Podcast La-Inyan

Irma and Ami host Michal, a student at Ulpan La-Inyan who's made very nice progress with her Hebrew, as you'll hear in the interview.

Where does Rosh Hashanah fall among the Jewish holidays? And is it really the start of the new year? What about other New Years, Jewish and otherwise? Irma and Ami talk about all this in intermediate-level Hebrew.

After returning from Tanzania, Ami tells Irma all about this experience of a lifetime - in intermediate-level Hebrew.

Irma and Ami hash out the meaning and contexts for Hebrew slang words like אחלה, סוף הדרך, and even how to use פצצה as a verb - all in intermediate-level Hebrew.

Ami hosts Amir, a high-techist, gamer, connector at Ulpan La-Inyan, and most importantly for this episode - foodie. They talk about how the Israeli cuisine draws inspiration from kitchens around the world - in intermediate-level Hebrew.

Irma and Yoshi talk about their pets, as well as other types of animals - all in Hebrew.

Ami interviews Shmuel and Ruti Gombo, who share their experiences in the 1967 Six-Day War, when Israel was facing annihilation and instead doubled its territory, including Jerusalem.

In this episode Irma and Ami host Yoshi. All three born and raised in the 80's, they talk (in intermediate-level Hebrew) about all the things they used to like and now run away from - like roller coasters and horror movies.

This יום הזיכרון is different from previous years. Irma and Ami reflect on the painful memories and fresh wounds of this past year - in intermediate-level Hebrew.

Israelis possess a quality not found in much of the West - חוצפה (chutzpah). In this episode, Irma and Ami talk - in intermediate-level Hebrew - about how this quality is essential to bring Israeli, for better and for worse.