#hebrew

[aviad1b]

i missed the chance to vote, but i typically transliterate ח to either 'h or h and כ to either kh or ch

just to leave a tiny bit of a mark for ח being more guttural

Alright, Jumblr, I’m sure someone’s done this already but…

[hebrewbyinbal]

Foxes, with their cunning and charming characteristics, have long fascinated cultures around the world, including Israel, where they hold a special place in both the natural landscape and cultural storytelling.

Foxes symbolize a myriad of meanings that intertwine with the nation's rich tapestry of history, nature, and lore.

In the landscapes of Israel, from the northern hills to the southern deserts, foxes roam freely, embodying the spirit of survival and adaptability.

Often seen at dusk or dawn, foxes remind us of the delicate balance between urban life and the wild, mirroring Israel's own blend of ancient traditions and modern innovations.

Foxes represent the playful, mischievous, and intelligent aspects of a relationship. Just as they navigate the complexities of their environment with grace and wit, love requires a similar nimbleness and wisdom.

Relationships often flourish on the foundation of mutual respect, understanding, and the ability to navigate life's challenges together—qualities that foxes demonstrate in their daily lives.

Foxes also have their place in biblical and traditional Hebrew texts, symbolizing the desolation of once-great cities but also the hope for their future restoration.

This duality mirrors the nature of love—its ability to endure through times of hardship and to emerge stronger, more resilient.

In modern times, the fox, with its cunning and beauty, captures the imagination of lovers and dreamers alike.

It serves as a metaphor for the journey of love—a journey requiring patience, intelligence, and a playful spirit to overcome obstacles and thrive.

[blvvdk3ep]

I love you people going into "useless" fields I love you classics majors I love you cultural studies majors I love you comparative literature majors I love you film studies majors I love you near eastern religions majors I love you Greek, Latin, and Hebrew majors I love you ethnic studies I love you people going into any and all small field that isn't considered lucrative in our rotting capitalist society please never stop keeping the sacred flame of knowledge for the sake of knowledge and understanding humanity and not merely for the sake of money alive

[asthmaticplushiedragon]

My Costa Rican relatives write it "Januca"

once and for all:

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Child's Writing Exercises and Doodles, from Egypt, c. 1000-1200 CE: this was made by a child who was practicing Hebrew, creating doodles and scribbles on the page as they worked

This writing fragment is nearly 1,000 years old, and it was made by a child who lived in Egypt during the Middle Ages. Several letters of the Hebrew alphabet are written on the page, probably as part of a writing exercise, but the child apparently got a little bored/distracted, as they also left a drawing of a camel (or possibly a person), a doodle that resembles a menorah, and an assortment of other scribbles on the page.

This is the work of a Jewish child from Fustat (Old Cairo), and it was preserved in the collection known as the Cairo Genizah Manuscripts. As the University of Cambridge Library explains:

For a thousand years, the Jewish community of Fustat placed their worn-out books and other writings in a storeroom (genizah) of the Ben Ezra Synagogue ... According to rabbinic law, once a holy book can no longer be used (because it is too old, or because its text is no longer relevant) it cannot be destroyed or casually discarded: texts containing the name of God should be buried or, if burial is not possible, placed in a genizah.

At least from the early 11th century, the Jews of Fustat ... reverently placed their old texts in the Genizah. Remarkably, however, they placed not only the expected religious works, such as Bibles, prayer books and compendia of Jewish law, but also what we would regard as secular works and everyday documents: shopping lists, marriage contracts, divorce deeds, pages from Arabic fables, works of Sufi and Shi'ite philosophy, medical books, magical amulets, business letters and accounts, and hundreds of letters: examples of practically every kind of written text produced by the Jewish communities of the Near East can now be found in the Genizah Collection, and it presents an unparalleled insight into the medieval Jewish world.

Sources & More Info:

Cambridge Digital Library: Writing Exercises with Child's Drawings

Cambridge Digital Library: More About the Cairo Genizah Manuscripts

[thefoilguy]

Pieta by Michelangelo - Aluminum Foil Sculpture

[parsabad]

Mollayaghoub Synagogue/ Isfahan/ Iran

Photography: Saeed amini

[aviad1b]

this is how i learnt that diaspora Jews use Yishar Coach and i absolutely love it

Love when someone finishes an Aliyah in shul and you get to YASHER KOACHHHHHH

[eretzyisrael]

[upennmanuscripts]

I'd like to introduce you to LJS 57, a compendium of Astronomical text in Hebrew, written in Spain around 1391. It's an interesting combination of astronomy and astrology, and illustrates how the division between "science" and "not science" was not nearly so clear in the past as it is today. It has some fantastic illustrations of constellations!

🔗:

[mysharona1987]

Lady, you are literally admitting to a war crime on tv.

[artisticicecream]

Not a drawing, but dubbing is enough of an art for me to reblog this here

הנערה המהפכנית אוטנה, revolutionary girl Utena, או shojo kakumei Utena זאת סדרת אנימה משנת 1997. זה דיבוב המעריצים שלי לעברית. דיבבתי גם אוטנה וגם את אנת'י. הסדרה מספרת על אוטנה, שבתור ילדה קטנה שהוריה מתו, נפלה לדיכאון, עד שהגיע נסיך שהצליח לעודד אותה. הוא נתן לה כל כך הרבה השראה שהיא החליטה שהיא רוצה להיות נסיך בעצמה. עכשיו, כשהיא בחטיבת הביניים, היא נקלעה לקרבות של מועצת התלמידים על ידה של כלת הורד, אנת'י היממיה.

This is a RGU Hebrew fandub by me

[notaplaceofhonour]

I mean Yiddish has actually derogatory words for goyim, if you’d prefer

[yiddishknights]

Two knights on horseback rendered in Hebrew micrography in the margins of the Yonah Pentateuch, 13th century.

Source: British Library, Add. MS 21160 fol. 192v and 201v