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Read Hebrew America/Canada- Frequently Asked Questions Welcome to the Read Hebrew America/Canada Frequently Asked Questions page. If you have further questions about Read Hebrew America/Canada, please email info@njop.org. 1. What Is Read Hebrew America/Canada? READ HEBREW AMERICA/CANADA (RHA/C) is NJOP's mega Hebrew literacy campaign to win back the hearts of North American Jews. The Annual RHA/C will take place during the months of October and November! RHA/C invites tens-of-thousands of Jewish adults into synagogues and Jewish centers throughout the United States and Canada to foster Jewish identity and create awareness about the importance of Hebrew literacy by running Hebrew Reading Crash Courses Level I or II or One Day Reviews. 2.
How Is The Hebrew Reading Class Scheduled? 3. What Is The Cost? FREE! The National Jewish Outreach Program is proud to be able to present this program at no cost to the students or the synagogues/Jewish centers. If you are asked for money at any of our registered locations, please let NJOP know immediately. 4. How Do I Register? Our Online Registration form will be live by September 4 or call 1-800-44-HEBRE(W). 5. Who Can Participate In RHA/C? Read Hebrew America/Canada is a Hebrew literacy campaign for Jewish adults. The program is intended for members of the Jewish faith. The mission of the National Jewish Outreach Program is to foster Jewish continuity through free educational programs, and we raise funds with the commitment that our efforts will bring unaffiliated and marginally affiliated Jews back to the synagogue. We limit our courses to Jews so that we do not misrepresent our mission and our activities when we fund-raise. The courses of the National Jewish Outreach Program were designed for adults. Young adults may attend with an adult, but please check with the instructor first. 6. Will I Learn To Speak Hebrew? The Hebrew Reading Crash Courses are designed to teach students the fundamentals of reading Hebrew. If you are interested in learning how to speak Hebrew, we recommend that you contact a local ULPAN organization.
ULPAN-New York City at JCC: 212-580-0099 www.jccnyc.org 7. Will I Be Learning Biblical Or Modern Hebrew? The Hebrew Reading Crash Courses introduce students to plain Hebrew with the phonetics used in Israel today. The lessons are based on the Hebrew found in the Jewish prayerbook. 8. When Will The Class Be Offered Again? Since the Hebrew Reading Crash Courses can be, and are, run throughout the year, your local synagogue may offer the class again. However, since NJOP has inaugurated November as Jewish Literacy Month, and since there is special advertising during the RHA/C campaign, most synagogues choose to run the program in the fall. If there is no possible way for you to participate in the program at the current time, please check back with NJOP throughout the year to see if another location in your area is running the course. 9. If I Miss A Class, Can I Still Attend? Because of the brevity of the course, we strongly suggest not missing any of the classes. If you have missed the first class, please contact the instructor to see if he/she will mind your joining the class late. 10. What If The Class Is Too Fast Or I Need More Time?
NJOP recognizes that everyone learns at their own speed. The class
has been designed for students who have no background knowledge
of the Hebrew alphabet. However, it does sometimes happen that a
class will be made up of a majority of students who have some experience
and hurry the class along. Please don't be intimidated. Speak to
the teacher privately, and remember, reviewing at home is critical. 11. I Can't Get To A Class, Can I Do It At Home?
NJOP Strongly recommends participating in a class rather than studying
by one's self. Students who learn with a class have a much better
rate of retention and benefit from hearing the instructor's pronunciation. Reishith Binah Hebrew Primer* ($5) – the Reishith Binah Hebrew primer used in the Hebrew Reading Crash Course is available for purchase. We recommend that you buy it in conjunction with the: Hebrew Reading Crash Course Read-along Tape ($7) – Learning to read Hebrew without hearing the language is extremely difficult. This read-along tape will facilitate correct pronunciation.
To
order these or other exciting NJOP materials, please click here:
* The Reishith Binah is also available with: Russian and Spanish
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