Category: Israel
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China Scholarship Council (CSC) – Hebrew University of Jerusalem Scholarship Program
附上的是国家留学基金管理委员会耶路撒冷希伯来大学奖学金项目。这是开放给所有中国学者(博士生、博士后、访问学者)的哦~赶快申请吧!😀
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Learning Modern Hebrew at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Part 4)
שלום לכולם!❤️ I am pleased to announce that I have passed my Ptor / פטור exam (the highest level of Modern Hebrew exam at RIS, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem) with an A+ (96%)! Now, if you have any Hebrew works that need to be translated into Chinese Mandarin / English, please don’t hesitate to…
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Israel: Learning Modern Hebrew at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Part 3)
❤️! שלום לכוללללללללם I have just completed Level Heh with a final mark of 95%. The university is really strict about the attendance. Due to my application for work and residence permits in China, I had to be away from the class for 2.5 weeks, and I have thus lost 2.5% in the final grading…
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Israel: The 2019 Golda Meir Fellowship Ceremony
On 11.03.2019, I was honoured to join the Golda Meir Ceremony with the other fellowship recipients. It was held at the fancy Maiersdorf Faculty Club on Mount Scopus Campus. The name Golda Meir conveys various meanings to different groups of people.
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Israel: Learning Modern Hebrew at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Part 2)
❤️שלום לכולם! Here are some resources I have found useful in learning Modern Hebrew up to the Dalet Level (Lower Advanced): 1. Dictionary: Morfix is a free online dictionary that allows translation from Hebrew to English or vice versa. You can type in any morphology of the Hebrew term, and the search engine will offer…
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Israel: Learning Modern Hebrew at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Part I)
שלום לכולם!❤️ For the past few months, I have been busy with learning Modern Hebrew at the Rothberg International School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Now, with the arrival of Spring, I am able to share with you my exam results ☺️ 10 years ago, I completed Level Aleph (Advanced Beginners) and Level Bet…
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Resource: Two Great Books on the Textual History of the Hebrew Bible
For those interested in the textual history of the Hebrew Bible, I would recommend these two great books, from which I learn a great deal: 1. Ernst Würthwein and Alexander Achilles Fischer, The Text of the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Biblia Hebraica (3rd ed.; trans. Erroll F. Rhodes; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans: 2014).
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Resource: College de France Lecture on the Philistines by Aren Maeir
According to the biblical materials, the Philistines emerge primarily as an opponent, an archetype whom Israel should never emulate or get close to (see the multiple examples cited in P. Machinist, “Biblical Traditions: The Philistines and Israelite History,” in The Sea Peoples and Their World: A Reassessment [ed. E. D. Oren; Philadelphia: University of Pennysylvania…
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Israel: Top 3 Reasons Why an Archaeologist Is Not (but Is Better Than) Indiana Jones!
Am really excited and grateful to be able to join the one week archaeological trip to Tel Burna, Israel (02.06.2013 -07.06.2013). It was organized by one of our post-docs to a site directed by two Israeli archaeologists. Having exposed myself to lots of wind and sun, dirt and dust, pickaxes and trowels, work and fun,…
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Israel: Jerusalem of Gold (ירושׁלים שׁל זהב)
Last week was not my first time to visit the Old City in Jerusalem. Still, the city does not cease to enchant me with its timeless beauty… Stepping on the well worn stones dated to the Roman period… Being surrounded by the colorful scarves and blouses hanging out from the stalls…