Summer Hebrew 05

We have officially finished our first week, whew! So far we've communicatively used over 200 Biblical Hebrew words, learned three songs and began learning the Shema, moved from hesitant speakers to giving commands and answering questions in Biblical Hebrew (making lots of mistakes, of course!), and just today we began the book of Jonah.

This picture is from the end of our class period today where we prepared to welcome in the Sabbath. This is usually done in the evening among family but we did it before parting ways. To do this Dr. Buth, pictured here, taught us about the blessings we would say and the culture behind it. He did this almost entirely in Biblical Hebrew - and praise the Lord, most of us understood most of what he was saying most of the time!

We used something similar to the blessings that Jesus would have used at the last supper to bless God, the King over everything, giver of the fruit of the vine and bread from the earth. And may he be praised for this wonderful week of learning, may he be honored in all those who have supported us in prayer and by financial means and through encouragement, may he be magnified in the coming days of rest and study - through Jesus Christ. Amen.

Thanks for your support. Shalom.