- Hebrew World - http://www.hebrewworld.com/
Downloadable, printable alphabet learning and writing resources; sales of programs and resources for learning Hebrew, both modern and Biblical, using workbooks, flash cards and cassettes, as well as other language aids.
- TS-Cyberia - http://www.ts-cyberia.net/
Website on Hebrew and Jewish languages, linguistics and computing, including brief descriptions, bibliographies and links to other online resources.
- Hebrew for Me by Zigzag Inc. - http://www.zigzagworld.com/hebrewforme/
Introductory Hebrew: includes Instructional programs based on Java applets; created with young learners in mind.
- Passing Phrase - http://www.learnhebrew.org.il/
An easy to use highly humoristic guide to learning modern Hebrew phrases. Each phrase is also available via email. No background in Hebrew necessary.
- Stranger's Bible - FREE Hebrew & English Bible Shareware - http://www.strangersbible.com/
Stranger's Bible is a free Java application to download the Bible in pointed Hebrew and English, based on the Masoretic text. It works on any Windows-based platform Win95 and above, but requires prior download installation of supplied fonts, Java Runtime Environment.
- Hebrew Alphabet - http://www.jewfaq.org/alephbet.htm
Illustrates the letters and vowel points of the Aleph-Bet, along with their names and numerical values. (From Judaism 101.)
- Aleph-Bet on the Net - http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ylcflx/Aleph-Bet/index.html
A set of interactive tutorials for students using the textbook "Encounters in Modern Hebrew" by Edna Amir Coffin. The tutorials cover the vocabulary lists for each of the ten lessons in the book and allow students to read and type Hebrew. The site does not require any special fonts or browsers.
- Hebrew on the Net - http://aviv.k12.il/heb_new.html
A page of links to resources for using Hebrew on the internet. Covers a range of topics, including Hebrew fonts, HTML documents, and e-mail.
- Hebrew Speaktionary - http://www.hebrewworld.com/html_folder/speak.html
Hebrew-speaking picture dictionary on CD-ROM.
- Starting with Aleph - http://ejemm.com/aleph/
Study Hebrew with flash technology. Learn the alphabet, along with basic Jewish literacy in seven online lessons: lessons 1-4 currently available. Produced by E-Jemm.
- Biblical & Modern Hebrew Grammar for Macintosh, Windows - http://www.linguistsoftware.com/gram.htm
50-lesson Course designed for college students and available on diskette (online sale). Includes: exercises, vocabulary tests, verb parsing charts, vocabularies, and translation materials, formatted in Microsoft Word. One of the rare Hebrew for Mac products.
- Strong's Hebrew Lexicon - http://www.biblestudytools.net/Lexicons/Hebrew/
Search words in any book of the Bible, read the findings. For Hebrew searches, it is essential to download the BST fonts as linked.
- Rosetta Stone - Hebrew [Level 1] - http://www.rosettastone.com/ind/catalog?language=heb
Online or CD-ROM 92-lesson course targeted at students and adults offers a free online demonstration lesson with several exercises for browsers to assess the product prior to purchase(option is currently being upgraded and therefore offline). This is a well-known and oft-requested product for beginners.
- National Center for the Hebrew Language - http://www.ivrit.org/
Online Ulpan lists for N. America, grammar references, recommended study and teaching tools, newsletter, literary articles, list of experts with email addresses.
- Ancient Hebrew Research Center - http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/
Online Ancient Hebrew resources with history of the alphabet and different scripts, pronunciation, lexicon and bookstore.
- University of Minnesota - Center for Advanced Research in Language Acquisition (CARLA) - http://carla.acad.umn.edu:591/FMPro?-db=wlw&language=Hebrew-Modern&-format=results4.html&-sortfield=zip&-sortfield=language&-Max=25&-Find
CARLA offers databases of Hebrew language resources, audio exercises and a specialist list for Hebrew language teachers. This page is a list of colleges and universities in North America that teach Modern Hebrew, with contact details.
