Arts & Culture

Catch Me If You Can!

Useful ways to use the word litfos, to catch? Guy nearly gets lost in the possibilities

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A Melodious Pair: Batsheva Dori-Carlier and Umm Kulthum

Listen to host Marcela Sulak read poems by Batsheva Dori-Carlier and the poet’s rendition of Umm Kulthum in song.

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For the Love of All Things Short

This episode is an ode to all things short, or ‘katsar’ in Hebrew, from espresso to shirts, films, and fuses.

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You’re Digging My Ear off!

Guy explains the Hebrew slang word “hafran,” literally meaning digger but used to describe your chatterbox friend.

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It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Intonate It

Guy takes us on a short journey through Israel’s many voices to learn a thing or two about Hebrew intonation.

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In the Hebrew Loop but Outside the Box

Think you know Hebrew inside out? The words ‘inside’ and ‘out’ just might stump you regardless.

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Bilingual Pen Friends, Translation Amiss

Marcela Sulak reads from an English language novel originally written in private correspondence between American Nell Zink and Israeli writer Avner Shats.

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