Le nom hébreu qui a aidé à bâtir Israël 🇮🇱 KEREN HAYESOD #israel

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Today, I'll explain the name of one of the largest institutions in the Jewish and Israeli world: 👉 קֶרֶן הַיְסוֹד – Keren HaYesod This could be literally translated as: 👉 the foundation's fund The word קֶרֶן is very rich in Hebrew. It can mean: 👉 קֶרֶן – horn 👉 קֶרֶן שֶׁמֶשׁ – ray of sunshine 👉 קֶרֶן – fund, financial foundation For example : 👉 קֶרֶן פֶּנְסִיָּה – pension fund 👉 קֶרן הַשְׁקָעוֹת – investment fund And the word: 👉 יְסוֹד – foundation, base As in: 👉 בִּנְיָן – the foundations of a building The same word family is found in: 👉 מוֹסָד – institution, establishment קֶרֶן הַיְסוֹד was created in 1920 by the Zionist movement, well before the establishment of the State of Israel. Its purpose was to finance the future national institutions of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel. On the sign we can read: 👉 👉 הַקֶרן = the national fund for the construction of the Land of Israel 👩 = and the financial institution central 👩 = of the world Zionist movement A simple Hebrew name can tell a whole story: language, money, nation building and Zionism. And of course, if you had taken Hebrew lessons, you would hardly have needed all of this. Today, I'm going to explain the name of one of the largest institutions in the Jewish and Israeli world: 👉 קֶרֶן הַיְסוֹד – Keren HaYesod This could be literally translated as: 👉 the foundation's fund The word קֶרֶן is very rich in Hebrew. It can mean: 👉 קֶרֶן – horn 👉 קֶרֶן שֶׁמֶשׁ – ray of sunshine 👉 קֶרֶן – fund, financial foundation For example : 👉 קֶרֶן פֶּנְסִיָּה – pension fund 👉 קֶרן הַשְׁקָעוֹת – investment fund And the word: 👉 יְסוֹד – foundation, base As in: 👉 בִּנְיָן – the foundations of a building The same word family is found in: 👉 מוֹסָד – institution, establishment קֶרֶן הַיְסוֹד was created in 1920 by the Zionist movement, well before the establishment of the State of Israel. Its purpose was to finance the future national institutions of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel. On the sign we can read: 👉 👉 הַקֶרן = the national fund for the construction of the Land of Israel 👩 = and the financial institution central 👉 שֶׁל הַתְּנוּעָה הַצִּיּוֹנִית הָעוֹלָמִית = of the world Zionist movement A single name in Hebrew can tell a whole story: language, money, nation-building, and Zionism. And of course, if you had taken Hebrew lessons, you would har