- Teaching Hebrew Page - http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/israel/hebrew.html
Pedagogic Center, Education Dept., Jewish Agency for Israel: Hebrew language games - summer camps; lesson plans for class, also on Festivals; Phrases & Idioms; Jerusalem Examination info & application [Hebrew entrance for university]; Hebrew Corner [10 Hebrew terms, etymological background - English].
- The Academy of the Hebrew Language - http://hebrew-academy.huji.ac.il/english.html
English mini-version of the official website in Hebrew; prescribes standards for modern Hebrew grammar, orthography, transliteration, and punctuation; publications listing. Online terminologies available.
- Hebrew Language Learning CD-ROM - http://www.logoi.com/hebrew.html
A multimedia Hebrew CD-ROM, including Hebrew for Beginners and Everyday Hebrew. The CD contains over 6,000 words and phrases recorded by native speakers. The interactive Hebrew course claims to offer rich audio material, including a facility to compare one's pronunciation against a model recording.
- Biblia Hebraica - http://www.bible101.org/hebrew/home.html
Notes, exercises, quizzes designed to accompany a program of 31 online biblical Hebrew lessons, based principally on the study of several well-known biblical Hebrew textbooks.
- Biblical Hebrew - http://www.biblicalhebrew.com/
This UK-based website offers some introductory features of classical Hebrew and information on courses. Links cover both online stores for study materials and interesting areas, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls.
- Israeli Hebrew for Speakers of English - http://www.clas.ufl.edu/llc/IsraeliHebrew/index.html
University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Audio Program series accompanying Modern Hebrew study textbooks (two of three), with 19 units of Hebrew language lab. exercises. Not for beginners. Sample texts are read quite fast, but patterning exercises are well paced. Textbooks published by Duben Books Ltd and online audio files reproduced with permission.
- Hebrew Self-Study - http://www.geocities.com/berelbeyer/index.html
Self-Study group using J. Weingreen's Practical Grammar for Classical Hebrew for beginners who want to be able to read from the Chumash and siddur. Participants work via the Internet on a scheduled course, with exercises; answers are posted on the website, but study material is not.
- Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet - http://www.safrus.com/alephbet.html
Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet as written by Jewish scribes, with point to point explanations.
- Tal Am and Tal Sela Hebrew - http://www.talam.org/TA_TS_Curriculum_presentation1.htm
Tal Am and Tal Sela curriculum for grades 1-6 Hebrew Language and Jewish Studies in day schools and supplementary schools. Online sample presentation & sales page.
- Judaism About - Hebrew - http://judaism.about.com/cs/hebrew/
A one-stop "shopping" area for 2,000 reviewed links and original, informative articles about the Hebrew language; replaces former Hebrew.about.com
- Learn Hebrew for Free - Foundation Stone - http://foundationstone.com.au/
Free, downloadable application with support materials, offering grammatical and vocabulary support for Modern Hebrew, with audio. Helpful for teachers and students on academic courses. Online Hebrew Tutorial (about 20 units) offers lesson texts, suitable for self-motivated students; without interaction.
- Heveinu Shalom Aleichem - http://www.stanford.edu/class/hebrew/hsa/index.html
Stanford University website carries lessons #1-#20 of Jewish Agency audio/video/text series for new immigrants/almost beginners, with reading skills. Available to students or non-profit organizations, at discretion of the University/Jewish Agency. NB: Streamed video requires fast connection; not downloadable.
- Lookstein Center Lesson Plans Grades 9-12 Hebrew Language - http://www.lookstein.org/lessonplans_9-12_hebrew.htm
Bar Ilan University webserver. 15 Online lesson plans in Hebrew for use with advanced students: article and text analysis; with assignments, worksheets, teacher pages and links, such as writing a CV and news articles.
- Hebrew Made Easy - http://www.hebrewmadeeasy.com/main.html
Sample pages and ordering information for workbooks, resources and links.
- Larus Books Modern Hebrew - http://larusbooks.com
Free, online features for beginners and intermediate students include fully vocalized audio aleph bet, sample audio and video files (from CD for sale) for reading without vowels and conversational Hebrew, sample pages from book (for sale).
