Prayer Book and Modern Hebrew

Prayer Book Hebrew
Rabbi Daniel Lehrman

If you have a basic familiarity with the Hebrew letters and vowels and you want to move on to the next level of proficiency with the Hebrew of our services, then this class is for you. While our main emphasis will be on gaining ever more comfort with speaking, reading, and singing the prayers and understanding them, we will also spend about a third of each class exploring such topics as: Why so many names for God in Judaism? Where did the Sh’ma come from? What is the significance of Hebrew in Jewish mysticism? and other topics according to the special interests of our class members.

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Modern Hebrew
Haggar Leibovich

This class is based upon the classic Ulpan method, a model that makes the challenge of learning a new language both satisfying and fun. Our goal will be conducting the class entirely in Hebrew and students will speak modern Hebrew in the first five minutes of the class. The grammatical rules and conventions of this living language will come alive through the spoken word.