It is important for both Jewish boys and Jewish girls to learn Hebrew. Hebrew is the language used for Jewish prayers and scriptures. Being able to read Hebrew will allow him to take part in Jewish prayer services. Modern Hebrew is the language used in Israel - which is the center of Jewish spiritual and cultural life.
Hebrew is an adjective referring to the Jewish language of Israel or (rarely) the Jewish people. Catholic is an adjective referring to a particular variant of the Christian religion, the one run by the Pope with headquarters in Rome. It can also be an adjective used to describe anything that is universal or pertains to all kinds of people.
Yes. It is indeed a name used by the Jewish community, young grasshopper.
Yahweh is an attempt to pronounce the Hebrew name of God, usually associated with Judaism (Jewish faith). But the word is only used by Christians referring to the Jewish Faith. Jews do not use this word.
Hebrew is used in Judaism, in its Torah and the prayers. See also:More about Hebrew
I believe the question you mean to ask is "How do you say 'hi' in Hebrew?", to which the answer would be "shalom." Jewish, however, is no more of a language than Christianity or Islam. What would your answer be if someone asked you "How do you say 'hi' in Christianity?" Please remember, Judaism is a religion, Hebrew is a language used in Jewish holy scriptures like the Torah.
Giving a child a Hebrew name is a Jewish tradition. The Hebrew name is used when a Jew is called up to the Torah during a prayer service for an honor. It is also used on the Jewish marriage document, as well as many other things.Giving a child a Hebrew name is a Jewish tradition. The Hebrew name is used when a Jew is called up to the Torah during a prayer service for an honor. It is also used on the Jewish marriage document, as well as many other things.
A Jewish person's Hebrew name is used in the synagogue, whenever they are called up to the Torah for an honor. It is also used on Jewish documents, such as a Jewish marriage document called a ketubah (כתובה). There are other uses as well.
The origin of the name Harris in not Jewish, it is not Hebrew. Surely, the Hebrew nation has stolen the name and used it themselves as they have stolen countless names from French, Gernamic/english, and Italian languages. You may find a Jew with the name Harris, but it's just another Hebrew Rip-Off!
The Jewish prayerbook is the Siddur. Composed in Hebrew, it contains the three weekday prayers, plus longer services for Shabbat and holy days. It also has blessings for meals and other occasions.
Kosher (כשר), which is pronounced kah-SHEHR in Hebrew.
The Jewish people did not really "borrow" religious ideas from Hebrews, rather, they are the Hebrews. In Genesis 15, God brings Abraham (father of the Hebrew/Jewish people) out of a place called Ur of the Chaldeans which is, essentially, Babylon. God changes Abraham's name from "Abram" and later Abraham forms a people from his descendants which are referred to as the "Jews" or "Hebrews." As the pentateuch (first five books of Hebrew scripture) explains, the God who revealed Himself to Abraham gave him the priniple tenets of the Hebrew/Jewish religion (Judaism). The reason that sometimes the word "Hebrew" is used and sometimes the word "Jew" is used is that the word "Hebrew comes from an ancient word in Aramaic which is "ebhrai". In the Jewish langauge it is "ibhri." This word is what English speakers now call "Isrealite." The word "Jew" is a modern form of the ancient name "Judah" which was the name of one of the tribes of Israel. So, in answer, the Jews didn't show up to "take away" the Hebrew religions, but they are the descendants of the ancient Hebrews. The only exception to this would be calling people who practice the Jewish religion "Jews" even though the aren't really descendants of the Jewish people.