Shalom,
Yalla: Learning Hebrew with Steph is a podcast made by an intermediate Hebrew learner, for intermediate Hebrew learners. I created Yalla to bridge the gap in resources for those of us beyond the basics, sharing my love for the language along with helpful tips, insights, and resources I discover along the way. If you’re on a journey to deepen your Hebrew skills, let’s explore it together!
Until then – take care and keep learning!
Latest Episodes
Dive in and level up your Hebrew, one episode at a time.
How Israeli Elections Work
Israel goes to the polls on 27 October, so in this episode I explain how elections for the Knesset actually work: parties instead of local candidates, the electoral threshold, coalitions, and what happens on election day. Along the way we learn all the Hebrew words you'll hear in the news this month, from mandatim to kalpi. This episode is completely impartial and we only talk about how the system works.
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Israeli Food Culture and Dining Out
In this episode, we're talking about food culture in Israel, not recipes or specific dishes, but everything that happens around the food. We look at what makes food Israeli in the first place, what it's like to eat out there, and how food delivery became such a big part of everyday life in Israeli cities.
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Weather, Climate Change and El Niño
England is in the middle of its fifth heatwave of the summer, so when a listener sent me a report from Israel's Meteorological Service, I knew exactly what this episode had to be about. We talk about heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, how the weather shifts from snow in Tzfat to sunshine in Eilat, and what an unusually strong El Niño could mean for rain in Israel this winter.
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Bonus Episode - The World Cup
A short bonus episode about the World Cup, or "ha-Mundial". In this episode of Yalla: Learning Hebrew with Steph, I explain where the Hebrew word comes from and why so many Israelis are cheering for Argentina this year.
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Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and the Revival of the Hebrew Language
Ever wonder how a language that wasn't spoken for 2,000 years became the daily language for 9 million people today? In this episode of Yalla: Learning Hebrew with Steph, we dive into the fascinating story of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the man who planted the seeds for the revival of Modern Hebrew.
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Israel Start-Up Nation and AI
In this episode, we explore how Israel became known as the "Start-Up Nation" and how artificial intelligence is reshaping the world. Along the way, we unpack the Hebrew (and borrowed-from-English) vocabulary of tech, the army units behind Israel's startups, famous "exits" like Waze and Wiz, and the real pros and cons of AI.
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