by Daniel Trimpey | Mar 14, 2008 | Facebook Friends
by Arlene Berg PESACH – pronounce with a short “e” and a short “a.” The accent is on the first syllable, and the “ch” is guttural, from the back of the throat. PESACH – Hebrew for “to pass over, to pass by, to...
by Daniel Trimpey | Mar 13, 2008 | Facebook Friends
by Arlene Berg ETZ CHAIM – pronounce “Etz” with a long “a.” “Chaim” is pronounced with the Hebrew guttural “ch.” It is pronounced as two syllables, the first containing a long “i” and the second...
by Daniel Trimpey | Mar 13, 2008 | Facebook Friends
ROSH CHODESH – pronounce "ROSH" with a long "O." The "CH" is the Hebrew guttural from the back of the throat. "CHODESH" is pronounced with a long "O" and a short "E," with the accent on the first syllable –...
by Daniel Trimpey | Mar 13, 2008 | Facebook Friends
This non-Biblical holiday is a minor one, and is one that is observed only by the Orthodox and Chasidim (Ultra-Orthodox). LAG BA-OMER – pronounce “LAG” as “Log.” Pronounce “OMER” to rhyme with “roamer.” ...
by Daniel Trimpey | Mar 13, 2008 | Facebook Friends
by Arlene Berg DEVAIKUS, DEVEKUT – "ATTACHMENT," "THE ACT OF CLEAVING TO GOD," "INTENSE DEVOTION" DEVAIKUS – pronounce the "ai" as a long "a." The "e" and "u" are both short vowels. ...
by Daniel Trimpey | Mar 13, 2008 | Facebook Friends
by Arlene Berg SHAVUOT, SHAVUOS — pronounce with a short “a,” a long “u,” and a long “o.” The accent is on the “vu.” There are two spellings for this word since the last letter in this word, in Hebrew, can be...
