Monday, August 17, 2009

Milah Monday

Word #1
חניון
Meaning: Parking Lot
Pronunciation: cha-ni-yon
Sentence: This past Shabbat, the Haredim staged a very loud and angry protest against a חניוןopened on Shabbat so that people can visit the Old City.
**note- I looked it up, there are no rules against protesting on Shabbat. apparently protests do not count as work.

Word #2
חבילה
Plural: חבילות (pronounced cha-vi-lot)
Meaning: Package
Pronunciation: cha-vi-lah
Sentence: I love getting חבילות! The last couple of weeks I have gotten חבילות from my friends and family for my birthday, and it is so wonderful receiving mail from back home.

Word #3
גלויה
Plural: גלויות (pronounced glu-yot)
Meaning: Postcard
Pronunciation: glu-yah
Sentence: Last Shabbat, I wrote about a billion גלויות and sent them to family and friends back home. If I do not have your address, send it to me and I will make sure to send you a גלויה.

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