New! ​Learning to Read Hebrew

A collaborative offering of Mekom Torah and
​The Museum at Eldridge Street

What: Learn to read the Hebrew of the Jewish Bible and prayer book. Recognize all the consonants and vowels, and understand how they fit together to make syllables and words. After two sessions, you'll be set to practice on your own to make your reading more and more fluent.
 
Where: On Zoom. Use the form below to request details.
 
When: Thursday Feb 4 and Thursday Feb 18, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, with an optional practice session on Thursday Feb 11.
 
Instructor: Rabbi Helen Plotkin has taught Biblical Hebrew for more than 20 years at Swarthmore College, in the departments of Classics and Religion.

How will the course proceed?

• In our first session, you will be introduced to all the consonants and most of the vowels, and you will be able to read one-syllable words.
• Over the following two weeks you will be able to practice reading and writing using worksheets and video files available online. (Even though this course is about reading, I’ll encourage you to practice writing the letters as well, since this is a shortcut to help your brain hold onto their shapes.)
• An optional session offered on the intermediate Thursday will give you the opportunity to practice your new skills.
• In our second session, we will focus on putting syllables together into words and phrase. Online print and video resources will give you experience reading real Hebrew words from the Bible and the Prayer Book.
• Helen Plotkin (helen@mekomtorah.org) will be available to answer questions for the rest of her life!

Tuition: Please use the form below to request information. Scholarships are available.

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