Hebrew For Dummies

One of the most amazing things about Hebrew is that, in less than acentury, it has gone from an ancient language of prayer and ritualspoken by a few holy men to a modern language of sunbathing,dining, going to the movies, and countless other everydayactivities, spoken by millions. Modern Hebrew is a beautifullanguage, but for a native English speaker it can be tough wrappingyour tongue around exotic expressions like “Ha’im AynOogiyot?” (“What, no cookies?”). As with anylanguage, the quickes...