- Hebrew for Windows - http://www.geocities.com/fontboard/hebrew.html
Hebrew keyboard, inputting and right-to-left guide with downloadable tools for non-Hebrew enabled computers operating with Windows 98, 2000, NT and ME systems. NB: Hebrew Keyboard layout is based on English alphabet.
- My Hebrew Picture Dictionary - http://www.milon.co.il
English A-Z classification of dozens of Hebrew terms with photographs, parallel Hebrew-English terms, transliteration. Useful, fun tool for vocabulary enhancement.
- Grab the Basics to Reading Hebrew - http://www.grabthebasics.com/hr/hr1.asp
A short tutorial series on how to read Hebrew for those without prior knowledge (introductory plus).
- Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew - http://www.zuckermann.org/enrichment.html
This site describes a recent book by Professor Ghil`ad Zuckermann (University of Cambridge) on Israeli Hebrew, a spoken language, 'reinvented' over the course of the twentieth century.
- The Online Hebrew Tutorial - http://foundationstone.com.au/Distribution/OHT20Large.pdf
Detailed Hebrew textbook, with analysis of the differences and similarities between Biblical and Modern Hebrew. Includes links to multimedia files aimed at learning proper pronunciation.
- Milingua - http://www.milingua.com/
Hebrew Beginners' and Intermediate course, each with 20 online lessons. Beginners' course is free. Words, alphabet, conversations based on everyday use; basic grammar; audio files for all pronunciation and most exercises; the exercises use mouse or virtual keyboard.
- Ulpan-Or - http://www.ulpanor.com/
Offers personal immersion and distance learning.
- Davar Hebrew Dictionary - http://davar.faithofgod.net/
Free online hebrew dictionary/lexicon, running on Windows95/98/ME/NT/W2000/XP platform.
- Hebrew for Christians - http://hebrew4christians.com
Free online course, offering several course series in Biblical Hebrew Grammar, with 9-12 lessons in each series, including exercises, vocabulary, charts, and clearly stated goals for each lesson. The site also includes vocalized Hebrew blessings, Torah readings, the Names of God in Hebrew, Hebrew word studies, and extensive Hebrew-English glossary. Oriented at the Christian student, with many theological insights.
- Rav Milim Dictionary, Milengo Ltd. - http://www.ravmilim.co.il/
Interactive online Hebrew dictionary, with virtual Hebrew keyboard tool and multiple options. Allows Hebrew readers to check full/reduced Hebrew orthography, vocalization. Also English translation, Hebrew definition, parsing of Hebrew words. Submissions accepted in any form - including with prepositions and definite articles - not just root form. For teachers, students, independent learners. Produced under the auspices of the Center for Educational Technology www.cet.ac.il
- SfatTarbut Culture and Language Program - http://overseas.huji.ac.il/sfat_elearn.php
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rothberg School for Overseas Students: Multimedia courseware, ranging from absolute beginners to support for intermediate and advanced students of Modern Hebrew. Requires logon. All completed units with English instructions; beta units - in Hebrew. Alphabet unit with audio, animated icons, exercises; Vocabulary unit (beta); Hebrew Verbs - study and exercises (beta, but full animated graphics); Crossword/Verbs (beta; downloadable software to create and work crosswords); Running Story (beta, but continuation options available for a dozen stories). First Lessons and Hebrew from the Movies: under construction.
- Hed Haulpan - http://207.232.9.131/adult-education/pirsumim.htm
Hebrew/Ulpan teachers' newsletter, in Hebrew, online from Israel Ministry of Education, Adult Education/Hebrew Language Division. Issues#85-#87. Downloadable.
- Yanshuf Magazine/Hebrew Today - http://www.hebrewtoday.com/
Online Easy Hebrew magazine offers news banner and features from current issue with full vocalization, plus files in English: Insights into vocalization, Hebrew usage related to Festivals, Old Testament, Phrase of the week, Lexicons to texts and to the offline journal (for sale!). Teacher activities to current journal are in Hebrew.
