Hava Nedaber Each month in this space, L'Chayim will present a Hebrew lesson entitled, "Hava Nedaber Ivrit!" (Let's Speak Hebrew), whose aim is to encourage further study of Hebrew. The lesson will include a brief story utilizing the Hebrew words to be studied, a vocabulary list with English translations and a family activity which involves using the new words. The lessons are prepared by Nira Lev, associate professor of Hebrew language and literature at the Midrasha College of Jewish Studies. Mrs. Lev also teaches Hebrew language and literature at the Community Jewish High School at the United Hebrew Schools. Following is this month's lesson: Until recently, shem ha'eer Yavne has probably not been familiar Introducing Yavne to you and to other Americans. Detroiters familiarized themselves with Yavne when it became Detroit's Eer Te'oma in Proyect Sheekum Hash'choonot. In Israel, however, although Yavne is not one of the major arim in the medinah, it is well known because of its history. Yavne eer chashuva in our history. Its closeness to Hayam Ha'teechon and its makom merkazee in the country, made Yavne in the olden days a commercial eer namal and an important tsomet drachim to Jerusalem and to other arim. After Churban Beit Hamikdash, Yavne became the most important merkaz ruchanee in Eretz Yisrael. It was in Yavne that the Sanhedrin sat and where Rabbi Yohanan Ben Zakkai keebel reshut from the Romans to establish a yeshivah, an academy Yavne — Facts And Figures Location • Yavne is located 15 miles south of Tel Aviv, 40 miles northwest of Jerusalem and nine miles from Israel's largest port, Ashdad. This area, with Tel Aviv at its hub, is the major industrial and commercial district of the country. Population • Since the middle of the First Century, Yavne had been a small village. Arabs abandoned it in the 1948 War of Independence, after which 1,400 Jewish immigrants from North Africa and Bulgaria were settled there. By 1967, the town had grown to about 9,000, but for the next seven years experienced little growth. • In 1983, Yavne's population was 14,000. Today, it has more than 22,000 residents. The rapid growth is the result of a master plan which encouraged 600 families of the regular Israel Defense Forces and 400 civilian families to move into the new "villa" neighborhood of Neve Ilan. • Eleven percent of Yavne's population lives in Neot Shazar. Plans to expand the "Build your Own Home" program in the neighborhood will increase its population an additional 14 percent. • Neot Shazar's resident population is similar in makeup to that of most Project Renewal neighborhoods: 30 percent are under age 14, 44 percent are under age 19, the number of families with more than six members is 2 1 /2 times the national average, 9 percent are Israeli born, 35 percent are of Asian origin and 46 percent are of European/American extraction. for the study of Jewish law and a belt din that became the principal beit mishpat and political entity for all of the Yehudim in the Roman Empire. While the Sanhedrin sat in Yavne, Ha'luach Ha'ivree was regulated, setting zmanim and ta'arichim of all the chagim; Ha'Tanach was canonized and translated into Greek, and the Dikduk Ivree was established. In the last 15 years, Yavne has become almost a "ness" in its fast, unusual hitpatchut. Until the year 1972, Yavne was an ayara ktana, a poor ayarat peetuach with lot of problems. In 1973, after Milchemet Yom Hakipurim, a different political party came to power and a new dynamic manhigut started many plans and activities that brought about a dramatic change in Yavne. The population grew and changed, and Yavne became m'kom m'gurim m'vukash, boasting an excellent educational system and a high quality of life. Meelon (Vocabulary) shem ha'eer ...the name of the city eer te'oma a twin city Proyect Sheekum Hash'choonot.. . . Project Renewal cities arim country medinah an important city eer chashuva Hayam Ha'teechon ....the Mediterranean makom merkazee ...a central place a port city eer namal an intersection tsomet drachim Churban Beit Hamikdash ...the destruction of The Temple merkaz ruchanee ..a spiritual center Eretz Yisrael the land of Israel keebel reshut .. received permission a court beit din a court beit mishpat Jews Yehudim Ha'luach .the Hebrew calendar Ha'ivree times zmanim dates ta'arichim holidays chagim the Bible Ha'tanach Hebrew grammar Dikduk Ivree ness a miracle hitpatchut development ayara ktana a small town ayarat peetuach ....a development town Milchemet Yom Hakipurim ...the Yom Kippur War manhigut leadership m'kom m'gurim m'vukash . a desirable place to live Helicopter In 'Rouble Employment and Commerce • More than 6,000 workers are employed in Yavne. • There are more than 30 factories: Argaman Textiles, producers of fabrics, employs 1,000; Ormat Turbines and its subsidiaries, 450; Rav Bariah, locking devices and security doors, 350; Brosh, cooking ovens, 100; Ashpara, threads, 150. • The city has three supermarkets and several small neighborhood shopping centers, plus shops in the downtown area. The commercial development of Yavne, however, has not kept pace with other aspects of its growth. Culture • Yavne has both art and music centers. A medium-sized community center in the center of town houses a small library, multi- purpose hall and smaller rooms. The local Workers' Council has a hall which is also used as the city's movie house. • Yavne is the only city in Israel at present which has cable TV hookups for all residents. Marilyn Grant is Detroit's Project Renewal coordinator in Israel. A former Detroiter, she made aliyah 18 years ago and lives with her husband Murray in Herzliya. L - 4 FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1989 C1 , Danny, the pilot, was lost in the lines around him. Help him to find his way out without crossing any lines.