Easy Learn Hebrew About 12 years ago I was sitting on a park bench enjoying the sunshine. I had my eye closed and I was dreaming. I was dreaming about how to make a face to face Hebrew reading program online. The face to face Hebrew reading program is so easy for beginnings. As I […]
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Read Hebrew Fast
I have been teaching people of all ages (10-85 years old) to learn to read Hebrew. I have noticed many beginners try to read Hebrew fast. One of the first things people do, once they have mastered the art of reading Hebrew, is to try and read Hebrew fast. With the exception of 1 student, […]
Read Hebrew
The question on everyone’s lips during this current pandemic crisis should be “who wants to read Hebrew?” With borders closed across the world, communities in quarantine or isolation, people need something to take their minds off the enormity of what humanity is facing, the biggest health crisis since the Spanish Flu in the 1920s. Starting […]
Easy Hebrew reading
Easy Hebrew reading – can it be done? In order to understand the above phrase, I want to deconstruct what the word “easy” actually means. According to the website www.dictionary.com, the definition of “easy” is not hard or difficulty; requiring no great labour or effort. Reading this definition makes me wonder if the above phrase […]
Easy Hebrew reading – can it be done?
In order to understand the above phrase, I want to deconstruct what the word “easy” actually means. According to the website www.dictionary.com, the definition of “easy” is not hard or difficulty; requiring no great labour or effort. Reading this definition makes me wonder if the above phrase “easy Hebrew reading” is a misnomer. However, through […]
How is Hebrew read
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 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 , […]