by Daniel Trimpey | Mar 14, 2008 | Facebook Friends
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...
by Daniel Trimpey | Mar 14, 2008 | Facebook Friends
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...
by Daniel Trimpey | Mar 14, 2008 | Facebook Friends
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...
by Daniel Trimpey | Mar 14, 2008 | Facebook Friends
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.” ...
by Daniel Trimpey | Mar 14, 2008 | Facebook Friends
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...
by Daniel Trimpey | Mar 14, 2008 | Facebook Friends
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,...