There is something about you that you have learned to say with an apology in front of it. Somebody taught you to. A woman did that with me a few days ago. We were talking about working together, and she stopped and told me that in her previous jobs, she would see what could be better and say

People ask me all the time, “How fluent will I be after your program?” “How do I test my fluency?” My honest answer surprises them because I do not want them to think about fluency at all. Fluency is a moving target nobody can really measure. Chase it and you end up counting words, testing y

“We Will Dance Again” So many of you have asked what are the words @BoyGeorge sings out at the end of his beautiful song. Here it is and I want to thank him for uplifting my heart. For being a champion of support for the Jewish People and Humanity. For standing so proudly in his belief that

Only love shall win. 🤍 I come from a place that has every reason to believe otherwise. A land that has known too much loss, too much fear, too many people insisting that hatred is stronger. And yet, again and again, my people choose love. We dance after grief. We plant after destruction. We rais

How one simple request saved the Jews. #AncientHistory #Israel #Rome #Jewish #History

Shalom Tu B’Av 🧡 Jewish Day of Love arriving this evening. #Tubav #Love #JewishLife

IT’S LIVE! There are six days on our calendar that hold the entire story of who we are. And they're happening right now. The saddest day of the Jewish year and a day about love, with six days between them. Most people don't know what connects them and almost nobody talks about the

There are six days on our calendar that hold the entire story of who we are. And they're happening right now. The saddest day of the Jewish year and a day about love, with six days between them. Most people don't know what connects them and almost nobody talks about the thing our peop

These are your images not mine ❤️ Shabbat Shalom Friends 🕯️🕯️ This marks the 47th Shabbat in a row that I’ve had the privilege of sharing your beautiful photos and messages in response to my weekly Shabbat greeting. What began as a simple post has grown into something far more meaningful than

Nobody tells the story of the day everything went perfectly. Think about it. The stories you tell over and over, for years, are never the ones where it all went right. I got two reminders of that this week, two days apart. The first one was downtown Charleston, on the streets with the mult

Tonight begins Tisha B’Av the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. Both Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed on this same date, centuries apart. Tonight we fast. We sit low. We read the book of Lamentations often by candlelight the way mourners do. A few weeks ago I wrote about entering the mon

The final video in the July Summer Event Series deal with the cost of Admissions 🤗 #Hebrew #Language #Events #JewishLife

“Love your neighbor as yourself.” Almost everyone knows this line. Fewer know it comes from Leviticus 19:18, written in Hebrew long before it was ever spoken in English. Jesus called it the second greatest commandment. He was quoting the Hebrew Bible when he said it. Which means every time th

This is one of my students reading Scripture. In Hebrew. In the original language it was written in thousands of years ago. Not long ago, these were just letters they could not read. Today, they are reading the Word of God the way it first flowed from the page, hearing the meaning that lives und

It is LIVE. 🍕🇮🇱 The wait is over, and so is your excuse for not knowing any Hebrew. My brand new article is out right now, and it hands you over 100 food and drink words you already know how to say, from avocado all the way to zucchini. This one is for everyone who loves food AND for everyone

Adult or Kids Events in Tel Aviv? What audience is the show intended for? Learn to ask it in Hebrew! 🎟️ #Hebrew #Language #Israel #Jewish

Esmeralda’s study setup: Practically Speaking Hebrew on the laptop, my phonetic table standing by, and my Hebrew Words and Jewish Traditions coloring book open to a beautiful Am Yisrael Chai page, decoded all by herself using the phonetic system she learned inside the program. This is exactly wh

Foodies, I have news. You already speak Hebrew. 🍕🇮🇱 Over 100 food and drink words are the same or nearly the same in Hebrew, which means every food lover walks around with a head start on the language and has no idea. Tomorrow at 8:30am Eastern, I am publishing the full delicious list on Subs