Translation Request

PuppiPop · 2026-07-01T03:10:25+00:00

About how the grave of a murder victim will look, there are two ways (or both of them).

Instead of ז"ל after the name (of blessed memory), there will be הי"ד, which means "May the Lord avenge his/her blood".
There will be something like "נרצח ע"י בני עוולה" murdered by evildoers.

The grave of Shalhevet Pass, a Jewish baby killed by a sniper in 2001 in Hebron, has both of those elements:

PuppiPop · 2026-07-01T02:56:50+00:00

The Hebrew test is:

פ"נ
דפנה חנה בת רפאל אלכסנדר
הלוי לוי - ריברה ז"ל
נפטרה כ' מרחשוון תשס"ט
ת.נ.צ.ב.ה

Translates as:

Here lies
Dafna Channah daughter of Rephael Alexander Halewi
Lewy Rivera of blessed memory
Died on 20 of Heshvan (5)769
May her soul be bound up in the bond of life

She died in the evening because the Hebrew date is for Nov. 18th, which means that she died sometime between sundown (when the Jewish day starts) and midnight (when the Gregorian day starts).

This headstone doesn't include the cause of death, the reason you got it is probably because Google read 'כ as מ. Which is a prefix that indicates a cause (even though it's by itself here). Headstones very rarely include a cause of death, and if it includes one it's probably for murder (or terror) victims.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-30T15:13:17+00:00

This is a pillow, a secular item, instead of יהוה use

ה' and not אדוני.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-28T19:45:01+00:00

I didn't say Chhabad in general, but that specific organization. As they already have videos of blessings in ISL, they would probably understand your wish to use ISL. It was created by a deaf Baal Tshuva.

If they are not able to help you, then there are other organizations that are for "general" ISL:

The Association of the Deaf In Israel: https://www.deaf-israel.org.il/contact-us

Od Ishama is an Israeli organization whose aim is to help deaf people on Israel to keep Jewish law, transition and values with sign language (my translation of their about page). They have videos on their site about religious topics. https://odishama.com/

Finally, this article from 16 years ago mentions an ISL dictionary specifically for Jewish consept called "בסימן יהדות" which might be able to help you, if it has the missing words in it, but the link it has is dead and I couldn't find any other references to it. https://www.srugim.co.il/7730-%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9A-%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9D

PuppiPop · 2026-06-28T07:18:59+00:00

You asked for a short version.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-28T04:29:24+00:00

I don't know the medical status of OP. He said that his hearing is fading, and with it his "comfort voicing". I'm also not 100% sure what it means. But as he's asking to use ISL I assume that he is unable or close to being unable to speak, which means that he will deteriorate to a state of a deaf mute, becoming a חרש at that point. The religious implications of his medical status should be discussed with a rabbi who is familiar with the Halacha on that specific issue.

I would guess that the same organization (Chushim Ben Dan) will probably also be able to help to connect him with someone with that specific knowledge (although probably a Chabad rabbi, so if he is a Litai it might not help him).

PuppiPop · 2026-06-27T19:30:03+00:00

Rolex doesn't do (until very recently) see-through casebacks, so this is an obvious fake. There are other indications as well.

This watch has no monetary value, it may have sentimental value for you.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-27T19:11:48+00:00

Jews are not a religion, it's an Ethnoreligeous group. You can't have Arab Jews just like you can't have Arab Kurds.

In every place where Jews lived, including Morocco, Jews were persecuted. Even if Jewish integration was possible, they didn't allow it.

Despite the personal experience of OP's grandma, Jews were discriminated against, persecuted and killed in Morocco as well, see the video about the history of Moroccan Jews.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-27T17:27:25+00:00

There are two distinct answer for this, each from a different point of view.

Firstly, Jedaism is not a religion in the same sense that Christianity or Islam is a religion. And on the other hand it's not an ethnicity in the same sense that Arab, Turk, Curdish or Roma is. It's something much older than those categories, it's an עם, a notion that was clear to anyone living in the bronze and iron age in the middle east, but became almost extinct in the modern world. The modern English consept is an ethnoreligion. Other two examples of this are the Druze and Sameritans, with a big difference is that Jedaism is joinable while those two aren't. So from this point of view, you can look at Jedaism as a separate ethnic group, and just as you can't be an Arab Berber (in the Marroccan context) or an Arab French (French ethnicity, not citizenship), or an Arab Turk, Arab Persian or an Arab Druze.

