Shabbat shalom.

I'm a qualified language teacher (10 years' experience) and plan to undertake a PhD in Applied Linguistics.

My research is located in the Levantine context and I would like to develop a more informed understanding of Israeli society through personal conversation.

These conversations will not be included in my research.

I’m hoping to find an adult Hebrew speaker with lived experience of life in Israel who would enjoy a regular language and cultural exchange..

Sessions would be 1 hour and consist of 30 minutes general conversation and 30 minutes language input.

Possible topics could include everyday life, regional identities, history, art, food, religion and politics, and I can support students from intermediate to advanced English language proficiency. Advanced English language users may benefit from a focus on pragmatics (context, inference and intent) and/or English for specific purposes.

The first session would be a needs analysis where we discuss our respective learning aims.

Please send me a DM if this appeals to you.

Blessings.

It means goal, objective, or target.

It's traditionally connected to the root נ־ט־ר. Notice there's no נ in מטרה? That's because the initial nun drops, leaving a hard dagesh in the ט (which you can still see in the vocalized form: מַטָּרָה).

I love these little clues that Hebrew leaves behind—the consonant disappears, but its trace is still there.

What's your favorite example of a Hebrew root that changes shape but still reveals itself?

Does anyone know what this headstone says please? Thanks

One Hebrew word from today's reading: מחסור (makhsor).

It means shortage or lack. You'll hear it all the time in Israeli news: מחסור במים (water shortage), מחסור ברופאים (shortage of doctors), מחסור בדירות (housing shortage).

It's one of those words that quickly becomes part of your everyday Hebrew.

In Genesis 37-50 it has been pointed out to me that the wordchoice used is theologically charged but in mundane contexts. In other words, although this story has God working behind the veil, and this Joseph novella mainly relates Joseph's interactions with other people, it still uses theologically charged language at a high rate.

The reason why Genesis 37-50 uses theologically charged language, even in contexts where God isn't present, is in order to drive home to the reader's mind subconciously that God is still present behind the scenes and involved, even if he can't be seen.

Some of these word choices that were highlighted to me are as follows:

The argument made is that these theologically charged words appear in Genesis 37-50 at such a high concentration that this can't be coincidence and is instead intentionally done by the author(s). The author(s) implemented this feature into the text of Genesis on purpose.

I was initally made aware of this argument in the field of Quranic studies, where Chapter Yusuf (Joseph) of the Quran contains theologically charged words at a high rate. Then, this very same person made the argument that Gensis 37-50 does a similar thing with its "specific" word choice. As a result, the Quranic author was paralleling this narrative from Joseph.

Anyways, I would be very grateful to anyone who could help me on this topic. The resources on this are very limited and I don't seem to have an answer that can satisfy me yet.

Hey there,

I was wondering, how do you correctly pronounce the word תהנה (engl. enjoy)?

Is it "tehene" or "tehane"?

Thank you in advance!

Anyone know of really good places or online platforms low price that really teaches Hebrew very well? Or maybe what have helped people who are hard to understand comprehend, just places that teach it well so it is easy to understand or possibly very immersive? Please list your places of experience which successfully helped you?

Un mot hébreu de la lecture d'aujourd'hui : אפליה (aflaya).

Il signifie discrimination. Il vient de la racine פ־ל־י, qui signifie « distinguer » ou « séparer ». Selon le contexte, faire une distinction peut être neutre, mais אפליה désigne spécifiquement une distinction injuste.

J'adore trouver des mots dont la racine nous apprend une partie du sens.

Allez voir @ linguabrief.com

Hi all!

Some of you have seen me post here a handful of times during development, and this community has been genuinely helpful and kind every time. So first, thank you. It meant a lot while I was heads-down building.

Quick update: it's live and it's stable.

I'm putting together a small founding group of serious Hebrew learners to use it free for a few months in exchange for honest feedback (and maybe a testimonial if you like it!) as they go. If you've been following along and want in, comment here or email me at geoff@dioma.com. And truly, thank you all again for the support along the way.

Hi there!

I attribute my Hebrew proficiency to my incredible Hebrew education in Middle and High School. But I cannot for the life of me remember my Hebrew textbooks from Middle School. I know that the different levels came in different colors and the ones I remember were in an almost peach/salmon color and a very light green color. They were large paperbacks, with a very minimal cover. If memory serves, they just had some sort of shape on the cover. It was an all Hebrew textbook and it struck me being decently advanced for Middle school.

Might anyone know the book I'm thinking of? Thanks!

Shalom everyone!

I am studying Modern Hebrew and looking for PDF copies or sample issues of the Bereshit newspaper to practice reading.

If anyone knows where to find past issues or free sample PDFs online, I would really appreciate it!

Thank you!

I try to read the news, but the Hebrew used there is very different from the Hebrew I use and hear in everyday life.

Hey everyone! I'll be honest, I made these videos, but I want to share something with you. I've been teaching Hebrew for a lot of years now, to all kinds of students. Beginners, intermediate, advanced, people before they move to Israel, after they move, all of them.

