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Update: Opera Mobile 10 beta 2 support for Arabic and Hebrew

Handspreca Mobile | 21 hours ago by CapCus

Opera Software continues to improve its Opera Mobile 10 browser for Windows Mobile and Symbian/S60 phones, with the release of an upgrade to its latest beta (beta 2). Opera Mobile 10 beta 2 comes with several updates to improving the user experience read more

aysinah

Lady Gaga and “Brazil”

Memoirs of a Cipher | December 18th 2009 by Ayanna Nahmias

Lady Gaga is an interesting phenomena whose theatrical and satirical music videos offer an insightful commentary on and parody of America's wanton sexuality, consumerism and self-absorbed showmanship. Even the ambiguity of her sex and sexuality cont read more

YMedad

Hebrew, Alive and Well

MyRightWord | December 18th 2009 by Yisrael Medad

French linguist Claude Hagège asserts:...historically, many traces of extinct languages are transmitted to us by linguistic messages which accompany works of art. For instance, many old religious buildings, shrines, temples, churches contain inscrip read more

aysinah

Idan Raichel Project

Memoirs of a Cipher | December 17th 2009 by Ayanna Nahmias

The Idan Raichel Project has compositions that are sung in Hebrew, Moroccan Arabic, Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole and Swahili. The group demonstrates the power, challenge and success of diversity and respect for other cultures, faiths, and peoples. C read more

salezajebant

Lingoes 2.6.2 Dictionary Translator

tang | December 17th 2009 by David Tang

Lingoes Translator 2.6.2 Beta | 517 MB Lingoes is an easy and intuitive dictionary and text translation software, It offers lookup dictionaries, full text translation, capture word on screen, translate selected text and pronunciation of words i read more

Israelity

Israeli travel

Israelity | December 17th 2009

elcome back to me from the land of South Africa. We just spent a very happy ten days in Cape Town and along the Garden Route, visiting friends, seeing wild animals — even along the highway…baboons! — hanging out on the beach and imp read more

jpraise1

Worst Creation Story Ever!

Near Emmaus: Christ and Text | December 15th 2009 by JohnDave Medina

This will give you a new appreciation for the Genesis Creation narrative even if you are Richard Dawkins. Read the ‘worst creation story ever’ here. read more

thelordsbeauty

Miami Boys Choir

The Lord's Beautiful World | December 14th 2009 by Mrs. Bridget G.

Even though it is in Hebrew, I still love this song. You can feel the emotion from these boys! read more

CoolerChoice

Depression Hurts…Your Bones

Fitness Coolerchoice | December 14th 2009 by cooler choice

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog   Depression has long been associated with a variety of physiological symptoms, including joint and muscle pain.  Now a new study out of Hebrew University in Jerusalem has found having the blues is also bad for you read more

jrichman

Only in Israel: 21 Chanukah Hebrew Ads

Good News from Israel | December 13th 2009 by Jacob Richman

Hi Everyone!I just scanned and posted online 21 Chanukah Hebrew Advertisements.http://bit.ly/Chanukah-Hebrew-AdsOnly in Israel!Happy Chanukah!Jacob read more

Israelity

The travelling Israeli

Israelity | December 13th 2009

I love travelling out of the country. I’ve been living in Israel for for almost 25 years now, so don’t get me wrong, this is my home. But maybe because I don’t do it that often (compared to many Israelis who travel abroad for busine read more

abkisto

ECTACO Partner XL-1500 - Multilingual Talking Electronic Dictiona…

more [ GADGET ] dotnet | December 12th 2009 by sulistiansyah

English Arabic English Chinese EnglishDutch English French EnglishGerman English Advanced English Arabic Chinese (Mandarin) Dutch French German Greek Hebrew Italian Japanes 14-topic Audio Travel PhraseBook with a total of 31 000 phrases: EnglishAra read more

tcjudd

Review of God’s Word Translation–the New Testament (Part 3)

Taking Thoughts Captive | December 11th 2009 by T.C. Judd

In this third post in my multi-part review of God’s Word Translation (GW), I will take a look at the New Testament as translated in GW.  If you are not familiar with GW, please read my first post on the history and philosophy behind GW and my sec read more

expatify

Chanukah in Israel and Judaism

Expatify.com : Inspiring Expatriatism | December 11th 2009 by Expatify.com

Chanukah, also known as Hanukkah, is celebrated this year at the sundown of Friday, December 11th, until December 19th, 2009 (or year 5770 in the Jewish calendar). The holiday is on a different day each year, due the the lunar calendar; last year it read more

AdventureArtTravel

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Adventure Art Travel | December 10th 2009 by Hairy Nipples

Author Glenn Dixon examines the Dead Sea Scrolls. Adapted from the book Pilgrim in the Palace of Words: a journey through the 6000 languages of Earth. … “Glenn Dixon” Pilgrim “Pilgrim in the Palace” “Pilgrim in the read more

wageringwar

We know you're keen to bash gamblers, but please...

