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Lior Peleg, our beloved editor and technical producer, is leaving us. As a tribute to him, weโ€™ll explore his full name and learn some cool stuff about it, especially about Or, light.

New Words and Expressions:

Peleg, plagim – Brook, stream – ืคืœื’, ืคืœื’ื™ื

โ€œVe-haya ke-ets shatul al palgei mayimโ€ (Psalms 1:3) – โ€œAnd he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of waterโ€ – ื•ื”ื™ื” ื›ืขืฅ ืฉืชื•ืœ ืขืœ ืคืœื’ื™ ืžื™ื

Ha-peleg ha-matoon – The moderate stream – ื”ืคืœื’ ื”ืžืชื•ืŸ

Or, orot – Light – ืื•ืจ, ืื•ืจื•ืช

โ€œHa-or shelcha meโ€™ir, adayin zoherโ€ – Your light, meโ€™ir, is still shining- ื”ืื•ืจ ืฉืœืš, ืžืื™ืจ, ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื–ื•ื”ืจ

Ha-ner shelcha, Meir, adayin boโ€™er- Your candle, Meir, is still burning – ื”ื ืจ ืฉืœืš, ืžืื™ืจ, ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื–ื•ื”ืจ

Leโ€™haโ€™ir – To light – ืœื”ืื™ืจ

โ€œEt chadar ha-ambatia, moomlatz leโ€™hair be-menorat tikraโ€ – โ€œIt is advisable to illuminate the bathroom with a ceiling lamp.โ€ – ืืช ื—ื“ืจ ื”ืืžื‘ื˜ื™ื” ืžื•ืžืœืฅ ืœื”ืื™ืจ ื‘ืžื ื•ืจืช ืชืงืจื”

โ€œChalon echad haya muโ€™arโ€ – One window was lit – ื—ืœื•ืŸ ืื—ื“ ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืืจ

Hu choshev she-hu muโ€™ar – He thinks heโ€™s enlightened – ื”ื•ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื•ืืจ

Lehadlik et ha-or – To turn on the light – ืœื”ื“ืœื™ืง ืืช ื”ืื•ืจ

Ata yachol lehadlik et haโ€™or? – Could you turn on the light? – ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื“ืœื™ืง ืืช ื”ืื•ืจ

Tadlik, tadliki, tadliku – Turn on the light (imperative) – ืชื“ืœื™ืง, ืชื“ืœื™ืงื™, ืชื“ืœื™ืงื• ืืช ื”ืื•ืจ

Lechabot et ha-or – To turn off the light – ืœื›ื‘ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื•ืจ

Techabeh, techabi, techabu et ha-or – Turn off the light (imperative) – ืชื›ื‘ื”, ืชื›ื‘ื™, ืชื›ื‘ื• ืืช ื”ืื•ืจ

Hu mechabe et ha-or – He turns off the light – ื”ื•ื ืžื›ื‘ื” ืืช ื”ืื•ืจ

Lekabel or yarok – To get the green light – ืœืงื‘ืœ ืื•ืจ ื™ืจื•ืง

Hotsaa laโ€™or – Publishing house – ื”ื•ืฆืื” ืœืื•ืจ

Lehotsi laโ€™or sefer – To publish a book – ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืœืื•ืจ ืกืคืจ

Motsi la-or – Publisher – ืžื•ืฆื™ื ืœืื•ืจ

Oru einav – His eyes lit up, he was glad – ืื•ืจื• ืขื™ื ื™ื•

Playlist and Clips:

Diane Kaplan – Al Palgei Mayim

King James Bible – Psalm 1

Psalm 1 – Automated machine reading (Italian)

Ehud Banai – Blues Knaโ€™ani (lyrics)

Lehaโ€™ir – To light

Shlomo Artsi – Leyad Ha-bayit she-garti bo (lyrics)

Sarit Haddad – Shir Eres (lyrics)

Aviv Geffen – Or Ha-yareโ€™ach (lyrics)

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