On Shabat evening, just after the heat of the summer day lessened, we headed up to our favorite river, not far from where we live. The Alexander River originates at the Samaria Mountains and runs all the way to the Mediterranean Sea. It flows into the sea north of the city of Netanya. Although [...]

A beautiful children song tells about a Saturday morning from the point view of a little child. From some reason, Saturdays tend to be pleasant even in term of the weather. I remember waking up as a little girl on Shabat, hearing the voices of the people going to the synagogue (just next to [...]

Shalom Xaverim (friends),
People often refer to learning a new language as a difficult task, Hebrew (or Chinese) in particular. One of the first phrases newcomers (עולים חדשים, ‘olim xadashim, new immigrants to Israel) learn is “עברית שפה קשה” (’ivrit safa kasha = Hebrew is a difficult language), but Hebrew is a beautiful language and learning [...]