I feel I can finally take a deep breathe, the “busy” season for the Jewish religion has now come to an end. What with Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah, it has been hectic. But for some people the work has just begun! ”What?” I hear you say. Let me explain. These festivals […]
Easy Hebrew Reading
When I think over the past month, there have been a plethora of Jewish festivals; the synagogues have been abuzz with people, activity; prayer. But one thing that has stood out for me is that fact that so many people did not know how to read Hebrew. Certainly, some people, when they were kids, went […]
Read Hebrew Online
Wow, the Jewish community is the middle of such a busy period, so many festivals, so much praying, so much food – and so much Hebrew reading! If anyone asks me “why should I learn to read Hebrew?” I will say one word – festivals. The Jewish festivals revolve around prayer, praising G-d, and the […]
Learn to read Hebrew in one day
Learn to read Hebrew in one day? Interesting that you ask this question! Can it be done? Well, after having taught a special course that teaches adults who are interested in learning to read Hebrew for over 10 years; I can say unequivocally that it does work. This course that my father taught me helps […]
Read Hebrew
Reflecting on what I wrote in my last post, about teaching children to learn to read Hebrew, got me thinking about my time teaching year 12 olds Hebrew reading at a Hebrew and Religion school. The class was divided into a few groups. Group 1: the children who knew how to read Hebrew fast; group […]
How do you read Hebrew
Just looking back on my post from last week, how I learnt to read Hebrew fast at my primary school, it was very different to learning to read Hebrew online. In the classroom the teachers’ job is to teach the children to learn how to read Hebrew; which is wonderful if all the children are […]
Learning To Read Hebrew
All along I have spoken about how I was raised with reading Hebrew at home. But I haven’t shared my Hebrew reading journey in primary school. I immigrated to Australia from South African when I was 7 years old and went to a regular primary school. A year later, I begged my parents to send […]
Read Hebrew Online
I am currently coming back on the train from picking up a special certificate for a Barmitzvah pupil of mine. I taught him Hebrew reading for about 6 months. For him, learning to read Hebrew was a challenge as it wasn’t part of his life until he started preparing for his Barmitzvah. The certificate I […]
Easy Hebrew Reading
Reflecting on my last post, it seemed like I was complaining about being the daughter of a Rabbi. That wasn’t how I wanted it to come across; it was just a different upbringing to my friends. After all, which of my friends started to learn to how to read Hebrew from a young age? How […]
Learn To Read Hebrew Online
Life as a daughter of a Rabbi was anything but “normal” (well, at least in my opinion!) We weren’t allowed to watch television on Friday evenings or Saturdays, because it was the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat). Every Friday evening I had to accompany my father to the Synagogue, where everything was read in Hebrew! I suppose […]