TISHA B’AV

by Arlene Berg TISHA  B’AV – pronounce “TISHA” with a short “i” and “a,” and with the accent on “TISH.”  Pronounce B’AVwith a short “a.”  The “B” in “B’AV” is...

SELICHOT

by Arlene Berg SELICHOT – pronounce the "seli" as "slee" to rhyme with "me."  The "chot" rhymes with "float," but remember that the "ch" is the Hebrew guttural sound from the back of the throat.  The...

ROSH HaSHANAH

by Arlene Berg ROSH  HaSHANAH – Hebrew for  “HEAD OF THE YEAR” or “NEW YEAR” –  JEWISH NEW YEAR. From sundown Wednesday, September 20, 2017, to sundown on Friday, September 22, 2017 Jewish people worldwide will observe Rosh...

YOM KIPPUR

by Arlene Berg YOM  KIPPUR – pronounce the “o” in “Yom” as a long “o,” to rhyme with “toe.”  “Kippur” is pronounced with a short “i,” and the “ur” rhymes with “or.” ...

TU B’SHEVAT

by Arlene Berg TU  B’SHEVAT – pronounce “Tu” as “too,” and “Shevat” with a short “e” and “a.”  The accent is on the “vat.” TU B’SHEVAT is Hebrew for “the fifteenth of...

CHESED

by Arlene Berg CHESED  –  pronounce with the guttural "ch" and two short "e’s."  The accent is on the first syllable. CHESED  –  Hebrew for "grace, mercy, lovingkindness." Chesed has a much deeper meaning than this,...