A Skirball Academy Class

Miriam Meir

Advanced Conversational Hebrew Class:

Talking About Film

To maximize students’ practice of conversational Hebrew and explore different aspects of Israeli society, each week, you will watch a different film at home and in class, we will delve into them. Vocabulary and discussion topics will be provided in advance. The class is for students with an intermediate to advanced level of conversational Hebrew. We will view:

  • Ahed’s Knee (Nadav Lapid, 2021): (available on Amazon (link) and Apple TV (link)
  • Synonyms (Nadav Lapid, 2019), Amazon (link) and Apple TV (link)
  • 35 Downhill / The Road to Eilat (Yona Rozenkier, 2022): YouTube (link), Apple TV (link), Amazon (link)
  • Red Cow (Tsivia Barkai Yacov, 2018): Tubi (link) and Amazon (link)
  • Kissufim (Keren Nechmad, 2023): Netflix (link)
  • June Zero (Jake Paltrow, 2022): Apple TV (link), Fandango at Home

Wednesdays, 5:00 – 6:30 PM

April 15, 22, 29
May 6, 13, 20

$220 | $150 Temple Emanu-El members

Free for Friends of Streicker 

Miriam Meir is a Senior Lecturer and Area Coordinator of Jewish Languages at The Jewish Theological Seminary and Director of the Ivriyon Hebrew Immersion program for Judaic Studies teachers. She’s been teaching Hebrew for more than 20 years.

Wednesdays, 5:00 – 6:30 PM

April 15, 22, 29
May 6, 13, 20

$220 | $150 Temple Emanu-El members

Free for Friends of Streicker 

To maximize students’ practice of conversational Hebrew and explore different aspects of Israeli society, each week, you will watch a different film at home and in class, we will delve into them. Vocabulary and discussion topics will be provided in advance. The class is for students with an intermediate to advanced level of conversational Hebrew. We will view:

  • Ahed’s Knee (Nadav Lapid, 2021): (available on Amazon (link) and Apple TV (link)
  • Synonyms (Nadav Lapid, 2019), Amazon (link) and Apple TV (link)
  • 35 Downhill / The Road to Eilat (Yona Rozenkier, 2022): YouTube (link), Apple TV (link), Amazon (link)
  • Red Cow (Tsivia Barkai Yacov, 2018): Tubi (link) and Amazon (link)
  • Kissufim (Keren Nechmad, 2023): Netflix (link)
  • June Zero (Jake Paltrow, 2022): Apple TV (link), Fandango at Home

Miriam Meir is a Senior Lecturer and Area Coordinator of Jewish Languages at The Jewish Theological Seminary and Director of the Ivriyon Hebrew Immersion program for Judaic Studies teachers. She’s been teaching Hebrew for more than 20 years.