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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

I no longer remember who (it was more than one person, I think) had asked me about online resources to learn Hebrew. Naturally, when I went looking, I couldn't find any of the ones I wanted.

Since I was just looking for something entirely different . . . [Big Grin]

Learning Modern Hebrew

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

Holy crap, that's freaking awesome!

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

[Big Grin]

Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :

What Jamie said.

Hey, that forum uses the same theme as Kylie's.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

That's why it looked so familiar!

Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :

[Big Grin]

Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :

Me was one of the askers.

I likey languages very good. [Big Grin]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Ryuko, then you'll REALLY like the forum that thread is posted to! [Smile]

Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :

Rivka, a quick unrelated question, can an Orthodox Rabbi marry?

Posted by newfoundlogic (Member # 3907) on :

Great now it feels like I never learned how to read Hebrew. *Curses lack of vowels.* [Grumble]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Not only can he, it would be preferred that he do so. (This would be true of ANY Jewish adult male, not just rabbis.)

quote:
A man who does not have a wife is called ‘lo tov’, not good, even if he learns much Torah, but if he is not married , he is lacking ‘tov’.

Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :

ooh...I think I'm in love with this forum...the linguist in me is in heaven...

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Does that not imply that you=heaven?

Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :

*ponders* hmm...never thought of it that way...somehow I don't think anybody would consider that equation truthful, though...

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

That is a really cool site!

I hate to burst your bubble, everyone, but it's going to take a little more than that to actually learn the language... you have to be able to speak it, for example. [Razz]

Tell you what, anyone who feels they've learned the language from this course is obligated to fly here and speak to me. [Big Grin]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

[Razz]

It actually has links to several sites that will say some of the words to you, as well as transliteration of each lesson.

But yes, of course you cannot learn a language just in writing. Good place to start though, neh?

Posted by Miro (Member # 1178) on :

quote:
Great now it feels like I never learned how to read Hebrew. *Curses lack of vowels.*

I feel your pain. At this point, I can barely read Hebrew with the vowels. Without them, I'm completely hopeless.