The Hebrew Reader: Famous Hebrew Texts to Practice Your Reading (Hebrew for Beginners) - Softcover

Shaffier, Miiko

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1958999075 ISBN 13: 9781958999073

Publisher: Shefer Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

The Hebrew Reader will help you strengthen your Hebrew reading skills while familiarizing you with some basic Hebrew vocabulary.

I’ve selected famous Hebrew text for you to practice your reading skills, including:

• Texts from the Hebrew Bible
• Common phrases in Modern Hebrew
• Sections from the Prayer Book (Siddur)
• Beloved poems and songs

Each text is presented in a linear fashion with between 1-3 words per line. Each page has 3 columns. The Hebrew is always on the inner column with the translation and transliteration in the outer columns.

As you read through this book fold the page so you only see the Hebrew. (If you don’t want creases in your book you can cover them with a sheet of paper or a bookmark) Try to read each line without peeking. Then you can reveal the transliteration and check your pronunciation. Also take a look at the translation to get a sense of the meaning of the words you’ve just read.

By the time you work your way through this book, you're Hebrew reading will be much more fluent and you will become familiar with hundreds of vocabulary words from Ancient and Modern Hebrew!

The Text You Will Read:

Biblical Hebrew

Tanach

• The Beginning
• Noah and the Ark
• Binding of Isaac
• The 10 Commandments
• Shema Yisrael
• The Lord is My Shepherd
• A Song for the Steps
• A Woman of Valor
• To Everything there is a Season

Siddur

• On Awakening
• On Hand Washing
• Before Eating Bread
• Grace After Meals
• Adon Olam
• Aleinu
• The Traveller’s Prayer

Modern Hebrew

Conversational Phrases

Songs and Poems

• Yerushalayim Shel Zahav
• Walk to Ceaserea
• Shalom Lach Eretz Nehederet
• Al Kapav Yavi

Edition details

• Publisher: Shefer Publishing
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1958999075
• ISBN 13: 9781958999073
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 156