Beginning Modern Conversational Hebrew - Winter 2012

This class focuses on Hebrew fundamentals, learning the aleph-bet (the Hebrew Alphabet), learning basic vocabulary, grammar and sentence structure. You will learn to read short paragraphs geared toward your level of skill and passages from the bible in Hebrew. Since Modern Hebrew is printed without vowels, the you will be quickly acclimated to printed Hebrew without vowels so that you will be able to be proficient. The students also present dialogues on a regular basis to encourage development of their verbal skills.

In addition, you will watch films about Israel, and Israeli culture. Holidays are incorporated into the lectures, including discussions about the history of the holidays, songs sung during the holidays and foods eaten during the holidays.

Your understanding of the Bible will deepen as you read and understand the original language God used to bring His revelation to man. Your appreciation for and comprehension of the Jewish people and the modern State of Israel will expand and be illuminated as you study this miraculously preserved language.

Class Information
Class enrollment is limited to the first 20 registrants.
When: Thursdays, January 5th to March 29th
Where: Office Classroom, Irvine Community Church
Address: 14804 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine CA 92618 (Sand Canyon and I-5)
Cost:$130 for the 13 class Beginning Hebrew series. Tuition payable to Racheli Morris when class begins. For notebook donation, please make checks payable to ICC/HaDavar.
Time: 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Questions: 949-559-1701 or HaDavar@hadavar.org
Teacher: Racheli Morris, M. Ed.

Racheli Morris, M.Ed. received her masters from Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv. She specialized in teaching Hebrew to non-native speakers who immigrated to Israel. In order to teach Hebrew outside Israel, Racheli did an additional year of training in techniques for Hebrew education, including Jewish studies and culture. In 2002, Racheli began teaching Hebrew in the United States. She was part of the experiment in new teaching theories in Hebrew for students. She incorporates the three leading methodologies of Hebrew learning in her teaching. Her classes use a combination of regular dialogues, reading short stories with questions to test reading comprehension, writing short essays to promote fluency, all the while incorporating grammar lessons. She was also the author of a monthly column in Jewish magazines writing about Jewish traditions. Racheli has been an educator since 1994 and has been an instructor at UCI for six years.

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Beginning Modern Conversational Hebrew - Winter 2012