Who Is The Man Who Wants Life? מי האיש החפץ חיים

Yesterday, a student of Learnoutlive came with the following story to our online Hebrew lesson offering me to learn it together. I happily agreed and here is the English version based on Levitikus Rabbah chapter 16. Who is the man who wants life ?1 Once upon a time there was a merchant who used to wander through the villages close to Tzippori2 announcing his goods in a loud voice : “Who wants to have a Remedy for Life?” Everybody assembled around him and said: “Give us The Remedy for Life!” At the same time Rabbi Yanai was sitting in his parlor trying to understand the simplicity of the Torah and to implement it. He heard a voice calling outside his parlor’s window: “Who wants Remedy for Life?” Rabbi Yanai approached the window and called: “Come... Read More

The Sparrow and The Cat הדרור והחתול

One day I was walking through the park noticing a ginger cat intentionally approaching unknown destination: Inspired by the intensity I followed the cat bypassing an olive tree, where as from the other side of the olive tree I spotted a sparrow. The cat straightened up its tail and jumped at the sparrow. The sparrow fluttered with its wings as fast as it could and managed to escape. Amazed from the scenery I turned to the cat in Hebrew and said: ? "חתול, חתול, אין לך מה לאכול שאתה קופץ על דרור" והחתול הביט בי , מתבייש Translation to English: "Cat, cat, don't you have something to eat that you jump on a sparrow" ? And the cat looked at me, ashamed. - Glossary: Sparrow דְּרוֹר Dror Cat חָתוּל... Read More