Jewish Experiences & Communities
Learning to Speak Hebrew – Use It !
If you don’t try and speak when you are learning a foreign language you may never learn. The first and most important thing to do is leave any insecurities behind and try to use what you know. We teach young children in Hebrew in San Diego – not in English. It doesn’t matter that they don’t understand. When a 3-6 yr old child has a sweet, fun teacher encourage her to play a game with friends in Hebrew she learns and follows along and has a good time. It doesn’t matter one… Read More
Tarbuton Ulpan, San Diego, CA
We have two Adult Hebrew programs. One that is a traditional Ulpan, and the other that focuses on conversational and understanding Hebrew. We use an Ivrit b’Ivrit format. Parents with children learning Hebrew in their own classrooms at the same hour, have the option to learn Hebrew the same hour. Other adults join them to round out the classes. Our goal is to offer a cultural, Israel centric and ivrit b’ivrit format. The intent is for the program to provide both a community to engage with that is working towards developing their… Read More
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/
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