Wagering War - poker and gambling diary | December 8th 2009 by Jeffrey Prest

"The gambler breaks all of the ten commandments" - Hebrew proverb This is clearly ridiculous. I'm racking my brains here yet cannot once recall killing someone in connection with a wager. Ever. Not so much as a maiming. And one of the reasons I read more

schelly

Montana: An officer, a dog and a rabbi ..

Tracing the Tribe - The Jewish Genealogy Blog | December 6th 2009 by Schelly Talalay Dardashti

How does a Montana police officer communicate with his Israeli-trained sniffer dog who only understands Hebrew?He finds a Hasidic rabbi - a rare commodity in the state - to tutor him in Hebrew.Nu? You were expecting a joke from that headline?The Jewi read more

PlanMyGreen

Derrion Albert – Black On Black Crime

JailedTeacher | December 4th 2009 by Ryan

When I saw what happen to brother Derrion Albert, I had just wanted to show my Condolences to the Family. If it happens to one person then it happens to all of us. ~Shalom~ Four teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder in Derrion Albert& read more

One1f

Mary was the Immaculate Conception? Are they just making this stu…

Blasphemes | December 1st 2009 by Jef

Question: "What is the immaculate conception?"Answer: Many people mistakenly believe that the immaculate conception refers to the conception of Jesus Christ. Jesus’ conception was most assuredly immaculate…but this concept does not ref read more

ReligionProf

Morganstern on the Mandaeans

Exploring Our Matrix | December 1st 2009 by James McGrath

All those interested in the Mandaeans will surely be grateful to the Talmud Blog for posting a summary (in English) of a presentation on the Mandaeans given recently by Matthew Morganstern. read more

DrJimsThinkingShop

Blessed are the tattooed, apparently.

Dr. Jim's Thinking Shop and Tea Room | December 1st 2009 by Jim Linville

I saw this over at One Minion’s Opinion and thought I had to share it with my minions. I’ll bet Jim West will find this another example of Total Depravity™. A Church in Seattle (reported in the Tuscaloosa Times) has gives out tattoos to read more

allregister

Special Download Edition Of The Hebrew Bible.

Cheap Laptop Computers Compare Laptop Computers Prices and R… | November 27th 2009

This Is The Special Download Edition Of The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) Produced By AllThingsHebrew.Com. It Is A High-quality Newly Typeset PDF Edition Of The Entire Hebrew Bible, Designed For Reading On Laptops, NetBooks, EBook Readers read more

taurus

6 key points on having a Jewish Wedding

Wedding Planners | November 25th 2009 by taurus

Jewish Wedding 1. [A Jewish wedding has many very important rituals that has to be followed by the bride and groom]. The occasion is meant to be a joyous one but due respect for Jewish tradition must be adhered to and there is a lot of symbolism to read more

georgianah

On The Three Types of the Kabbalah: Sephirotic, Ecstatic and Luri…

Esoteric Coffeehouse | November 25th 2009 by Jo Hedesan

Since last time I wrote about the Christian Kabbalah, I thought I’d briefly talk about the Jewish Kabbalah as well, with the caveat that I’m not an expert in this. My conclusions here come from reading mainly books and articles by the best schola read more

living4him2day

Faith

...In Him... | November 24th 2009 by Suzette

Ever wondered exactly what being justified by faith meant? There's great teaching available by Pastor Melissa Scott, wife of the late Dr. Gene Scott. You can get it here:http://www.pastormelissascottvideos.com/Faith/I know some of you are cautious read more

livingjourney

Mikvah the living waters is our Hashem, our hope

living journey | November 22nd 2009 by Vee

Wow… just did some more study on the Mikvah and found this little bit of treasure… The word mikveh is from the same root as the word for "hope" and has allegorically been used to refer to a hope in Hashem. In the Book of Jeremiah, the w read more

livingjourney

Baptism by full immersion and the Mikvah connection…

living journey | November 22nd 2009 by Vee

I was just talking to my mum about a family member who had recently been confirmed in the Lutheran Church. And my mum said… I don’t know why some Churches don’t do the full immersion while others do? Anyway, the conversation led to the Jewish read more

schelly

Israel: New database

Tracing the Tribe - The Jewish Genealogy Blog | November 21st 2009 by Schelly Talalay Dardashti

In a collaboration that could be the model for other genealogical societies in other countries, the Israel Genealogical Society (IGS) has developed a special relationship with Petah Tikva's Oded Yarkoni Archive, which focuses on the city's history.Th read more

AlwenB

The Breath of God

Musings Musings Musings | November 20th 2009 by The Muser

[this is what I turned in today for my Anglican Devotional Life class]I “lost” my faith many years ago. I’ve never regained it. And losing it was perhaps the best thing that ever happened to me.The God I used to believe in does things to people read more

Using Old Testament Hebrew in Preaching by Paul Wegner — A Revi…

Fundamentally Reformed (2) | November 19th 2009

Author: Paul D. Wegner Publisher: Kregel Format: softcover Publication Date: 2009 Pages: 166 ISBN: 9780825439360 Stars: 5 of 5 One of the most bewildering aspects of biblical studies is the study of ancient languages like biblical Hebrew and Greek. read more