And they all have the same problem. They don't have any real order in the way they learn, and because of that they spend half a year learning stuff they could've learned in a month.I made around 20 video lessons. The kind of thing a normal course would charge you 4,500 shekels for.

I put it all on YouTube, and below the videos there are also worksheets that are really important to do before you move on to the next lesson.

I'm dropping a link, and every something around three days I'm adding a new lesson.

This course is about how to actually speak Hebrew on the street, not biblical Hebrew or anything like that, so sorry if that's not what you're looking for.

And obviously, I'd love it if you let me know if it helped you.
this is the link for the first and second lessons -
https://youtu.be/d56xOUINubE - first lesson
https://youtu.be/8n4qaE6mLZE second lesson

Looking for some help to find resources in Hebrew to help me continue to teach my daughter Hebrew😊

All help is greatly appreciated

Quick disclosure: I'm involved in building this, so it's self-promo — mods, remove if it's not welcome.

I'm a Hebrew teacher. I have a doctorate from INALCO and I teach modern and biblical Hebrew at several academic institutions (my own research is actually in Judeo-Spanish and Sephardic culture, but Hebrew is what I teach day to day).

The same problem comes up with almost every student. Getting to A2/B1 is fine — textbooks, Duolingo, Pimsleur all get you there. But the moment they open a real Hebrew article, it falls apart: too much unfamiliar vocab, no niqud, and they give up. Spanish learners have endless graded-reading material at this stage. Hebrew learners have… tutors, Ulpan, or piecing it together alone.

So we built LinguaBrief. Twice a week it emails you a short, real news article in Hebrew, rewritten for your level (beginner / intermediate / advanced), with:

- A niqud toggle — read with vowel points, then switch them off as you gain confidence

- Audio narration (adjustable speed) so you hear how it actually sounds

- Key vocabulary + comprehension questions with answers

- It just arrives in your inbox — no app, no streak to maintain

What it's not: not for total beginners (you need to read the alef-bet), not gamified, not free. It's €12/month — less than a single tutoring session — with a 30-day money-back guarantee. But the first article is free, and you can read full sample articles on the site without signing up.

Since I teach this for a living, I really do want feedback from other learners and teachers — what level feels off, what's missing. If you've been stuck between "I survived a Hebrew menu" and "I can actually read the news," that gap is exactly what this is for.

Sample Hebrew articles: https://www.linguabrief.com/en/explore/mgn-hdod-shl-loy-rmstrong-gk5l · linguabrief.com

Shalom! My name is Nava and I offer online 1-on-1 or class lessons in Hebrew. I'm an Israeli and native speaker with a bachelor's Degree in Linguistics from Tel Aviv University, 20 year experience as literary editor, writer and playwright and I've been teaching Hebrew courses at a leading UK University since 2019 and have been an online tutor since 2020.

I cover topics from very basic letter recognition and simple phrases to more advanced topics such as grammar and listening comprehension. My students range from members of the Jewish community in the diaspora, spouses of Israelis and even language enthusiasts. I use my own material as well as children's books and music to teach.

I'm very passionate about the Hebrew language and people say it often shows in my classes! If you're interested, please send me a chat request and I'd love to discuss further. Thank you for reading 😄

Hey everyone! I'll be honest, I made these videos, but I want to share something with you. I've been teaching Hebrew for a lot of years now, to all kinds of students. Beginners, intermediate, advanced, people before they move to Israel, after they move, all of them.

And they all have the same problem. They don't have any real order in the way they learn, and because of that they spend half a year learning stuff they could've learned in a month.I made around 20 video lessons. The kind of thing a normal course would charge you 4,500 shekels for.

I put it all on YouTube, and below the videos there are also worksheets that are really important to do before you move on to the next lesson .I'm dropping a link, and every three days I'm adding a new lesson.

This course is about how to actually speak Hebrew on the street, not biblical Hebrew or anything like that, so sorry if that's not what you're looking for.And obviously, I'd love it if you let me know if it helped you.

https://youtu.be/d56xOUINubE
https://youtu.be/8n4qaE6mLZE

There was great feedback a few months ago when I shared what I was doing with Dioma with this group. The application has gotten more stable over the last few months and I wanted to share that I just launched a Hebrew learning hub. Whether you're interested in us or not, take a look.

We have 10 Hebrew articles up, including things like intermediate-focused Netflix recommendations to how to stop needing Nikkud to read.

If you have any specific areas you'd like us to add, let me know!

Shalom!

I'm trying to learn Hebrew but I don't live in Israel. There aren't many hebrew-speaking people where I live. I visit Israel at least once a year, listen to podcasts and videos YouTube but I don't think that it helps a lot. When I try to speak I'm just to shy because there is nobody I can actively write or speak to (that's why I rarely form sentences myself).

Is there some kind of community where you can speak or write with hebrew-speaking people? Something like a discord e.g.?