Online Hebrew lessons for kids: dinolingo.com Get fairy tales and storybooks in Hebrew online or from your local library Children love shared reading time and regardless of language acquisition, they will always remember the time they spent with you reading books. Try to find books with good illustrations. Look at the pictures with your child, […]
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Popular children’s songs talk about animals, nature and fun activities that children like the world over. Here are the names of some popular songs that Jewish children enjoy: A1 Kol EilehAmar Adon KoheletBa Shana Ha Ba-aChevlei MashiachEifo Hem Kol AvoteinuLach YerushalayimLaugh Oh Laugh/Sachki SachkiLu Y’hiNevel Mi ZahavShneeraleh, PeralehSisu Et YerushalayimTirzaUtsu EytsaY’varech’cha Hashem Mi TzionYerushalayim Shel
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Hebrew is a member of the Canaanite group of Semitic languages. It was the language of the early Jews, but from 586 B.C. Aramaic began to replace it. By 70 A.D., the use of Hebrew as an everyday language had largely stopped. Hebrew continued to be used for literary and religious purposes, as well as
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The history of religious Jewish music includes the cantorial, synagogal and temple melodies from Biblical times. The synagogal music included an orchestra of 12 instruments and a choir of 12 male singers. A number of other instruments were added to the orchestra. The uggav was very popular. Jewish poems (piyyuts) are sung, chanted or recited
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Boys’ Names The ten most popular boys’ names include Aaron (Aharon), Adam, Benjamin, Daniel, David, Jonathan (Y’honatan), Joseph, Joseph (Y’hoshua), Michael and Samuel (Sh’mu’el). Girls’ Names The most popular girls’ names include Deborah, Elizabeth (Elisheva), Judith (Y’hudit), Mary (Miriam), Rachel, Rebecca (Fivka), Ruth, Sarah and Susan (Shoshanah). Children are traditionally named for a relative who
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According to the Jewish sacred writings which became the Hebrew Bible, Jews are descended from the ancient people of Israel who settled in the land of Canaan. Canaan was located between the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River (1451 BCE). The Jews left Canaan during a severe famine and settled in Northern Egypt. There, they were made to be
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