Recurrecting Hebrew – Ilan Stavans

This book looks at the Hebrew language and how it was resurrected to become the State of Israel’s native tongue. Written by this Amherst College professor it covers the history dating back to Eliyezer Ben Yehuda to modern day.  Enjoy. http://www.tabletmag.com/bookseries/resurrecting-hebrew/

Learn Hebrew Pod – Podcast Hebrew Lessons

Ran across this site today and think its an interesting choice.  They have some free podcasts for download too.  I had to laugh – they teach the way I talk –  The 1/2 in English, 1/2 in Hebrew.  I love this though because for me – it shows me the way to conjugate the verb – you hear it, then they reinforce it.  For some it might be too distracting to hear the english though. http://www.learnhebrewpod.com/ is their web site. http://www.learnhebrewpod.com/search.asp?type=tag&phrase=intermediate&order=ASC  has the intermediate classes – you can hear the gist of them with samples there…. Read More

Shaar l’Matchil – Weekly Newspaper Current Events

This is a weekly publication that is available online and in print. It also provides the ability to hear it online (have it read to you) – i.e. it has audio files available for use. http://www.shaaronline.com/eng/