Tip of the Tongue

Two (unofficial) facts:  1 The vast majority of North Americans that immigrate (make aliya ) to Israel do not stay there (here) more than...

Hebrew, being an efficient language, gets maximum value for its words.  The word שלום [shalom] is defined in a Hebrew dictionary as peace ...

Tennis is a global game.  Unlike most sports, even the rules are identical worldwide.  What does vary is the language and terms used on the...

Every country has its ways of arranging matters.  These tactics receive names that may seem alien to non-resident even if the technique its...

As Nike would like to remind us, almost nobody remembers the second person to walk on the moon (Buzz Aldrin). Clearly, being the first to ...

As a stereotypical wandering Jew, I have been privileged to experience many types and descriptions of weather in my life.  On a linguistic...

Compared to most religions, Judaism has a large number of holidays, albeit not equally distributed during the year.  Each holiday has its ...