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Shalom friends,
Israel will be holding its parliamentary elections on February 10th 2009. This is a good time to understand the democratic method of electing the Knesset (כְּנֶסֶת) – the national legislature of the State of Israel.
The Knesset has 120 members representing various parties (מִפְלָגָה, miflaga), elected for four-year terms. Elections may be held earlier than at the end of a term if the Knesset or the Prime Minister chooses to do so. The elections in Israel are general, national, direct, equal, confidential, and proportional (you may further read about these methods in this newsletter).
After the election results are published, the President (נָשִׂיא, nasi) of the state consults with representatives of the parties and assigns the role of forming the government
(מֶמְשָׁלָה, memshala), the executive authority of the state, to the leader of the party with the largest Knesset representation. Since a government requires the Knesset's confidence to function, it must have a supporting coalition (קוֹאָלִיצְיָה, ko'alitsya) of parties of at least 61 of the 120 Knesset members (חַבְרֵי כְּנֶסֶת, Member of Knesset). The parties that don't form the government make up the opposition (אוֹפּוֹזִיצְיָה, opozitsya).
Once a government has been formed, the designated prime minister (רֹאשׁ מֶמְשָׁלָה, rosh memshala) presents the proposed government body to the Knesset for its vote of confidence by a majority of 61 Knesset members. Once approved, the ministers thereupon assume their respective offices.
Let us all hope that the upcoming elections bring us good leadership.
בְּשׂוֹרוֹת טוֹבוֹת!
Bsorot Tovot!
Good News!
Shira Cohen-Regev
The HebrewOnline Team
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| The Election Method in Israel |
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בְּחִירוֹת כְּלָלִיּוֹת
Transliteration: bxirot klaliyot
Translation: General Elections
Meaning: Every citizen age 18 or older has the right to vote, and every citizen above the age of 21 has the right to be elected, including men and women from all ethnic groups, religious beliefs, educational and financial background.
בְּחִירוֹת אַרְצִיּוֹת
Transliteration: bxirot 'artsiyot
Translation: National Elections
Meaning: The entire country constitutes a single electoral constituency. The elections take place on a specific day throughout the country.
בְּחִירוֹת יְשִׁירוֹת
Transliteration: bxirot yeshirot
Translation: Direct Elections
Meaning: The Knesset is elected directly by the voters, not through a body of electors.
בְּחִירוֹת שָׁווֹת
Transliteration: bxirot shavot
Translation: Equal Elections
Meaning: All votes cast are equal in weight.
בְּחִירוֹת חֲשָׁאִיּוֹת
Transliteration: bxirot xasha'iyot
Translation: Confidential Elections
Meaning: Elections are carried out by a secret ballot. Every voter enters a voting booth alone. Inside the booth is a tray of ballot notes representing each of the parties. The voter chooses the relevant note, inserts it into a special envelope, seals it, and then drops the envelope into the ballot box (קַלְּפִי, kalfi).
בְּחִירוֹת יַחֲסִיּוֹת
Transliteration: bxirot yaxasiyot
Translation: Proportional Elections
Meaning: The 120 Knesset seats are assigned in proportion to each party's percentage of the total national vote: if 20% of the voters voted for Party X, 20% of the 120 Knesset seats will be assigned to that party. However, there is an electoral threshold (אֲחוּז חֲסִימָה) of 1.5%, meaning that if a party receives less than 1.5% of the votes, it will not be represented in the Knesset.
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| Hebrew Election Grammar - to vote / to choose |
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ב.ח.ר |
The Root |
הַשֹּׁרֶשׁ |
| to vote, to choose |
לִבְחֹר |
The Infinitive |
שֵׁם הַפֹּעַל |
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פָּעַל |
Conjugation (grammatical group) |
בִּנְיָן |
election/choice
elections |
בְּחִירָה
בְּחִירוֹת |
Gerund |
שֵׁם הַפְּעֻלָּה |
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Present - הוֹוֶה |
Past - עָבַר |
Pronoun |
שֵׁם גּוּף |
אֶבְחַר
'evxar |
(בּוֹחֵר(ז) בּוֹחֶרֶת(נ
boxeret(m) boxer(f) |
בָּחַרְתִּי
baxarti |
'Ani – I |
אֲנִי |
תִּבְחַר
tivxar |
בּוֹחֵר
boxer |
בָּחַרְתָּ
baxarta |
'Ata – You (s,m) |
אַתָּה |
תִּבְחֲרִי
tivxari |
בּוֹחֶרֶת
boxeret |
בָּחַרְתְּ
baxart |
'At – You (s,f) |
אַתְּ |
יִבְחַר
yivxar |
בּוֹחֵר
boxer |
בָּחַר
baxar |
Hu - He |
הוּא |
תִּבְחַר
tivxar |
בּוֹחֶרֶת
boxeret |
בָּחֲרָה
baxara |
He - She |
הִיא |
נִבְחַר
nivxar |
(בּוֹחֲרִים(ז) בּוֹחֲרוֹת(נ
boxarot(m) boxarim(f) |
בָּחַרְנו
baxarnu |
'Anaxnu – We |
אֲנַחְנוּ |
תִּבְחֲרוּ
tivxaru |
בּוֹחֲרִים
boxarim |
בְּחַרְתֶּם
bexartem |
'Atem – You (pl.,m) |
אַתֶּם |
תִּבְחֲרוּ
tivxaru |
בּוֹחֲרוֹת
boxarot |
בְּחַרְתֶּן
bexarten |
'Aten – You (pl.,f) |
אַתֶּן |
יִבְחֲרוּ
yivxaru |
בּוֹחֲרִים
boxarim |
בָּחֲרוּ
baxaru |
Hem – They (m) |
הֵם |
יִבְחֲרוּ
yivxaru |
בּוֹחֲרוֹת
boxarot |
בָּחֲרוּ
baxaru |
Hen – They (f) |
הֵן |
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Write the words in Hebrew according to the definitions or the translation in English in the puzzle below.
1 – Member of Knesset
2 – Electoral threshold
3 – The executive authority of the State of Israel
4 – President
5 – Ballot box
6 – Prime minister
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Three major Parties are running for the Knesset in the current elections. In this issue’s name section, we will study the names of their leaders. It is interesting to note that two of the three candidates for Prime Minister are known by their nicknames rather than their official name.
Kadima Party – Tshipora (Tsipi) Livni
Likud Party – Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu
Avoda Party – Ehud Barak
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Zipporah (Tsipora)
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Female
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Time of Appearance:
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The Biblical Era
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Meaning:
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The name is derived of the word ציפור (tsipor, "bird").
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History:
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Zipporah, the daughter of Reuel, was Moses' wife.
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"And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter." Exodus 2, 21
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| בִּנְיָמִין |
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Name:
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Benjamin (Binyamin)
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Gender:
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Male
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Time of Appearance:
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The Biblical Era
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History:
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The youngest son of Jacob and Rachel.
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"And Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not, thou shalt have this son also. And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, for she died, that she called his name Ben-oni, but his father called him Benjamin." Genesis 35, 16-18
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| אֵהוּד |
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Name:
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Ehud
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Gender:
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Male
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Time of Appearance:
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The Biblical Era
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History:
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Ehud, son of Gera, was one of the judges of Israel, who killed Eglon, the king of Moab.
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"But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded." Judges 3, 15
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