Volume One of this two-volume primer program systematically teaches Hebrew decoding through the first ten of Z'man Likro's twenty engaging and substantial lessons (the next ten lessons are in Volume Two). Includes structured Reading Pages for practice and evaluation, as well as creative worksheets for reinforcement. Dictionary included in each volume.

Special Features:

Teaches consonants and vowels using Key Words.

Key Words represent important and familiar Jewish concepts.

Drill words drawn from blessings, prayers, and traditional texts.

Optional vocabulary component uses living language tied to students' experiences.

Hebrew root word system introduced as an aid to comprehension.

Phonics skills introduced step-by-step, building on previously introduced material.

Opportunities for writing practice and independent seatwork activities

A variety of strategies engages all types of learners.

Easy evaluation tools.

This best-selling primer has taught hundreds of thousands of children to read Hebrew! Special focus on:

• Visual Discrimination: Find the letter that doesn't belong. Connect the letters that are the same.
• Auditory Discrimination: Connect the letters that sound the same. Hebrew rhyming words.
• Print Writing: Each lesson includes a ruled machberet page for students to practice forming block print letters.
• Reading Games: Playful pages enliven the continuous drill work required for a firm reading foundation.
• Prayer Practice: Blessings, prayers, Hebrew songs, and the Four Questions. All presented in large, clear type.
• Speed Reading: A playfully competitive approach to encourage reading fluency.
• Words to Read and Understand: Students practice reading the alef bet with real Hebrew words, both modern and prayer.

Derech Binah introduces look-alike letters together, along with reading exercises to help discriminate between them. Depend on the primer that has already brought a generation of students to Hebrew literacy.

Be a Good Friend is the third volume in the four part Living Jewish Values series that provides the foundation for an active and comprehensive exploration of sixteen core Jewish values.

Values: Judging Favorably (Dan L'chaf Zechut), Friendship (Reyut), The Power of Speech (Koach Hadibur), and Courage (Ometz Lev)

Essential Questions: How can I be a good friend? How is gossip dangerous? What is peer pressure?

Make your seder different from all other seders!

Start with a traditional Haggadah text, add vibrant artwork, your favorite songs, and fun facts to it. Then add a hopping frog to its pages, and you'll get...

The Family (and Frog!) Haggadah!

Pass on your timeless heritage while creating new seder traditions that you and your family will look forward to repeating year after year.

Motivated college and adult students can read and write Hebrew in just six weeks. Students with no previous Hebrew exposure, or those who just need a quick review, will learn phonetic Hebrew reading, script writing, and a basic Hebrew vocabulary of 100 words.

This primer satisfies the entry requirements for any Hebrew language program and is a particularly apt introduction to Hebrew: A Language Course.

In this delightful beginning reader, children meet Shiri the Llama and learn about her adventures in Kitah Alef. Humorous stories and clever rhymes use a controlled, high-frequency vocabulary to entertain children as they build their Hebrew reading confidence. Whimsical illustrations, simple sentences, and large, clear print make this a unique and appealing reader for beginning Hebrew students.

Engage your students in authentic, dynamic Bible study!

Your students can now explore the Bible as Jews have done for centuries - by pondering, personalizing, and wrestling with the text. Combining faithful but accessible translations with thematic connections between the narratives and student's daily lives, critical-thinking exercises, and a sense of wonder, The Explorer's Bible will help you transform your classroom into a lively Bible study group.

What's New About The Explorer's Bible?

• True-to-text translation retains the structure and tone of the Hebrew while providing students with comprehensible and age-appropriate language.
• Explanatory notes and critical-thinking questions clarify and enrich the text, guiding students through difficult passages and inviting them to imagine themselves as part of the action.
• Opportunities for students to create midrashim of their own, thus participating in dialogue with the Bible in an engaging, authentic way.
• Connections between text and core Jewish values help students to identify personally with the Bible's lessons.
• Analyses of key Hebrew words and phrases allow students to identify and understand biblical text.

This full-color three-year prayer series presents the Shabbat Morning Service in its exact order; prayers, blessings, and songs for home observance of Shabbat and the holidays; and selections from the Friday Night Service and Hallel.

