1,000 Days of Duolingo

Wow, thank you Hashem!

1,000 days trying to learn Hebrew.

I still have such a long way to go.

But as they say, it’s the journey. 😉

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Israel and Our Forefathers

Wow, a friend sent this to me from FaceBook.

It shows that the Hebrew word for Israel is actually made up of the first letters of all the names of our forefathers and mothers:

Isaac – יצחק

Jacob – יעקב

Sarah – שרה

Rebecca – רבקה

Rachel – רחל

Abraham – אברהם

Leah – לאה

Like the Bible says, we are truly the “children of Israel” (ישראל)! 😉

(Credit Photo: RavDror via Facebook)

This is my new Tefillin and Talit bag for daily morning prayers.

It even has a beautiful siddur (prayer book) inside and my Hebrew name on the outside.

I just wanted to thank my wonderful family for this and especially, my son-in-law, Itzchak for ordering this for me from Israel.

I love it, and thank you guys so much!

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Beautiful song after the prayer, Modeh Ani that Jews say every morning immediately when we wake up.

I give thanks to You, living and eternal King for you have restored my soul within me with mercy; Your faithfulness is great.

Thank you G-d for everything you do for us.

Your mercy endures forever!

As Sholom Aleichem say: we should not know the taste of hunger. 😉

(Credit Video: Omer Adam עומר אדם)