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 , […]
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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 […]
Shavuot – Learn Hebrew Online
As we approach Shavuot, the first thing that comes to mind is cheesecake and blintzes! After all, Shavuot is the festival where dairy is the primary food to eat, because it is also a harvest festival. But, there is indeed a more serious reason for celebrating Shavuot, and that it is z’man matan torateinoo, the […]
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 […]
Learn To Read Hebrew
As I mentioned before, my Hebrew reading journey started from day 1! I mentioned that I was born on Sukkot, and once I came home from the hospital, I can only imagine that we would have had quite a few visitors to wish my parents well. It is very common amongst Jewish people to use […]
Pesach
Pesach is by far my favorite festival; the rituals, the beautifully set table, the songs and so much more. I’m lucky because my father taught me to read Hebrew. Having the Hebrew background makes the Seder so much more meaningful. The Hebrew readings in the Haggadah have a certain depth which isn’t found in English. […]
Learn To Read Hebrew
I really have no memory of my life as a baby and as a young child, but what I do know, with my father working as Rabbi, he didn’t leave his work at the office; it was brought home with him every night. Of course, being a rabbi, Hebrew was integral to his work. He […]
Learn To Read Hebrew
I made mention of God in my last post. It is interesting, because there is not a name for God in Hebrew. In fact, when one starts to read Hebrew, it is not obvious how to pronounce God’s name. Reading Hebrew is relatively straight forward (once you know the how to read Hebrew, consonants, vowels […]