Children’s Hebrew Books for Hanukkah

Give the gift of classic books in Hebrew for Hanukah! You can buy them online from Sifrutake in FL or Steimatsky’s in LA and even send a subscription that will deliver books through the mail monthly for preschool and elementary school ages for a very low cost. All the options are discussed here: https://hebrewinamerica.wordpress.com/category/children/hebrew-books-children/ https://www.israeliamerican.org/keshet

Hebrew Educator Training

The best formal training for Hebrew language education available in the United States is a MA program at Middlebury College.  The program teaches the proficiency method based on ACTFL standards. There is a required summer visit/stay. Read more: http://www.middlebury.edu/ls/grad_programs/hebrew

Israeli Identity and the Future of American Jewry

Author: Jennie Starr This article does a great job of arguing “Israeliness” may be a solution to combat apathy towards organized Jewish life in the Diaspora and the challenges of assimilation. Though I’m not a fan of the term “Israeliness,”  I do believe Israeli culture and Hebrew language can be key to raising Jewish Americans with an Israeli lens that bridges and connects us for years to come. Some of my favorite quotes from within: Oblivion knocks. The two obvious alternatives—aliya and Orthodoxy—require so radical a change in one’s lifestyle that they’re… Read More