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Learn Hebrew. Choose your people.

From the alef-bet to reading aloud — prayer, the Book of Ruth, and the everyday Hebrew of Jewish life. One small step at a time, for anyone on the journey in.

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The path

Zero to reading aloud, step by step.

The alef-bet

Letters & vowels, with sound.

Sound it out

Decode any word, letter by letter.

Prayers

Read the real thing.

Core Hebrew

The words of Jewish life — prayer, Bible & speech.

Biblical Hebrew & Ruth

Go deeper, then read Ruth.

Living Hebrew

Everyday words for community life.

Review

Make the words stick.

Your Siddur

The prayers you've made your own, bound and illuminated.

Living Jewishly

How to keep Shabbat and kashrut — practical lessons, cited to Peninei Halakha.

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