SIMCHAT TORAH

by Arlene Berg SIMCHAT  TORAH,  SIMCHAS TORAH “Simchat,” “Simchas” are both pronounced with a short “i” and a short “a”.  The accent is on the first syllable for “Simchas,” and on the second syllable for...

PURIM

by Arlene Berg PURIM – pronounce “pu” to rhyme with “to,” and “rim” to rhyme with “team.”  The emphasis is on the second syllable. PURIM – Hebrew for “lots.”  PUR is the singular word for...

AGMAS NEFESH

This “Hebrew Word” is one that is very, very sobering and quite incomprehensible.  Yet, how we really need to thank and praise God for it and live in the light of it. AGMAS  NEFESH – pronounce “agmas” with short “a’s.” ...

The fruits of Hizbullah’s victory

Caroline Glick, THE JERUSALEM POST May. 4, 2007www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178198606866&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFullUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice strikes an eerie resemblance to her predecessor Madeleine Albright these days. Rice’s...