Chag Purim Sameach! Happy Purim! On this holiday, we celebrate by dressing up in fancy dress, since King Ahashverosh used to love costume parties. We tell the story by reading the Scroll of Esther (Megillat Esther) and putting on plays called 'purim spiels', making noise when we hear the More…name Haman (the villain) and cheering when we hear the name Mordechai (the hero). We enjoy a drink, snack on three-cornered pastries with sweet fillings called 'oznei haman' or 'hamentashen' and we give each other gifts called 'mishloach manot.'

It's time to celebrate Rosh hashanah, the Israelites New Year! Learn more at:http://eTeacherHebrew.com/about Rosh Hashanah is coming, and we&'ve prepared a short 7 minutes video that shows the most important aspects of the Jewish New Year. In 7 minutes, you will: Understand the meaning More…of the words Rosh and Shanah Know more about the Hebrew Calendar Understand the religious meaning of the Jewish New Year Get to know more about the shofar and other customs Meet the symbolic foods and names related to the festival And learn some greetings to bless your friends with!

The Dead sea scrolls This discussion we will visit the Dead Sea and discuss one of the discoveries that changed the face of history.

A quick, comprehensive video explaining Passover customs and the seder.

How to celebrate your Hanukah? You will need: - Hanukiah (Menorah) - Sufganyot (doughnuts) - Sevivon (dreidel) - Dmey Hanukkah (coins) - Our blessing page+song

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This video revolves around the place where Jesus prayed his last prayer before the betrayal of Judas. We will read in the New Testament what happened to Jesus before he was captured and what is the meaning of Gethsemane in Hebrew. Enjoy!

In this video learn the basics of hebrew.

Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha'Atzmaut Modern Hebrew Webinar. Yom Hashoa&'ah, The Holocaust Remembrance Day is an historic life-altering event which is strongly linked to the perception of the Jewish Nation. Is something in that perception lost or forgotten with passing generations? What is your opinion?

Dorit Beinisch was the ninth President of the Supreme Court of Israel. Beinisch has been instrumental in safeguarding human rights in the Jewish State. Even though many of her opinions have not always been respected by certain sectors of Israeli society, Beinisch has proven to be a fearless attorne More…y and citizen. Let's get to know this interesting woman and learn about some important decisions she has made in her role.

When you get to Israel, you'll see some common graffiti on public walls which says: Na, Nach, Nachm, Nachman, Meu&'man... What is that, you ask? Well, this is the 'mantra' of the Breslovs. The Breslovs are one of the most interesting branches of Hasidic Judaism. You can see the More…m dancing in the streets of Israel, dressed in white and wearing wide, round kippot. You can hear them talking to God out loud, calling him, 'Aba, Aba.' Let us talk about this interesting Hasidic group and find out why are they so different from other groups like them.

She was an Israeli singer of Yemenite Jewish origin, an actress and an international recording artist. Some called her the Israeli ambassador, as her Yemenite songs reached and touched the Arab world. What happened to this wonderful singer? We will talk about her and learn a Yemenite song. We wil More…l also listen to Yerusahalyim Shel zahav that was performed by her.

There are all kinds of 'New Years' -- there's the civil New Year which was just celebrated recently, the Jewish New Year in September and the Chinese New Year, which this year falls on February 10th. Here in Israel, there&'s another kind of New Year too -- The New Year for Trees -- Tu Bishvat!

The Baha'i Temple We will visit Haifa (Hebrew and English) in one of its most beautiful gardens and the Baha&'i temple. How come Haifa (and not Jerusalem) was chosen by the Baha&';i to build their temple. Any ideas? Lehit az, Sigal

Seder Tu Bishvat. This is not just any holiday. This is the celebration of trees! We are going to give thanks at this time of year by raising four cups of colourful 'wine' (or grape juice). We will learn relevant holiday vocabulary and of course, sing beivrit! Bring your wine glass so we can toast 'Lechayim' - to life!

To join our Modern Hebrew webinar: http://eTeacherHebrew.com/join-webinar 'And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD' Shavuot is an occasion where all Israelis have a chance to meet. People travel in the Kibbutzim and Moshavim. Enjoying nature and the atmosphere of this s More…pecial holiday. Let us celebrate together. We will prepare a dairy dish typical for this holiday. Enjoy!

This week's Free webinar: 'A day in Tel Aviv - Yom Be-Tel--Aviv' This week&'s Webinar discussion revolves around spending a day in Tel Aviv. We will visit the Israeli Theater while crossing the tents of the strikers. We will listen to an Opera not before meeting one of the leadin More…g coffee places in Tel Aviv. Then we will head to Jaffa. See you There! Come join us for free to this coming webinar.

This week's Free webinar: 'Returned' to God - Xazarah Bitshuva - חזרה בתשובה Uri Zohar was one of the most famous actors in Israel. He was famous, successful and beloved. He had it all, or maybe not? Today Rabbi Uri Zohar is an orthodox rabbi has 7 children and lives in Jerusalem. W More…e will examine, in our coming seminar, the phenomenon of 'Repenting' Returning to God. We will mention some famous secular jews Ba&'aley Tesuvah

Where did Jesus eat the last supper? | Modern Hebrew Q&A with eTeacherHebrew. This video revolves around the location of the Last Supper in Jerusalem. We will learn how to say this term in Hebrew and what other names were given to this supper. We will also read a passage from the New Testament clarifies what happened in that supper. Enjoy!

Illegal immigration from Africa to Israel -- Will Israel be facing a demographic change? Last week 2100 illegal immigrants came to Israel from Africa (mostly from Eritrea). Many of them come to Eilat or Tel Aviv

David Ben Guryon died on December 1st. Let us talk about David Ben Guryon. The man, his ideology and anything else if time permits. We will have the opportunity to learn new vocabulary in Hebrew and to meet this interesting man. Please send me your ideas.