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Family Day
Shalom friends,
On the 30th day of Shvat (ל' שְׁבָט) which falls this year on February 23rd, we celebrate the Family Day (יוֹםהַמִּשְׁפָּחָה, yomhamishpaxa).
In the first decades of the State of Israel it was celebrated as Mother’s day (יוֹםהָאֵם, yomha’em) and emphasized the traditional roles of a mother such as caring for the children and the house. As traditional family roles have been changing, Mother’s Day became Family Day which emphasizes positive family relationships such as love and mutual support.
The date of Yom Hamishpaxa was set to Henrietta Szold’s (1860-1945) birthday. Although Henrietta Szold had no biological children of her own, she was the mother of many young Jewish children that were rescued from Nazi Europe. She also founded Hadassah (הֲדַסָּה), a women’s organization which recruited American Jewish women to upgrade health care in Erets Israel.
Family day gives us a wonderful opportunity to learn Hebrew names of family members and biblical verses related to families.
It began with two parents Jolly and young That gave birth for me To my family And when I have a party Only look at who’s coming Only look at who’s coming:
zehitxilbishneyhorim alizimuts’irim sheholidubishvili et hamishpaxasheli uksheyeshlimesiba raktabitu mi sheba raktabitu mi sheba:
Grandpa comes, dad comes Arye from Kfar-Saba comes Barux comes, welcome With aunt, “auntie” very much Grandpa comes, dad comes Also the Grandma Yababa Hello and welcome (in Arabic) Welcome everyone!
See if you can find all the family-related words in the puzzle below:
Hebrew Names
בֵּן
Name:
Ben
Gender:
Male
Meaning:
Boy, son, child.
History:
A name of one of the porters from the Levites in King David's time.
Citation:
Citation "And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters." 1 Chronicles 15, 18
דּוֹר
Name:
Dor
Gender:
Male / Female
Meaning:
Generation
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