Issue #42 July 2008
	Shalom friends, Friday ( ) is a special day in Israel. Many people do not work but the stores and coffee-shops are open, so people use Friday mornings for errands, cooking, cleaning, shopping, or simply meeting friends. The children in many preschools bake little Challas (a special kind of bread eaten on Shabat, ) in school and have a "Kabalat Shabat" (welcoming the Shabat ceremony, ) at school as preparation for the Kabalat Shabat at home. There are special songs sang at school to welcome the Shabat. When you walk outside, you may smell different cooking smells coming from the houses, and see people making final shopping and other preparations for the Holy Day - Shabat. There is a feeling of hurriedness; people want to finish everything before the Shabat regardless of their religious orientation. Orthodox as well as secular people welcome this day of rest. In the afternoon, many people sit down to read the weekend newspapers and rest. The streets are quiet and the air feels somewhat different. Many Israelis who live abroad express their longing to the special atmosphere ('avira, ) of Friday afternoon - the smells, the quietness, the relief felt after the busy week. In this issue we will meet some words, songs and names related to Friday. In our next issues we’ll celebrate together the Kabalat Shabat and experience the Israeli Shabat. Shabat Shalom! A Peaceful Saturday ! The Hebrew Online Team.   Sign up for the August semester courses We are happy to say that the August semester will include courses in Modern Hebrew as well as Classical (Biblical) Hebrew. We have a limited number of places available in the courses, so don't be left out. Join us for a live learning experience!     Sign up for Biblical Hebrew Sign up for Hebrew Online   Or call us - USA & Canada: 1-888-640-1319, UK: 0845-869-7519, Worldwide: 972-3-7554141   Weekly Hebrew Words The Days of the Week   The Jewish and Israeli week begins on Sunday (yom rishon). "Yom rishon" means in Hebrew "the first day", Monday is the "second day" and so on until Friday - the Sixth day. These days refer to the days of the creation of the world. The Hebrew word Shabat comes from the Hebrew root , which literally means "to cease working or operating." Translation Transcription   Sunday Yom rishon Monday Yom sheni Tuesday Yom shlishi Wednesday Yom Revi'i Thursday Yom xamishi Friday Yom shishi Satudray Shabat Weekly Hebrew Proverb Transliteration: Mi shetarax be'erev Shabbat, yokhal beshabat. Translation: "He who labored on Shabat' Eve, will eat on Shabat". Meaning: The person who works and labors in preparing (for Shabat), will enjoy the fruit of his or her labor. Weekly Hebrew Song Hayom Yom Shishi   Lyric and Melody: Folk   Translation Transcription   Today is Friday Today is Friday Tomorrow is Saturday Tomorrow is Saturday Saturday of rest Hayom you shishi Hayom you shishi Maxar shabat Maxar shabat Shabat menuxa Today everybody work Today everybody work Tomorrow is Saturday Tomorrow is Saturday Saturday of rest Hayom kulam 'ovdim Hayom kulam 'ovdim Maxar shabat Maxar shabat Shabat menuxa Weekly Hebrew WordSearch Print game board See if you can find all of the words below in the puzzle: Weekly Hebrew Names Name: Adam Gender: Male Time of Appearance: The Biblical Era Meaning: Person, man, human being. The root of the names is , just like the root of the word "ground" or "earth". According to the Biblical account, God used earth to create man. History: Adam was the name of the first man created by God. Eve's husband. Citation: "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul." Genesis 2, 7 Name: Eve (Chava, Hava) Gender: Female Time of Appearance: The Biblical Era Meaning: The root of the name is , denoting "life". According to the bible, Eve was thus named for being "the mother of all living", i.e. of all mankind. History: Eve was the first woman created by God. Adam's wife. Citation: "And Adam called his wife's name Eve because she was the mother of all living." Genesis 3, 20 HebrewOnline Newsletter - Readers' Feedback Some words about our last newsletter... " First of all, I would like to thank you for the good opportunity that I have a free lesson from you. You have sent me via email more lessons and I have learned so much from this. I am very grateful to all the good and best teachers of Hebrew Online, maybe I could use Hebrew Language when I visit your country which is dear to me someday in God's willing. 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