

And for “you’re welcome”

One tricky word — three super useful meanings.

You’ll hear it everywhere in Israel.

Save the video so that you have it in your pocket whenever you need it

Then drop a comment if you’ve ever heard it used in a way that surprised you!

The Real Names of Jesus and His Disciples

During the Christian Holy Week, a look at the names of the apostles & their leader through the lens of linguistics
https://medium.com/@weareji/the-real-names-of-jesus-and-his-disciples-d0d95460396a?sk=91ccdaea74b9f86f341266828dbcea7d
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#language #linguistics #Easter #Bible #Jesus #Apostles #Disciples #Christianity #HolyWeek #GoodFriday #PalmSunday #Palestine #Aramaic #Greek #Hebrew

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#TIL there’s no #Hebrew word for matzo ball soup, just the #Yiddish word. #Mazeldon #Jewish (https://calebh.top/?p=210)