לֹא שָׂשׂ Perhaps you’ve been to a Jewish wedding and noticed the words to a song (lyrics from the biblical ספר ירמיהו – Book of

עָדִין In the Hebrew word for gentle – עדין – you may recognize the word עדן – Eden, a gentle place of flowing rivers, glorious

אַהֲבַת חַיַּי אהבה – love, and חיים – life (as in !לחיים – to life / cheers!), are two basic Hebrew words that come together

לִפְנוֹת פנים – a face – means literally “facets” or “sides”. That’s because a face has two sides that face or “turn” in a direction.

לְהַעֲמִיד פָּנִים When we pretend, our facial expression communicates something other than what we actually mean. In Hebrew, to pretend is להעמיד פנים – literally,

סִינַּר An apron, in Hebrew, is סינר , as in: השף לובש סינר וכובע מצחיק. The chef wears an apron and a funny hat. סינר

סֶגֶל The Hebrew word for team is צוות , while a staff is מטה : אצלנו בחברה יש כמאה מורים ושנים עשר עובדים במטה. At

הַכּול בְּסֵדֶר, הַכּול טוֹב, הַכּול דְּבַשׁ When people ask “how are you?” they typically hear a reply like “I’m fine” or “all’s good.” This goes

עֶגְלַת קְנִיּוֹת, סַל קְנִיּוֹת The physical shopping cart they make you pay a deposit for in Israeli supermarkets is עגלה or עגלת קניות . For

עֲנָבִים Grapes in Hebrew are ענבים , while a single grape is עינב (also a name for both girls and boys). However, when people talk