How do we understand the phrase “Israel language’? This is an interesting phrase. This phrase can refer to two things: the country and the language. Israel language, the holy language Many people believe that Israel is the holy land, and Hebrew is the holy language. Many people believe this. The reason is the original […]
Hebrew language learning
Hebrew numbers in the Aleph Beit
Unbeknown to many people Hebrew numbers play a very important part in the Hebrew language. Unlike English, all the letters in the Hebrew aleph bet have a numerical value. It is extremely important to know the whole aleph-bet to be able to use it as a tool for Hebrew numbers. Otherwise, it would be very […]
Teacher in Hebrew – what is needed?
A teacher in Hebrew in today’s world. When a person looks for a someone to help them learn Hebrew it is important that they find someone with experience. I often wonder what qualifies a person to be a Hebrew teacher? Is it the fact that they studied Hebrew in high school? Or should they have […]
First Hebrew letter
The first Hebrew letter in the Hebrew alphabet is quite an interesting and unusual letter. The first Hebrew letter is called the Aleph. It is an unusual because, quite simply, it is silent. It does not make a sound. The only sound it can make is that of the vowel that is either underneath or […]
Read in Hebrew
Read in Hebrew Why is it that a person wants to read in Hebrew? How will they use this skill? How long does it take to learn to read in Hebrew? All these questions, and more are asked by people all around the world who come across Hebrew reading students. For some people, who have […]
Learning Hebrew Reading
Just recently I have started teaching my youngest son to start learning Hebrew reading. It is his Bar Mitzvah in 18 months’ time, and he needs to learn to read Hebrew before then. Interestingly enough he was really resisting my attempts to engage him in learning Hebrew reading. I have a feeling it is because […]
A quirky phrase: “Hebrew read”
It’s an odd phrase “Hebrew read”. It doesn’t quite make sense. It is almost like it is referring to two words of interest: Hebrew and read. Whether a person is saying “read Hebrew” or “Hebrew read”. Either way, it doesn’t read matter, as the gist is the same. Both phrases shows that the person appear […]
Learn how to read Hebrew
I recently received a letter the other day from a prospective student. Here is a part of what was written: Dear Yael, My friend recommend that I contact you. I am in my 50s and have been wanting to learn how to read Hebrew ever since I was 15 years old. Even though I am […]
Reading in Hebrew
I often receive phone calls or emails from parents or adult student requesting help to help their child to start reading in Hebrew. The conversation often starts off like this Hi my name is xxx. My child is start Bar or Bat Mitzvah lessons and needs help reading in Hebrew. I received your name from […]
How to read in Hebrew
One of the ways I teach people to how to read in Hebrew is that I first teach them the Aleph Bet and vowels. I teach the characters by using mnemonics. For example, the letter gimmel has a gap. This letter looks very similar to the letter noon. The way how I teach student to […]