The Jerusalem Bridge
בְּרִית
brit
covenant, binding agreement · noun (f.)
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Not a casual promise — a brit is sealed, often with a sign (a rainbow, a rite, a meal), and it binds both sides even when one side falters.

וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתְּךָ.

"And I will establish my brit with you" (Genesis 6:18).

What is a brit-like promise in your own life — one that holds even when it is hard to keep?

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Kept up by Yaacov, a native Jerusalemite who teaches Hebrew, Yiddish, Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic one to one. More Biblical Hebrew words, or read who is behind it.