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רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
(כד) דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֗דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֤ה לָכֶם֙ שַׁבָּת֔וֹן זִכְר֥וֹן תְּרוּעָ֖ה מִקְרָא־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃
Speak to Benei Yisrael and say: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a complete rest, a sacred occasion commemorated with loud blasts.
לִזְכֹּר lizkor (שֹׁרֶשׁ ז.כ.ר)
To remember or recall
תִּזְכֹּרֶת (tizkoret) = Reminder
זִכָּרוֹן (zikaron) = Memory
מַזְכֶּרֶת (mazkeret) = Souvenir or keepsake
זִכְרוֹנוֹ/זִכְרוֹנָהּ לִבְרָכָה (זַ"ל) (zikhrono/zikhronah livrakhah) = May his/her memory be a blessing
מַזְכִּיר/ מַזְכִּירָה = Secretary
Find the Word!
There is a mitzvah to remember an event that happened to Benei Yisrael right after they left Egypt. What’s the event? Can you find two separate places in the Torah that talk about it, and about the importance of remembering it? What’s the name of the special Shabbat designated for remembering? (Hint: Look in Shemot 17 and Devarim 25)
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