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Why Do We Celebrate Lag BaOmer ?

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Before we answer this question, we have to ask even more profound questions: 1) What is the Omer ? 2) What is the counting of the Omer ? 3) What is Lag BaOmer ? I shall try to answer these questions one by one, and build a general picture. Please feel free to comment or ask your own below. The Omer 1) As for the first question, what is the Omer ? The Omer is a bulk of a few of spikes bound together (in the volume of 4 liters), that the Hebrew people were asked to bring to the temple as a sacrifice the first day after Passover in spring time (April). 2) The counting of the Omer, is the process of counting 49 days from the day after Passover to Shavuot. Generally we count down seven weeks, 7 X 7 = 49 days. On the 5oth day from Passover we celebrate Matan... Read More

Cute Butterfly פַּרְפַּר נֶחְמָד Parpar Nechmad

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Cute Butterfly פַּרְפַּר נֶחְמָד Parpar Nechmad is the name of a Israeli kids TV Program which was produced in the 80s and 90s. The program dealt with different topics such as seasons of the year, holidays, families and friendships: The situations were introduced by actors/ singers conversing with puppets. The puppets were: Shabi שבי the snail, since snail in Hebrew is shablul, שַׁבְּלוּל, Uzza אוּזה the goose, Batz בּץ the turtle and Nulli נוּלי the chick. Parpar Nechmad became a mile stone for  children TV programs in Israel. The actors and the singers blew life into every word, expression and movement. The new and fresh texts were written specifically for the program, and the music that was composed to fit the... Read More

New Moon Month Chesh-Van חשוון: Hebrew as Hyperlink Language

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Chesh-van is the eighth month from Nissan (spring time, when Exodus occurred, the going out of Egypt). Chesh-van comes from Akkadian, Chash-man חשמן – meaning it’s the eigth. In Hebrew, shmone שמונה is eight. According to the bible, in this month (Chesh-Van) King Solomon completed building the first temple. The bible in Kings 1, chapter 6 calls this month ye-rach bul יֶרַח בּוּל בְּיֶרַח בּוּל, הוּא הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִי, כָּלָה הַבַּיִת, לְכָל-דְּבָרָיו וּלְכָל-מִשְׁפָּטָו; וַיִּבְנֵהוּ, שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים מלכים א’ פרק ו’ פסוק ל”ח translation: “In the month Bul (the eighth month) the temple was completed in accordance... Read More

What Are The 12 Months Of The Hebrew Year? Part 2

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In the previous post , we discussed the first six months of the Hebrew year according to Genesis or the creation of the world. In this post we shall continue the discussion about the remaining six Hebrew months, not before mentioning that the counting of the months has radically changed when the sons of Israel made the Exodus and left Egypt! In this revolutionary act, the sons of Israel are being informed by Moses that Nissan, (which so far was the seventh month from Tishrei) will be first month saying:     הַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה לָכֶם, רֹאשׁ חֳדָשִׁים:  רִאשׁוֹן הוּא לָכֶם, לְחָדְשֵׁי הַשָּׁנָה This month [shall be] unto you the beginning of months: it [shall be] the first month of the year to you. (Exodus... Read More