Hebrew

B’nai Mitzvah students now have an easy way to listen, read, and practice their Torah portion – online, and on all devices.

Today’s Torah: Parashat HaShavua Online integrates technology with tradition, bringing a modern tool to the ancient practice of learning to chant Torah.

Today’s Torah offers easy online access to listen, read, and practice every Torah portion, works on all devices, and is available by subscription in a variety of packages to make it affordable whether you have two students or two hundred in your program. It can be customized for your students and setting, and is simple for clergy and staff to set up.

B’nai Mitzvah students now have an easy way to listen, read, and practice their Torah portion – online, and on all devices.

Today’s Torah: Parashat HaShavua Online integrates technology with tradition, bringing a modern tool to the ancient practice of learning to chant Torah.

Today’s Torah works on all devices and is available by subscription in a variety of packages to make it affordable whether you have two students or two hundred in your program. It can be customized for your students and setting, and is simple for clergy and staff to set up.

How It Works

From the welcome screen, clergy or staff can manage students or upload their own recordings.

Shalom Uvrachah has been fully redesigned for today's learners.

This effective Hebrew primer, our most widely used, is being updated with a fresh new look (goodbye, argyle sweaters) and some new activities (hello, partner work and more fun) to modernize this popular resource for teaching and learning to decode Hebrew using key cultural words.

The revised

Now Available!

Teaching Hebrew prayer through music just got easier. The Hebrew in Harmony audio, music, videos, and meaning-making materials are all now in one place online. There are 22 prayer modules to choose from, and you can teach them in any order. 

Why it matters: The online enhanced turnpage booklets will replace the Hebrew in Harmony Digital App, so all the student materials will be in one place. It combines all the best elements of the app with a digital version of to student booklets.

Fifty years of reasearch says if you want students to recognize written language, you have to teach them to decode.

Summer break is nearly here. 

Whether children are at home or off at camp, there will be plenty of opportunities for quiet activity. Build in some chances to deepen Jewish connection and keep Hebrew skills sharp with card games.

Hooked on Hebrew is a series of card games that reinforce Hebrew letters and prayers - whether in school or at home or over the summer - and are full of both social and academic benefits. Plus, card games are time-tested sources of fun for both children and adults.  

Melissa Pescatore, director of religious education at Temple Shaari Emeth in Manalapan New Jersey, purchased a deck of cards for each student in her school - grade K-6 - and gave them out as take-home

Strong Hebrew programs have a clear rationale, a reason for doing what you're doing.

Your students have learned to decode Hebrew - great! 

And they're also learning about Hanukkah. 

Bridge their excitement and new Hebrew skills in a meaningful way with Shalom, Reader: 57 Hebrew Activities to Show What You Know. This resource introduces students to a family and its pets, and follows them through simple stories and scenarios that are familiar to children, such as holiday celebrations, school, family, time, and the weather.

There's an entire chapter built around Hanukkah that includes:  

• Hanukkah vocabulary
• A short guided conversation with a friend in Hebrew about what they eat and drink during Hanukkah

The beginning of a new school year is a great time to review learners' Hebrew skills, and to plan how you will support their learning all year long. 

Research shows that effective Hebrew learning comes from regular exposure to authentic language in various ways, including listening and speaking. Further, the best language connections come from using Hebrew in creative ways.

Here are some simple engaging ways to practice in small bites.

Movement-Based Conversational Hebrew

Hebrew is a real, living, dynamic language. Bring 10 minutes of active fun to your sessions with movement-based actitivities from