The Hebrew alef-bet is easy to learn, even if you’ve never learned another language or think you’re too old of a dog to learn new tricks.
And you don’t have to do it alone! Approximately every November, the National Jewish Outreach Program sponsors “Hebrew reading crash course” classes. Locate a class near you here! It’s free and just takes some time. Also, the positive peer pressure of meeting a group every week and practicing reading Hebrew can really work in your favor.
A particular problem I had/have is that I learned only the sounds of the alef-bet, not the actual names of the letters. I certainly couldn’t name them in order. So here is a handy list, and even an alef-bet song by the famous Debbie Friedman!
Alef
Bet
Gimel
Daled
Hei
Vav
Zayin
Chet
Tet
Yud
Kaf
Lamed
Mem
Nun
Samech
Ayin
Pei
Tzadei
Qof
Reish
Shin
Tav
I think you’ve worked hard enough to earn a juice box and some naptime!
This makes me remember when, way back in the day, I started learning Hebrew… which I eventually gave up on, feeling that after the basics things were getting too hard for me.
This makes me want to learn again. Thanks 🙂