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Europe Fears Another Volcano

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Amos Oz's Book in Arabic4

" First Haircut on Lag Ba'Omer

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The War over the Hebrew Language Returns 8 8 Page

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Solar Energy without Sun

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An Ancient and Historic Ship

The Pied Piper of Hamelin in Jerusalem

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: beside, near - leyad - base - machaneh - IDF (acronym) - tzahal - " sometimes - lif'ameem - training - eemuneem - soldiers - chayaleem - re (pl) - yoreem - sea - yam - some - chelek - explode - mitpotzetz - reaches - magi'a - to the - la - ... beach - chof -

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LETTERS

When these letters come at the end of a word, they change their appearance. They usually are not punctuated (Nikud). The sufx letters were created with the evolution of writing.

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even - od - before - lifney - state - medinah - everyone - kulam - knew (pl) - hikiru - slogan - sismah - Hebrew (person) - ivri - speak - daber - Hebrew (language) - ivrit - however - ulam - recently - la'achronah - it is possible - efshar - to see - lir'ot - streets - rechovot - a lot, many - harbeh - signs - shlateem - not OK - lo beseder - must (pl) - tzricheem - honor, respect - lechabed - when - ka'asher - scientists - mad'aneem - test, check (pl) - bodkeem - medicine - trufah - new (f) - chadashah - it, her - otah - rst of all - kodem kol - on - al - invented (pl) - himtzi'u - less, fewer - pachot - will suffer (pl) - yisbelu -

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The War over the Hebrew Language Returns

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Computer Program will Replace Lab Animals

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Amos Oz's Book in Arabic

months (pl) - chodasheem - last (pl) - acharoneem - people - anasheem - countries - medinot - are reading - kor'eem - author - sofer - translated - tirgem - millionaire - milyoner - Lebanese - levanonee - through - derech - literature - sifrut - understand (pl) - mevineem - each other - zeh et zeh - this way - kachah - easier - kal yoter - to make - la'asot - peace - shalom - picture - tmunah - fair - yereed - in the - bah - ... establishing (pl) - mekimeem - plant, station (of) - tachanat - electricity - chashmal - new (f) - chadashah - produces (f) - meyatzeret - also, even - gam - days - yameem - a lot - harbeh - clouds - ananeem - will help (f) - ta'azor - countries - medinot - there isn't - ein - in them (f) - bahen - a lot - harbeh -

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Solar Energy without Sun

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SHIN AND SIN

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in the past - beh'avar - used (pl) - hishtamshu - movies - srateem - however - ulam - recently - la'acharona - see (pl) - ro'eem - new - chadash - this - ha'zeh - look, appearance - mar'eh - futuristic - atidani - more - yoter - suitable - mat'eem - ! ? found (pl) - matz'u - solution - pit'ron - students - talmideem - responsible (pl) - achara'eem - their - sheh'lahem - schools - batey sefer - everyone - kulam - agrees (pl) - maskeemeem - responsibility - acharayut -

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Hollywood Likes the Israeli Rifles

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Late for School? Parents will Pay a Fine!

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" Lag Ba'Omer

Did you know...?

A De-light-ful HolidayThe article on this page talks about Lag BaOmer. One of the most popular customs on Lag BaOmer is lighting bonres. The word ( lehadleek) to light comes from the root letters .--Words based on these root letters are connected to re. For example, all types of fuel are called in Hebrew ( delek) fuel, gas. A gas station attendant is called a ( metdalek). The act of putting gas in a car is called ( tidluk). A re is called ( dleikah). When a person lights a re, we say he ( madleek) the re. Note that when someone turns on a light or an electrical appliance, we also say that he ( madleek) it. When a ame or a light is lit, we say it is ( doleket). If something is ammable, we say it is ( daleek). These words have an obvious connection to the root .-- Now lets look at some less obvious examples. The Hebrew word for an infection or inammation is ( daleket). In Hebrew slang, words with the --letters express situations that involve a strong positive or negative emotion in a person. For example: * - It angered him. * - He had the hots for her. * - He is a really cool guy.

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1. _________________ the candles on the cake.

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2. I need _________________ for my car.

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3. _________________ the car this morning.

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4. The re department extinguished the big _________________.

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5. Be careful, that material is _________________.

6. The doctor said I had an _________________ in my eye.

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7. Yesterday I met a _________________ guy.