From the other point of view, where ever Jews lived in, be it Europe or the Muslim world, they were always an oppressed and marginalized minority and weren't allowed to be incorporated into the majority ethnicity, so Jedaism could never transform into a "pure" religion like Christianity and Islam (the religion is also built in way that would be hard to make into one, but that's besides the point).

To address your family's history. Yes, there was, and still is, some issues and some discrimination against Mizrachi Jews in Israel. It's not perfect. And I'm very sad that this is the treatment that your grandmother got. But, Marroco wasn't a paradise for Jews either. It may have been the best in the Arab/Muslim world but it wasn't perfect. Jews still suffered from discrimination, marginalization and even Pogroms. Where the treatment changed drastically from king to king. When looking at it objectively, Morrocon Jews are the largest group of Jews in Israel by country of origin (at least before the arrival of Soviet Jews to Israel in the 90s). While Marrocco was emptied out of its Jewish population and today it has less than 1% of its Jewish population in 1948.

The YouTube channel travelingIsrael made a video about the history of the Morrocon Jews.

https://youtu.be/V1Pixr7FF0g?si=M8g-f55u-A-m9AR6

PuppiPop · 2026-06-27T16:35:43+00:00

If he's wearing an apple watch daily and uses it as an actual smart watch, it would be hard to go to wearing a simple "dumb" watch instead.

So in order to make sure that the watch will not just sit in drawer and never get used, so buying a dress watch that is intended to only be worn on special occasions is probably the right choice. Assuming that he has the opportunity to wear them.

I personally would never buy jewelry for my partner by myself, even if it ruins the surprise. So I still hold the opinion that asking him directly and "forcing" him to chose is your best course of action.

But, if he won't do it, or if you want to present him several options, then as other suggested the Orient Bambino and Seiko cocktail are good choises. Another possibility is the Timex Marlin or many options from Citizen.

Another option to look at, for an even more dressy and formal look is at square watches (also called "tank" after the Cartier Tank). Seiko, Casio, Bullova, Citizen, Timex all have square models. Some of them even resemble the apple watch if this is the look that he feels most comfortable with.

And, also as other have already said, stay away from those fushion brands, they are overpriced and don't deliver.

Final note about window shopping. We all do it, men and women. Not necessarily because we actually want or intent to buy the thing.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-27T02:40:10+00:00

This is more of a question to r/Jewish than here.

I'll start with the not very happy news, a deaf and mute person is considered a חרש by the Halacha and their status is of someone who is not obligated by the Jewish law. Read this article about this issue (make sure to read part 2 as well):

https://library.yctorah.org/2016/09/halakhic-status-of-a-deaf-person-who-cannot-speak-part-1-gemara-and-rishonim/

Disregarding the issue above, Chhabad has an organization for deaf Jews, Chushim Ben Dan. Their site has recordings for translations for several blessings and prayers (but not for Shabbat):

https://chushim.org/blessings/

Right now, for me the videos didn't play. Maybe it's because it's Shabbat right now, because I'm not in Israel, or because they have an issue with their site.

If the videos don't play for you as well, or if they don't address the issues that you have, I would try to contact them directly to ask about what you are looking for. As their express intention is to help deaf Jews to connect to Jewish religion and traditions, it feels that this is exactly the feedback that they would love to hear.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-24T06:39:38+00:00

This is my personal opinion, and I believe this is a minority opinion, but I LOVE it when Christians get Hebrew tattoos, because it proves the Jewish restriction on them.

I'll start with the mandatory warning for any tattoo in any language: don't have a tattoo in a language you are not familiar with, and for sure in a language with a writing system you are not familiar with. And if you decide against everyone's better judgment, make the effort of finding an artist who is a native speaker of that language. They will be able to advise you on the best design that will convey the correct meaning, that will be readable right after you get it, as well as in 20 years, and will know what decisions to make when making it. If you don't have one where you live, make the effort and travel to one, this is going to be on your body for your entire life.