- Ivrit - Yafa Safa!!! [Hebrew is a language beautiful] - http://www.tzafonet.org.il/kehil/music03/music/ivrit/ivrit-index.htm
Intermediate Hebrew language, grammar & syntax, through modern and traditional songs, Bible text, related resources. Addresses specific Education Ministry curricular standards for upper elementary school to enhance grammatical and vocabulary skills through verse from different perspectives: vocabulary acquisition, root words, nouns, verbs, antonyms, gender use, composition and rhyme. Offers text analysis exercises; interactive games. Almost entirely in Hebrew.
- Modern Hebrew Language - Hebrew College - http://www.hebrewcollege.edu/html/hc_online/courses.htm#modern
Full undergraduate Modern Hebrew course available online, with or without credit, in five units (five semesters). From foundation to advanced level, course offers complete range of reading, conversational(audio), composition, literary and grammatical content, with discussions and assignments. Students cover modern and classical texts.
- SBS Hebrew Radio Program - http://www.jafi.org.il/education/diaspora/links/language.asp?startcatid=10#128
Three weekly radio programmes for Sydney, Melbourne, and Australia in Hebrew, targeted at second language speakers. Topics covered are news, current affairs, sport, Israeli culture. Real One downloads.
- Shaar LaMathil - http://www.slamathil.co.il/
Popular easy Hebrew newspaper for students of Modern Hebrew, published by the Israel Ministry of Education in conjunction with Yediot Tikshoret (Communications). Circulation 20,000 copies. Available worldwide via online order form or email. NB: No longer available via the Jerusalem Post.
- Akhlah: Learn the Hebrew Aleph-Bet - http://www.akhlah.com/aleph_bet/aleph-bet.php
The Hebrew alphabet made simple for online learning: both block and script versions provided. Cards in Flash; audio and coloring options.
- Hebrew Braille Alphabet - http://www.braille.ch/download/psheb-d.pdf
A 6dot Hebrew Braille alphabet with vowels, offering the numbered location of the Braille dots, the only site offering a visual display of the Braille letters for Hebrew. [Instructions are in German; continental keyboard positions designated.]
- Hasafa Ha'Ivrit (The Hebrew Language) - http://www.safa-ivrit.org/
15 categories of information about the Hebrew language and study links, all in Hebrew, with sub-categories. History, etymology, grammar, style, expressions, imported words (by language of origin), spelling, words by sector, pronunciation, expressions of time and place, unusual forms, history of the alphabet, poetry/song section.
- Wikipedia - Hebrew Encyclopedia - http://hebrewencyclopedia.com
Online, free-content encyclopedia in the Hebrew language; a useful reference for assignments and Hebrew lessons related to general content and Area Studies.
- Online Hebrew (JLPS) - http://www.online-hebrew.com/
Introductory, Intermediate Hebrew (Advanced in preparation) for English, French, Russian speakers, with audio support, large clear fonts; weekly online lessons planned. Introductory: Letters, Vowels, Root System, 8 (of 16)lessons (3 parts each) - sign-up required after the first lesson. Intermediate - 6 topical areas with partly vocalized texts (1-3pp), audio support.
- Hebrew Online - http://www.hebrewonline.com
Hebrew Language courses at three levels, for English speaking adults and students (as well as Israeli students abroad), via real-time web video-conferencing with an Israeli teacher. Free sample lesson and videoclip. Part of the Israeli e-Teacher portal, in conjunction with the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Center for Educational Technology, Tel Aviv.
- Problems in Semitic NLP: Hebrew Vocalization Using HMMs - http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~oslkonto/hmmvoc.doc
Paper describes vocalization problems in Natural Language Processing of Hebrew, assesses Nakdan-text vocalizer software, proposes use of Hidden Markov Models as a tool in NLP/Hebrew.
- University of Texas at Austin - http://www.lamc.utexas.edu/hebrew/
Virtual Language Lab. Online tutorials, audio lessons for 3 levels, biblical readings, video clips, puzzles. Addition of Esther Raizen's curricular text books for Modern Hebrew; more Biblical Hebrew.
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