The New Reading Hebrew: A Guided Instruction Course [Paperback]

C. Castberg (Author), Lillian W. Adler (Author), L. W. Adler (Author), C. Castberg (Author), Lillian W. Adler (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0874417287 | ISBN-13: 978-0874417289 | Publication Date: May 2004

This classic Hebrew primer is now revised and in full color. Blending a lively, colorful design with the pioneering self-paced method of the original volume, The New Reading Hebrew brings the joy of Hebrew to new generations of learners. Ideal for adults and children who want to teach themselves to read Hebrew, The New Reading Hebrew brings students to alef-bet mastery in 16 self-correcting lessons.

What's new about The New Reading Hebrew?

* Color-coded lessons carry students through program with greater structure and ease.
* New lesson frames, answer boxes, and English fonts facilitate a smooth, even-paced learning experience.
* Revised language and transliterations provide improved clarity and consistency.

What's the same about The New Reading Hebrew?

* Clear, easy method teaches decoding in manageable increments.
* Answers appear on next page, allowing students to check and correct themselves.
* Simple Hebrew font enables students to recognize and reproduce letters easily.

Product Details

• Paperback: 126 pages
• Publisher: Behrman House (May 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874417287
• ISBN-13: 978-0874417289
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #23 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Hebrew > Instruction

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE First Book to get., June 3, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Reading Hebrew: A Programmed Instruction Book (Paperback)

This is the first book for anybody at the very beginning of learning Hebrew. You just can't beat this classic, timeless workbook. I taught myself to read Hebrew with it, and didn't need a teacher or a class. My 6 year old just finished the book in one day, and he knew nothing about the language before I gave him this book.

Hand this book and a sharp pencil to anybody with an IQ over 3 who never heard of the Hebrew language, and they'll come back to you "reading" (sounding out) Hebrew in 2 days. It's that easy.

It's got to be the most painless way to learn a new alphabet. Grab a pen and pull up a sofa, you could breeze through this workbook while watching TV and eating pretzels. In an hour or two you'll be able to read any Hebrew word, (but, of course, you won't know what the word means, yet). The next step is to do a workbook like "Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way", another fine classic, and you're ready to impress the heck out of your new in-laws with any prayerbook.

There will never be a better, easier book for first-time introduction to the Hebrew alphabet and language.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No teacher necessary, August 4, 2004

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Dreamer of Zion "libbiana" (TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reading Hebrew: A Programmed Instruction Book (Paperback)

The best part about this book was that one can really use it alone. It helps to turn the page and see the answer. They seem to have only Sephardi. I did not realise when I bought it, but luckily it helped my mother.

There is another book "Practice Drill and Review for Reading Hebrew: A Programmed Instruction Book" by Lillian W. Adler. It has more reading practices, but it is better to study with someone else.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to start learning to recognize Hebrew letters, June 28, 2006

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S. A. Mears (Jefferson City, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New Reading Hebrew: A Guided Instruction Course (Paperback)

This is a great book for beginners. I am not Jewish but I accompany my husband to shul every week and I find that this book really helped me to reognize the words and to be able to follow along in the prayerbook. True, the pronunciation is only Sephard, but my husband is Ashkenaz so he just corrected the pronunciation for me and I went from there. This book, along with a good transliterated prayer book, can really help improve your comprehension of the services.