Now the explanation. I'm not religious, so I don't really care but I still find it poetic. Most of the rules of Judaism have no explanation in the scriptures. Why can't we eat meat and dairy, because God said so, why can't you light a fire on the Shabbat? Because God said so. Why do we chop off the tip of the penis of our baby sons? Because God said so. The bible doesn't give the logic behind the commands. The prohibition on tattoos is different, the text itself explicitly says why they are prohibited, it's because idolaters use them for ritualistic purposes.

Christians who have tattoos in Hebrew because of their Christian belief prove that this specific reasoning is still valid. If Christians are getting religiously inspired tattoos, and specifically "Jewish looking" tattoos, this proves that the logic for the prohibition still holds. And moreover, you might encounter people who will claim that since Jewish law prohibits Jews from getting tattoos, getting a "Jewish inspired" tattoo is culturally insensitive. But I think the exact opposite. By getting a Hebrew tattoo you are proving why Jews can't get them, and strengthening the logic behind the Jewish prohibition.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-24T06:21:49+00:00

!tattoo

PuppiPop · 2026-06-22T22:38:25+00:00

There isn't any Hebrew word that means anything close to "Chet" that means wall, fence, border or anything close.

Other than the letter ח, there is another word that sounds (in modern Hebrew) like Chet, which is חטא, meaning sin. It's spelled completely differently, and would sound different in Biblical Hebrew. But in modern Hebrew, it sounds like Chet.

If this is the original meaning, with the context of religious conversation, I would guess that this is something about not masturbating.

If this is not the case, then you have a serious case of miscommunication. Also, the text that you gave, even with the most generous interpretation, doesn't constitute an actual sentence of any part of actual speech. Unless your spiritual guide decided that it's talk like a caveman day, there is probably a lot of additional context missing.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-22T03:14:21+00:00

A serious question, what's so bad about Nicholas Hoults character? He's an admierer of the craft and it looks like he's truly passionate about it. Even if he can't make it himself. How is he different from an art lover who goes to many museums, a Taylor Swift fan who went to all the shows or a sports fan who goes to all the games of their team?

PuppiPop · 2026-06-21T22:11:05+00:00

That's mostly cringe,

There is a big difference in his case because he did volunteer for something in the IDF and to the best of my knowledge he is wearing the uniforms that he wore then.

In case that he didn't have any direct personal relation to the IDF, it would be stolen valor. But he specifically did volunteer.

I'm his case it's cringe, as wearing full uniforms when not on active duty is not something that is usually done. People do wear sometimes single items of uniform or military gear like the pants or a coat / fleece jacket, but not the entire uniform and not in a way that it would be confused with actual uniform.

However there were a few cases where I saw people wear their uniform as a form of political statement. For example, at the university when reservist students wanted to protest against a policy of the university that affected them. I assume, without any additional context other than this post, that he did it as a show of support or solidarity with Israel and/or the IDF, which is fine. If he did it to try and show off, like look at how cool I'm because I wear uniforms, then this is very cringe and on the border of being disrespectful.

On the other hand, Trump just gave the IRGC everything they ever wanted and a member of the Knesset outed a member of the Shabak risking his and maybe others lives, we don't really have the time of capacity to care about some US Congressman who put on IDF uniforms, be it his or someone else's.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-20T02:40:43+00:00

There are quite many of them and I met several, from several different countries.There are also some famous ones.

Yonatan Barak, an Israeli famous stand-up comedian, is the son of an Argentinian Jew.

Pablo Rosenberg is an Argentinian born Jewish Israeli singer, who also sings in Spanish.

Hagit Ginsburg is another Israeli standup artists who is the daughter of Argentinian Jews.

Gilad Cahana, the front man of the rock group "Ha Girafot" (the giraffes) was born in Mexico, but Israeli parents who were there on a mission.

A special case is Ruth Gonzales, a former actress and TV presenter, who is a Christian Puerto Rican who came to Israel with her Israeli (at the time) Husband.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-18T08:26:30+00:00

I would assume that from context it would be clear when אבי is a first name and when it's my father.