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin in Jerusalem

Flute and FlautistThe article to the right, mentions the character of the Pied Piper. The word ( chalilan) autist comes from the word for the instrument the person plays, the (chalil) ute. In Hebrew, the word for a person who plays a specic instrument is based on the name of the instrument. For some instruments, it is easy to form the word for the person who plays it: all you need to do is add the letter ( )to the end of the word. Sometimes, you also have to remove the last letter of the instrument. The letter that appears before the last letter will be punctuated with a kamatz. This is how it works: * ( chalil) ute ( chalilan) autist * ( chatzotzra) trumpet ( chatzotzran) trumpeter * ( chelo) cello ( chellan) cellist * ( kleedeem) keyboard ( kleedan) keyboardist * ( nevel) harp ( navlan) harpist * ( psanter) piano ( psantran) pianist Note that this method ONLY works for the instruments listed above (and not all instruments).':

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Trumpet Flute Harp Piano Keyboard Cello

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THE LETTERS

These letters have a double role: as consonants and as part of the nikud symbols (as vowels). For example: - The letter is part of the chirik preceding it and is not pronounced as a y sound. In the word ,the functions as a consonant and is pronounced yeh. In punctuated Hebrew, the letters , , , which do not contain nikud symbols, are not pronounced as consonants. They are silent.

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in - be - ... days - yameem - these - eh'lu - there is - yesh - exhibit - ta'aruchah - statues - psaleem - characters - d'muyot - fairy tales - sipurey agadot - artists - omaneem - will continue (f) - timachech - until, till - aad - recently - la'achronah - made, received - kibel - army - tzavah - decision - hachlatah - important (f) - chashuvah - more - yoter - till today - ad hayom - thousands (of) - alfey - everyone - kulam - likes (pl) - ohaveem - always - tameed - electricity - chashmal - best - tov beyoter - singer (f) - zameret - famous (f) - mefursemet - will perform (f) - to'a - end - sof - in order - k'day - to see - lirot - need - tzarich - to pay - leshalem - money - kesef - to volunteer - lehitnadev - will help (pl) - ya'azru - poor (pl) - ani'yeem - will work (pl) - ya'avdu - projects - proyekteem - environment - eichut svivah -

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Homing Pigeons are No Longer Used in Spain

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Rihanna Performance for Volunteers Only

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Hebrew Slang

This article also appears on page 5. It is printed here without punctuation to help you advance and improve your reading skills. For CD subscribers: As a further challenge to you, this track is recorded at a slightly faster speed.

It might not be correct, but people get your drift...Hebrew is a living language that is always integrating new words and expressions. Learn Hebrew slang and use it when you talk. Youll be speaking like a Sabra in no time!

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The literal meaning of the word is belongs, connected to something, under the ownership of someone. Its slang meaning, however, is a bit different. This word is used primarily among Ultra-Orthodox and religious people. Usually, it expresses words such as correct, suitable, relevant, etc. For example, instead of saying, Does it bother you that I arrive early in the morning? One can say, Is it that I come early in the morning? Here are some examples of this slang in action: * Its not to come to the party in those clothes. * Do you think it is to set those two people up on a date? * Is it to bring this type of present to a Bar Mitzvah?

Hebrew You Already Know...Many words in the Hebrew language are actually based on other languages. Here are some words in Hebrew, that are words that you already know. Some of these words come from Aramaic, a sister language to Hebrew, but many of them, particularly the ones with modern meanings, come from other languages.

diagram monopoly metropolis relevant conspiracy dynamic dialogue therapy talcum solo

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Israel in Second Place in 21 Foot Volleyball

. . The schwa looks like a colon. It is a neutral, unstressed vowel. For example, in the word English ( ) the schwa is under the ' and '.

international - olamee - team - nivcheret - came in, reached (f) - higi'a - place - makom - second - sheni -

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Happy Birthday in the Zoo

Of Birthdays and AnniversariesIn the article on this page, we used the words ( yom huledet) birthday. There are several common word combinations that include the word ( yom) day: * ( yom huledet) birthday * ( yom nisuin) wedding anniversary * ( yom hazikaron) Memorial Day * ( yom haatzmaut) Independence Day * ( yom hashanah) anniversary * ( yom yov) holiday (Jewish) * ( yom kippur) Day of Atonement

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Read the "Did You Know?" column on this page and ll in the following sentences with words you learned.

