WHY DID I WRITE  The Joy of Hebrew?

This book is a culmination of 30 years of teaching Hebrew to students from ages 10 to 83 years old, in both Israel and the United States. In teaching students and training teachers I have frequently observed common errors and repeated problems.

Joy of Hebrew is a solution to all confusions students and teachers have in learning or teaching others to read Hebrew.

I noticed that students go blank very often when reading words they don't know the meaning of and thus, miss symbols, lose their interest and enthusiasm to continue learning the language. Using Joy of Hebrew you will know the meaning of every word you read.

There are common Hebrew letters students confuse. Joy of Hebrew is written in such a way that it prevents confusion of look alike letters.

How does one know if he/she reads the words correctly, without an affirmation from a Hebrew teacher? Joy of Hebrew has the solution.

Students have a hard time recognizing final letters. Joy of Hebrew has a solution for that.

Who can use this book?

Joy of Hebrew Is written for anybody who wants to read and understand Hebrew.

• It is an excellent tool for teachers and students in a classroom.
• For anyone who wants to learn Hebrew on his/her own.
• For those who want to become a Bar/Bat Mitzvah.

Joy of Hebrew

Guides you through the basics of decoding the Aleph Bet (alphabet).

• Introduces letters or vowels with an associative way to remember them.
• Reviews all consonants and vowels learned, routinely.
• Includes exercises that highlight newly learned letters.
• Provides ample reading practice of letter combination.
• Challenges reading for faster students.
• Builds basic vocabulary. Words such as: fruits and vegetables; pronouns; greetings; animals; prepositions; names of boys and girls; the seasons; basic conversations; etc.
• Jewish Corner: includes basic Jewish terms with accompanying exercises.
• Prayers and blessings.