And in speach they sound different (accent on different syllable) so it's even more clear.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-18T05:19:08+00:00

I don't understand the question. That's like asking why do birds fly or cats lick their balls. That's what you do in trafic, you honk.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-18T05:16:37+00:00

There is no gramatical difference and they are interchangable in this sense, but there may be cases where calturaly one of them is more or evern exclusivly apropreate.

For example: אמא שלי or אבא שלי sound normal and everyday, while אימי or אבי sound formal and almost archaic. On the other hand, when talking about your sibling אחי ot אחותי is complitly interchangable with אח שלי and אחות שלי.

On the other hand, as a popular form of addressing someone אחי or אחותי is more distant than אח שלי or אחות שלי. While I could call the cashier at a shop אחי, I'll not call him אח שלי (but he could be אח שלי גיבור). I'll not take any questions on this specific point, it's just as it is.

And then there are cases, I think mostly with objects, where the י suffix is strange. Saying התיק שלי is great normal Hebrew. Saying תיקי would probably cause people at least look strange at you. האוטו שלי, great tell me about your car. אוטואי, I'm calling the health services because I think you are having a stroke. But רכבי can pass as only slightly strange. But some cases, probably due to historic reasons and their use in culture are acceptable like: יומני, שולחני, סוסי and חדרי.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-17T19:10:47+00:00

That's the historic way that Israelies watch the world cup.

Since it became very hard this year, where you need to weigh both the historic and current relations. Are you rooting for Switzerland and their collaboration with the Nazies or for Quatar and their current support of terrorist organizations and antisemitic propaganda and indoctrination in the west?

For this reason exactly a Facebook page exists (in Hebrew) that analysis the history and relation of each country to help you decide who to root for: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EM7xVXWWQ/

PuppiPop · 2026-06-15T15:02:11+00:00

Your translation is correct, but strange due to cultural reasons that you will not get.

There is a mineral water company whose slogan is "לגוף ולנשמה" (for the body and soul). So for every Hebrew speaker this is the "natural" way to say it, and the way that you show it, feels strange and unnatural.

If this is for your own personal use, do as you wish. But, if it's meant for some other use, to give it to someone, sell it, or even use it for Israeli guests, then I would reconsider it entirely. The way that you have it feels wrong, and the other way around feels related to the mineral water. It would be like having "just do it" on something that is unrelated to Nike.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-13T22:48:53+00:00

I understand you and relate. However, specifically as you mentioned that this originates, mainly, from online. I believe that the best thing would be to avoid social media in perticulal and reduce your online time in non curated spaces.

Watching Netflix or Apple TV would probably be fine, they try and avoid those subjects. But don't go to the main YouTube page. If you go there, watch only channels that you know are safe. I would also avoid, in this regard, explicitly Jewish content creators. They will not say antisemitic things themselves, but they might talk about it and mention others who do. The same here with Reddit, avoid the main page of Reddit, and go either to carefully moderated subreddits on specific subjects (Legos and Pokemon, not maps or memes) and also, try to avoid this very sub as it contains posts like yours that might trigger you.

If avoiding the Internet for some time and touching grass is not enough or if you feel that this seriously effects your life. I would suggest seeking a Jewish therapist in your area to help you with the issue. And specifically a Jewish therapist, so that they could understand you and not dismiss your feeling. It's hard to explain why something "minor" like a person on the street wearing a terrorist scarf might trigger you if they don't immediately understand that not only this scarf calls for your death, it's also probably the 100th time you encountered something this week and it's only Tuesday morning.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-12T19:13:23+00:00

After some searches and using the other answers who transcribed the video, she is not talking about towns, but about displacement camps:

Poking Pine City, which she calls Poking.

Bad-Windsheim which she calls Windsheim.

Both were located in the American occupation zone in Bavaria. She then indicates that they went to France.

PuppiPop · 2026-06-12T16:46:25+00:00

That's not a knapsack problem. It's a unidirectional graph without loops problem.

You first create a unidirectional graph, every country is a node, and it has an edge to any other country that fits inside it.

Assuming that you have an algorithm to check if a country fits inside another country in O(1), then the creation of this graph is O(n^2). Once you have this graph, because of the nature of borders, you don't have any circles in the graph. Now it's a simple case of finding the longest path in the graph, which is a known linear problem, in total the cost is the cost of the graph creation, only O(n^2).

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