Purim, one of my not-so-favourite festivals. Oy! The noise of the noisemakers (graggers in Yiddish) – after a while it gets under my skin! BUT, if I take a step back and think about it, it is actually an extraordinary festival. To think that the evil Haman drew “purim” – “lots” to decide which date […]
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Learn To Read Hebrew
My Hebrew reading journey started approximately 45 years ago. My father is a rabbi, so one of the first phrases I must have heard would have been in Hebrew. He must have been reading Hebrew from a prayer book, as I was born on Sukkot (a Jewish festival), and Jewish people definitely read Hebrew during […]