How to pronounce כלאים and פתאים
The word is pronounced kil’ayim and not kilayim, as there is a sheva under...
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“Kohelet sets out on his inquiry from the perspective of a life replete with fortune and opportunity”
Kohelet sets out on his inquiry from the perspective of a life replete with...
“The central message of Ecclesiastes may be encapsulated in a single word: Hevel…”
The central message of Ecclesiastes may be encapsulated in a single word: Hevel, usually...
“A better reading of hevel…takes us back to the root meaning of the word: Vapor or mist”
A better reading of hevel, then, and one that provides us with an extremely...
“The reading of hevel as “vanity” is not only misleading, but, in some cases, it makes the text impossible to read”
The reading of hevel as “vanity” is not only misleading, but, in some cases,...
“It is only through the corrected reading of hevel as “transience” rather than “vanity” that we may understand the structure of the book of Ecclesiastes, and thereby learn its message”
It is only through the corrected reading of hevel as “transience” rather than “vanity”...
“The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise over time…”
The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise...
“Shoshana has been borrowed in Latin and European languages to become Susanna (and its pet forms: Susie, Sue, Susan, Suzanne)”
The lovely girl in Song of Songs is compared to a lily of the...
“…four language clusters bounce off one another in interesting ways during the Mandate period…”
Mandate Palestine was the nexus of four language clusters; the language of the home...
Seeing the Beauty in the Hebrew Word איכה…
What’s beautiful about the Hebrew word איכה is that it captures the very human...