.100 __________ 1. 1. We celebrated my grandfather's 100th _________________ .

.2. __________ 2. My parents celebrated their _________________ yesterday.

tiger - namer - two years - sh'natayeem - his - shelo - received - kibel - present - matanah - tasty (f) - te'imah - arrived - higi'a - Moscow - moskva -

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.__________ 4. 4. Israel celebrated _________________ this month.

.5. -11 __________ 5. September 11 is the ________________ of the World Trade Center Attack.

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.7. __________ 7. _________________ is a very holy day.Answers on page 15

HANDWRITING

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An Ancient and Historic Ship

Agunah - AnchoredIn the article about the Spanish ship on this page, we wrote that the ship ( agnah) docked in the port. We used the Hebrew word which comes from the word (ogen) anchor. This word brings us to a very interesting word in the Hebrew language, a word taken from the Bible. According to Jewish law, a woman who does not know if her husband is alive cannot marry again. This woman is called an ( aguna). It is as though the woman is connected by an anchor to her husband, even though she doesnt know where he is or what is happening to him. After the Holocaust, many women faced the problem of being an , as many husbands had disappeared and nobody knew what happened to them. The rabbis did everything they could to liberate the women from their ( aginut). In many cases, it was deemed logical to assume that the men had been killed, thus making their wives widows and freeing them from a status of . Nowadays, this phenomenon is less common, but there are still dozens of women who are dened as according to Jewish law, and rabbis cannot nd a solution for all of them. Some of these women have been in this situation for decades. The most famous case of this is Tami Arad, the wife of Ron Arad, the Israeli pilot who disappeared in Lebanon more than two decades ago. No one knows whether he is alive or not, and for all of these years, his wife has remained an . 13 Answers on page 15

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Read the articles on pages 12-13 and mark whether the following sentences are True (T) or False (F).

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HEBREW-ENGLISH CROSSWORD # 528 7 12 17 21 23 26 29 28 31 33 40 46 45 49 52 39 44 48 51 38 37 36 43 35 42 47 50 30 32 34 41 25 6 11 16 20 5 4 10 15 3 9 14 19 22 24 '32 27 13 18 2 1

Complete this crossword by translating the English clues into Hebrew. 28. bread 30. hook 31. blood 32. basket 33. take! 34. heart 35. dresses up 39. noise 41. cooked 43. black 45. fast 47. stamp 48. his friend 50. tooth 51. stake, peg 52. fabrics VERTICAL 1. mouth 2. carpenter 3. ran, runner 4. where 5. pinkie 6. hot 7. him 8. horsemen 10. evening 12. ripped, tore 13. falcon 14. zebra 16. candle 18. works (f) 21. whole 22. sleeve 23. ice 24. sea 26. dreamed 29. brain 31. hatched 32. my grandfather 33. hard 34. clothing 35. salty 36. felt 37. can 38. robber 40. column 42. returned 44. (abbrev.) 46. thunder 49. bear

HORIZONTAL 1. piano 4. citizen 7. (abbrev.) 9. young 11. source 13. tap, faucet 15. dairy farmer 17. head 18. goat 19. doll 20. bad person 22. minister 23. got up 23a. beer 25. tomorrow 27. his blood

Step by StepTranslate the rst denition. Add a letter to that answer to reach the answer for the next denition, rearranging the order of the letters, if necessary. Continue adding a letter to each following denition.

Advancing from Word to WordWork your way down the word chain by changing one letter every time to form new words. To keep you on track, we have given you the rst and last words.

1. crammed 2. big 3. border 4. hero 5. broken 6. connection 7. donkey 8. cute 9. sour

1. straw 2. market 3. water trough 4. paralysis 5. kisses

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ANSWERS ANSWERSPage 6 1. - 2. - 3. - 4. - 5. - 6. - 7. - 8. - Page 7 I lit - 1. gas - 2. I refueled - 3. re - 4. ammable - 5. infection - 6. cool - 7. Page 8 - Harp - 1. - Keyboard - 2. - Piano - 3. - ' Cello - 4. ' - Trumpet - 5. - Flute - 6. Page 12 birthday - 1. wedding anniversary - 2. Memorial Day - 3. Independence Day - 4. anniversary - 5. holiday - 6. Day of Atonement - 7. Page 13 F .1 F .2 T .3 F .4 F .5 T .6 F .7 F .8

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The Water is Cleaner

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Dreaming of the Trophy

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