One of the many questions I get asked as a Hebrew teacher is “how is Hebrew read”. it is not as simple as answering: from right to left, the Hebrew reading needs to know every consonant and vowel; and that is just a starting point! When confronted with Hebrew text, for the non-native reader, it […]
Hebrew language learning
My Hebrew reading journey
Early Childhood I have had an interesting journey in learning to read Hebrew and my Hebrew reading journey in general. It pretty much started when I was born! My father is a rabbi, so Hebrew is pretty much his lifeblood. So I grew up surrounded by Hebrew through the blessings, hearing him practice reading the […]
Hebrew reading pronunciation
Hebrew Reading Pronunciation. As I finished in my last post, the students learn to sing the Hebrew Aleph Bet. However, before we start, I have to warn them that they need to leave their inhibitions outside of the classroom. I explain to them that learning to read Hebrew is not a time to hold onto […]
Learn Hebrew – The Journey: Part 1
One thing I really enjoy doing is teaching absolute beginners how to learn to read Hebrew. I call it my “spiritual income”. I consider myself so fortunate to have a niche skill that brings in an income. I first started teaching Hebrew when I was approximately 15 years old. I was put in charge of […]
How do you read Hebrew
Travelling through Israel with my family was fun; once they started grasping the Hebrew letters, and stopped asking how do you read Hebrew, life became a lot easier. Occasionally they would ask in really bad English to learn Hebrew alphabet! I always had to correct by saying, it is not “learn Hebrew alphabet” but “learn […]
Learn Hebrew
The longer we stayed in Israel unsurprisingly we all became more comfortable with the Hebrew letters and sounds . just being there, one is forced to read in Hebrew as not every sign is in English. Although it certainly helps if one makes the effort to learn Hebrew alphabet before arriving in the country , […]
Learn biblical Hebrew
I am sitting down at my desk for the first time in weeks, taking a deep breath and thinking “wow, we did it!” We finally took our two kids to Israel! It was a phenomenal experience. The Jewish homeland, a place where there is Hebrew absolutely everywhere! But that was our first challenge! One of […]
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 […]