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Start the conversation in your choice of over 70 world languages and dialects through courses crafted using conversational methodology. Every self-paced language course introduces the learner to cultural insights and grammatical nuances specific to their language of choice, delivered through native speaker dialogue, and created with each individual learner in mind.
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Israelis love to chat, so don't be surprised - or caught out - if a total stranger starts up a heated discussion while you wait at a bus stop or falafel stand. An ancient language, Hebrew is the lingua franca of this most cosmopolitan of countries. Whether on a working holiday or on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, this book is an essential companion into the fascinating life of Israel.
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Shalom! Are you ready to dive into an ancient-yet-modern and rich language full of nuance? Then open up Hebrew For Dummies and get started learning your way around Hebrew by immersing yourself in its sounds and rhythms. You'll start with the basics--like simple grammar and the Hebrew alphabet--before you move onto commonly used phrases and small-talk. This book gets you used to the more unfamiliar sounds of the Hebrew language--like gutturals--that...
12) Jellyfish
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
עברית
Description
While Batya, a struggling waitress, cares for a mysterious child that appeared to her out of the sea. Newlywed Keren nurses a broken leg and a ruined honeymoon. Filipino migrant worker Joy tries to support her son back home. A reflection on making connections and confronting destiny in a deconstructed urban landscape.
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
עברית
Description
Desperate to free herself from a loveless marriage, an Israeli woman named Viviane Amsalem files for divorce from her cruel and manipulative husband. But Israeli law and its Rabbinical court dictates that a divorce can only be granted under the husband's consent. Determined to obtain her dignity and freedom Viviane finds herself fighting an epic and deeply dramatic psychological battle against a profoundly absurd legal system and her cold and calculating...
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Obelisco
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
“El Libro del Siclo del Santuario es una obra de capital importancia en la literatura cabalística. Escrito en 1292 en Guadalajara por Moisés Shem Tov de León, nos presenta una visión global del sistema de las Sefirot y contiene una de las síntesis más lúcidas de el pensamiento cabalístico. Nuestro autor, que ha dejado un buen número de textos, la mayoría de ellos inéditos, es conocido principalmente por atribuirse la redacción del Zohar"....
15) The kind words
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
עברית
Description
This quirky and wry comedy follows three Jewish Israeli siblings, Dorona and brothers Netanel and Shai, who, in the wake of their mother's death, learn the man who raised them is not their biological dad. The revelation sends them on a road trip from Israel across France to discover the truth about their real father. It explores an unraveling family secret and the bittersweet journey of self-discovery that follows.
16) Past life
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Two sisters traverse 1977 Europe in the hopes of solving a World War II-era mystery that haunts their present lives.
17) Ushpizin
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
עברית
Description
A heartwarming and light hearted look at the daily lives of ultra-Orthodox Jews learning, living and loving in modern-day Israel. The story of a family facing hardships who must rely on their faith for miracles to happen during the holiday season.
18) Working woman
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
עברית
Description
Orna is the mother of three children whose husband is struggling to open a restaurant. To help support her family, Orna lands a job with a former army superior who is now a successful real estate developer. While Orna tries to balance work and her home life, she experiences escalating sexual harassment from her boss. A pattern of predatory behavior ultimately brings her career and marital relationship to the brink.
20) The cakemaker
Publisher
Strand Releasing Home Video
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
עברית
Description
Thomas, a young German baker, has an affair with Oren, a married Israeli man. After Oren unexpectedly dies in a car crash, Thomas travels to Jerusalem seeking answers about his death. Under a fake identity, Thomas enters the life of Anat, his lover's newly widowed wife. There, he begins to work for Anat, baking pastries that bring her cafe to vibrant life. Thomas becomes deeply involved in her life beyond his own expectation and stretches the lie...
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