A Skirball Academy Class
Michal Nachmany
Hebrew for Advanced Beginners (Spring 2026)
Designed for students who can read Hebrew at a basic level, this class combines Modern Hebrew vocabulary with liturgical Hebrew understanding, with a primary emphasis on understanding and engaging with prayers. After reviewing reading fundamentals, we will expand vocabulary, grammar and sentence structure through selected prayers and texts from the Siddur. Along the way, you will gain confidence in reading, translating and appreciating the richness of the language of prayer.
Our textbooks will be Hineni: Prayerbook Hebrew for Adults, available at Walmart.com – linked HERE; Ivrit Alfon: A Hebrew Primer for Adults (Hebrew Edition), at Walmart.com – linked HERE; and Prayer Book Hebrew Flash Cards – linked HERE.
Additional course materials may be provided.
Tuesdays, 12:00 – 1:30 PM
April 14, 21, 28
May 5, 12, 19
$220, $150 Temple Emanu-El members
Free for Friends of Streicker
Jerusalem native Michal Nachmany is a former faculty member at Hebrew Union College and teaches Hebrew across New York, both in classes and in private lessons.
Tuesdays, 12:00 – 1:30 PM
April 14, 21, 28
May 5, 12, 19
$220, $150 Temple Emanu-El members
Free for Friends of Streicker
Designed for students who can read Hebrew at a basic level, this class combines Modern Hebrew vocabulary with liturgical Hebrew understanding, with a primary emphasis on understanding and engaging with prayers. After reviewing reading fundamentals, we will expand vocabulary, grammar and sentence structure through selected prayers and texts from the Siddur. Along the way, you will gain confidence in reading, translating and appreciating the richness of the language of prayer.
Our textbooks will be Hineni: Prayerbook Hebrew for Adults, available at Walmart.com – linked HERE; Ivrit Alfon: A Hebrew Primer for Adults (Hebrew Edition), at Walmart.com – linked HERE; and Prayer Book Hebrew Flash Cards – linked HERE.
Additional course materials may be provided.
Jerusalem native Michal Nachmany is a former faculty member at Hebrew Union College and teaches Hebrew across New York, both in classes and in private lessons.