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Teacher's Guide for Aleph Isn't Tough: An Introduction to Hebrew for Adults, Book 1

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Piloted by Reform congregations throughout the country, the book is the first step in a program of Hebrew learning for adults. By carefully introducing the letters and vowels of the Hebrew alphabet, the goal is to develop the reader's ability to decode written Hebrew words as well as to ground the learning of Hebrew in the broader sense of its use in Jewish life, ritual, study, and tradition. Each chapter introduces two or three Hebrew letters; through instructional drills and exercises, the reader progressively becomes familiar with key Hebrew vocabulary and its role in Jewish tradition, text, and prayer.
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64 pages, Paperback

First published June 1,2000

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64 pages, Paperback
Published
June 1, 2000 by Urj Pr
ISBN
9780807407257
ASIN
0807407259
Language
English

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Rabbi Linda Motzkin is a soferet, parchment maker, and scribal artist. She is one of the first generation of female scribes and the founder of the Community Torah Project, an educational initiative that engages participants in various stages of Torah scroll creation, from processing deerskins into parchment to proofreading and assembling the finished scroll. She also teaches Hebrew calligraphy, shiviti, and amulet-making workshops, and her midrashic artwork on handmade parchment offers unique insights into Jewish texts through a distinctive artistic lens.
She is the author of the four-volume adult Hebrew language curriculum Aleph Isn't Tough, Aleph Isn't Enough, Bet is for B'reishit, and Tav is for Torah, as well as the co-author of The First Hebrew Primer: The Adult Beginner's Path to Biblical Hebrew and Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way.
Together with her husband, Rabbi Jonathan Rubenstein, she co-founded Bread and Torah, an educational initiative combining scribal arts and bread-making workshops. As co-rabbis, they served Temple Sinai of Saratoga Springs, NY, for over 36 years. Rabbi Linda also served for 29 years as the Jewish Chaplain at Skidmore College and later as its High Holy Day Chaplain. Through Bread and Torah, she continues to travel and lead interactive programs in communities across the U.S. and internationally.

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This is a very fun book and I wish I had it when I first started learning Hebrew. It explains the vowels and letters slowly and provides generous practice reading and writing common words in the Jewish lexicon. Both block and cursive scripts are taught and opportunities are given to write the letters. One of the neatest features are the extra insights each of the 10 chapters provide on different topics like root meanings, gematira, etc. This really is the most painless place to start for beginners, though it would be great to have an audio supplement for self-study if you don’t live by Hebrew speakers.
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