Hineni: The New Hebrew Through Prayer 1 includes the opening prayers in the Shabbat Morning Service and prayers and blessings for the home, including Shabbat and the holidays. Students examine the themes of the prayers as well as their links to Jewish values, and they answer challenging analytical questions, such as: Why do you think Ma'ariv Aravim and Yotzer Or include so many words that mean create? What does that tell us about God?

PRAYERS IN BOOK 1:

Barechu

Ma'ariv Aravim

Yotzer Or

Shema

Ve'ahavta

Mi Chamochah

Brachot

Brachot shel Mitzvah

Brachot shel Shabbat

Brachot shel Yom Tov

Kiddush

A self-guided, self-paced, and self-corrected Hebrew course, this classic Hebrew primer is now revised and in full color!

Blending a lively, colorful design with the pioneering self-paced method of the original volume, The New Reading Hebrew brings the joy of Hebrew to new generations of learners. Ideal for adults and children who want to teach themselves to read Hebrew, The New Reading Hebrew brings students to alef-bet mastery in 16 self-correcting lessons.

What's new about The New Reading Hebrew?

Color-coded lessons carry students through the program with greater structure and ease.

New lesson frames, answer boxes, and English fonts facilitate a smooth, even-paced learning experience.

Revised language and transliterations provide improved clarity and consistency.

What's the same about The New Reading Hebrew?

Clear, easy method teaches decoding in manageable increments.

Answers appear on the next page, allowing students to check and correct themselves.

Simple Hebrew font enables students to recognize and reproduce letters easily.

This second volume of the two-volume Z'man Likro primer program contains the final ten Hebrew decoding lessons. Once they have completed volume two, students will be prepared for any Hebrew program. Includes structured Reading Pages for practice and evaluation, as well as creative worksheets for reinforcement. Dictionary included.

Special Features:

Teaches consonants and vowels using Key Words.

Key Words represent important and familiar Jewish concepts.

Drill words drawn from blessings, prayers, and traditional texts.

Optional vocabulary component uses living language tied to students' experience.

Hebrew root word system introduced as an aid to comprehension.

Phonics skills introduced step-by-step, building on previously introduced material.

Opportunities for writing practice and independent seatwork activities.

A variety of strategies engages all types of learners.

Easy evaluation tools.

Now-for the first time--a light, engaging modern Hebrew text written specifically for 6th-7th graders who have completed a prayer program and are ready for a change of pace. In just 96 pages, four trendy kids party in Tel Aviv, shop in a shuk, ride a camel, swim in the Dead Sea, and celebrate a bat mitzvah in Jerusalem--all in Hebrew!

Each of the 15 six-page chapters opens with a simple Hebrew dialogue followed by the coolest activities we've ever done, including Pass the Pencil, Triple Riddle, Jet Set and Tricky Travel. Students learn 195 vocabulary words and practice basic grammar--including the present tense, masculine and feminine nouns in the singular and plural--through the activities. No formal grammar rules necessary!

With an open, uncluttered, dynamic design and jazzy full color illustrations, Let's Talk! invites even the busiest bar and bat mitzvah student to learn modern Hebrew quickly and easily. It's a blast!

Special feature: Includes a photograph of Israel in each chapter which is a great conversation starter.

Includes extensive practice for each new letter and vowel as they are introduced.

A matching workbook for script writing, and a Companion Reader that adds even more modern Hebrew vocabulary and decoding practice, let you tailor Alef Bet Quest to the needs of your school.

This reissued classic Hebrew primer is organized around the letters that form the six words that start most blessings: Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha'olam. Learn the Hebrew letters and the basic building blocks of Jewish prayer at the same time. With a comfortable pace and a focus on blessings, this self-guided primer builds Hebrew skills you can use at home and during holiday celebrations, and in prayer.

CONTENTS:

All the Hebrew letters and vowels

Reading practice on every page

Simple exercises to reinforce concepts and vocabulary

Common blessings, plus readings for Passover, Hanukkah, and Shabbat

Also available is a free audio companion. Each page of the book is available in a read-aloud format for students to listen and reinforce proper pronunciation