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HebrewToday offers easy-to-read Hebrew newspapers by subscription. Our publications are perfect for beginners or advanced readers, who wish to learn Hebrew in a fun, effective and engaging way, while staying connected to Israel and Jewish culture. Each issue is available with audio narration in clear, correct Hebrew pronunciation, as well as Hebrew-English dictionaries and E

nglish explanations for each article. Whether you choose the printed edition or online edition of our Hebrew newspapers, you will receive a fresh copy, hot off the press, every two weeks. Modern Hebrew is an evolving language, and we believe that the best way to learn Hebrew is through current events, both global and Israeli, and everyday interesting stories. So while you’re learning and improving your Hebrew, you are also strengthening your connection to Israel and learning lots of fascinating things through sports, cultures, movies, science, computers, travel, crosswords, activities, and more.

18/09/2025

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16/09/2025

Learn the Hebrew Alphabet- the letter Zayin - ז
The letter Zayin is the seventh letter in the Hebrew alphabet, and it appears in a number of other Semitic language’s alphabets. By way of the ancient Phoenician language, the letter Zayin eventually entered the Greek and Latin alphabets, becoming the letters Zeta and Z, respectively, although its place in the different alphabets changed. The original meaning of the letter Zayin is a “sword” or “sharp weapon,” with the word “lezayen” coming to mean “to arm” in the Modern Hebrew language. (However, please note – the word in slang and common talk has come to mean a really not nice word – so please do not use it!)

The root meaning of the Hebrew letter Zayin is interesting in itself. While it means a “sword “or “sharp weapon,” as explained above, the meaning of the word is also connected to food and sustenance. For example, the Modern Hebrew word “mazon” (מזון), meaning “food” or “sustenance,” and the Modern Hebrew word “hazana” (הזנה), meaning “nourishment,” both come from the same root as Zayin. Some scholars say that the meaning behind this is that while pointless bloodshed is certainly not the ideal, we sometimes must fight in order to defend our lives and our way of life.

Just as its literal meaning is complex, the spiritual meaning of the Hebrew letter Zayin is significant, as well. The letter has the numerical value of seven, which has much significance, including the fact that the Sabbath is the seventh and holiest day of the week, and according to Biblical law, the land is meant to lie fallow every seventh year according to a law called “shmita.” As Ziyan is the first letter of the word “zahor” (זכור), meaning to remember, and this is one of two basic commandments of the Sabbath, there seems to be a very strong link between the seventh letter in the Hebrew alphabet and the day of rest!

15/09/2025

The new issue of Beresh*t and Yanshuf is now available for subscribers in the personal area 🏆
The next one will be published after Sukkot.
Wishing you a meaningful holiday and plenty of good reading until then.

14/09/2025

הללויה – Hallelujah
Few Hebrew words have traveled so far across cultures and languages, and yet carry such a deep Biblical root.
The word הללויה is built from two parts:

הללו – “praise” (a call to many voices together)

יה – a short form of God’s name.

Together: “Praise God.”
In the Book of Psalms, הללויה appears 24 times- always as an invitation to lift the heart, to join voices in gratitude, or to acknowledge something greater than ourselves. From there, it spread to prayers, songs, and eventually to the languages of the world.

When we say הללויה today, we echo an ancient chorus of faith and joy that has lasted for thousands of y .

09/09/2025

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07/09/2025

LOST IN TRANSLATION

עָף עַל עַצְמוֹ
Literally: He flew on himself.
Actually: He’s full of himself / totally into himself.

In Hebrew, when someone’s a bit too impressed with themselves, we don’t just say they’re arrogant.
We say: "הוּא עָף עַל עַצְמוֹ."
As in, he’s soaring in his own personal fan club.

It can be said with admiration:
👏 “עפה על עצמה בצדק- היא מדהימה.”
(She’s totally into herself-
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and honestly, she should be.)

Or with some serious side-eye:
🙄 “הוא עף על עצמו בטירוף, לא קולט כמה זה מוגזם.”
(He’s SO full of himself, it’s way too much.)

You can also עוף על things you love:

"אני עף על חומוס." → I’m obsessed with hummus.

So yes- in Hebrew, people and hummus both deserve to be flown over.
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Your turn:
What’s something (or someone) you totally עָפִים עָלָיו?

04/09/2025

✨ Read in Hebrew - with glossary ✨
זִיו נִיצָּן, בַּת הַשָּׁלֹושׁ וַחֲצִי, טִיְּלָה לִפְנֵי כַּחֹדֶשׁ עִם מִשְׁפַּחְתָּהּ בְּתֵל צָפִית שֶׁלְּיַד בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ.
זֶהוּ מָקוֹם חָשׁוּב מְאוֹד שֶׁכָּתוּב עָלָיו בַּתַּנָ"ךְ.
בְּמִקְרֶה, הִיא מָצְאָה חוֹתָם מִצְרִי עַתִּיק, מִלִּפְנֵי כְּ-3,500 שָׁנָה. מִשְׁפַּחַת נִיצָּן הֶעֱבִירָה אוֹתוֹ לִרְשׁוּת הָעַתִּיקוֹת.
"הַחֹותָם עוֹזֵר לָנוּ לְהָבִין מָה הָיָה בָּאָרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאוֹתָהּ תְּקוּפָה," אוֹמְרִים הָאַרְכֵאוֹלוֹגִים.
Beresh*t newspaper- Hebrew for beginners

02/09/2025

The wait is over!
Our first issue after the summer break is here!

Fresh stories, fascinating Hebrew, and a whole year of learning ahead.
This is the perfect moment to dive back into reading, thinking, and practicing Hebrew with us.
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27/08/2025

Be honest: how often do you pretend to understand a Hebrew word in conversation? 😅

25/08/2025

Learn about the Hebrew letters: 📗
The Letter Vav (ו) In the Hebrew Alphabet
The letter Vav is the sixth letter in the Hebrew alphabet. Through the ancient Phoenician language, the letter Vav actually became the modern letter “F” used in the English and Latin alphabets. Unlike many other letters in the Hebrew alphabet, the original meaning of the letter Vav actually seems quite obvious and straightforward. The word “vav” means a “hook,” “spear,” or “tent peg” in Hebrew, therefore the name and shape of the letter are directly connected to this meaning. The Hebrew letter Vav itself has a very interesting pronunciation history and a variety of different uses and meanings.
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Most scholars agree that the ancient pronunciation of the letter was more like a “W” and less like the “V” that it currently has in the Modern Hebrew language. This assertion has a lot of support if we simply look around at modern use in other Semitic languages. In Arabic, for example, only the “W” sound exists, and the “V” sound does not exist. Among certain Jewish pronunciations, the original still holds true, as Yemenite Jews to this day pronounce the Vav as a “W” in specific cases. When Hebrew is written with pronunciation markings (nikud), a Vav without any markings is pronounced like the “V” in “very,” a Vav with a dot in the middle is pronounced “oo,” as in “fool,” and a Vav with a dot on top is pronounced “o,” as in “go.”
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Similar to the Hebrew letter Hei, the Vav is one of a handful of Hebrew letters that has its own meaning. When attached to the beginning of a word, the Vav has the meaning of “and.” For example, the word “zeh” (זה) means “this,” and if we make the word “v’zeh” (וזה) by adding a Vav to the word’s beginning, we get the word “and this.” As we see, although one of the simplest letters to write, Vav has many different meanings and usages.

13/08/2025

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05/08/2025

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