According to a survey by the Pew Research Center, only half of American Jews (52%) can read Hebrew. To fill this gap in Jewish education, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) has developed Read it in Hebrew, an innovative Hebrew reading course that is sweeping the Jewish world. With interactive flashcards and its own app for remote learning, Read it in Hebrew utilizes the latest technology to combine timeless learning methods with contemporary psychology for a course guaranteed to be effective in only five sessions.
Read it in Hebrew was piloted in just five communities in 2016. Since then, it’s been taught at over 750 locations across North America, enabling over 6,000 people to read Hebrew, and interest is building. In Prescott alone this course has been given 3 times.
“Even the biggest skeptics were able to come out reading Hebrew” explains Rabbi Filler of Prescott. “Many feel the reading of Hebrew is something which takes years to learn. In truth it is quite simple.”
Read it in Hebrew appeals to people at all levels of Jewish education, including those without any prior experience in Jewish learning as well as those for whom it is a fun refresher course. With flashcards depicting the letters alongside catchy mnemonics, Read in Hebrew feels like a game of concentration. And, more than just a reading course, students get a glimpse of the profound depth of the Hebrew language, including brief Talmudic and Kabbalistic explanations of the letters.
New for this course, we will be including children ages 10 and up.
Enrollment is open to the public, and attendees need not be affiliated with a synagogue, temple, or other house of worship.
Interested students may call 928-362-8924 or visit JewishPrescott.org/riih for registration and for other course-related information. [This course is presented in Prescott in conjunction with Chabad of Prescott.]
WHAT: Read it in Hebrew Course in Prescott
WHEN: 5 Thursdays 6-7pm beginning August 14
WHERE: Chabad of Prescott
Register JewishPrescott.org/riih
