Hebrew Language Course

In cooperation with the

The course will be instructed by our Israeli Emissary – Shani Aslan. For questions or more information contact Shani:

Israel@riverdaley.org, Saslan@ywashhts.org, (917) 459-9650

Beginners:

• Virtual Class! Basic Hebrew conversations, Vocabulary, the Alef-Beit, Hebrew songs, Israeli culture regarding the Hebrew language.
• Starts Tuesday, April 20 at 6:00 pm – through Tuesday, May 25.

Course Description

General guidelines:

• Six week course
• One class every week
• One hour class
• Syllabus is flexible and could change according to students’ levels and requests

Beginner Class Syllabus:

We will focus on basic speaking skills including:

• Introduction to the Hebrew language
  • Writing and reading Hebrew
  • Grammar basics
  • A little history of the language
  • Sounds and letters in Hebrew
  • Pronunciation of Challenging Sounds (chet, Aain, Reish)
• Basic Vocabulary
  • Hebrew pronouns – I, we, you, he, she, it, they
  • Question words – What, why, when, where, who, how
  • Happy birthday, congratulations, good luck, welcome
• Basic small talk conversation
  • Greetings – Hello! how are you? How was your day?
  • Introducing yourself – Name, from, age
• Israeli culture through the Hebrew language
  • Expressions
  • Slang
  • Music, shows, videos
  • Stories from Israel

During the course, the students will be tested, and receive homework.