Curated OER
Law and Life in Two Ancient Societies
Students work in groups and compare/contrast Mesopotamian Law to Hebrew Law. They chart their findings on a chart to show a natural progression to answering questions about values in these two societies.
Curated OER
Western Civilizations, Chapter 2: Gods and Empires in the Ancient Near East
Ancient Hebrew history comes to life through this online western civilizations tool, which follows history in detail from ancient origins to modern-day. Chapter two covers ancient eastern cultures, including beginnings of Hebrew...
CMS Education
My Pen Pal
Written in two different languages, this resource offers pupils the opportunity to practice both their English and their Hebrew skills. Young writers respond to a couple of questions to get their ideas flowing. They then compose a letter...
Curated OER
Body Parts in Hebrew
Learners, after practicing with an extensive vocabulary list of body parts in Hebrew, identify those parts on a poster of a human figure. They practice writing and saying their vocabulary words daily during class instruction.
Curated OER
Judaism-Passover: The Hebrew Language
In this Hebrew number worksheet, students practice writing the Hebrew numbers 1 through 10 after they read a 2 paragraph description of the ancient language.
Curated OER
Family - Mish-pa-cha
Students review and practice Hebrew vocabulary for family members, listen to and sing the "Mishpacha Song" as a class, create vocabulary flash cards for each family member, and introduce family members in Hebrew while incorporating...
Other
Elodil
This site is all presented in French, but may be accessible to non-French speakers because of the simple graphics and ease of navigation. Learn how to say hello in 16 languages and see where people speak that language on a world map....
Other
Akhlah: The Jewish Children's Learning Network
An important resource that provides access to Jewish prayers, stories and rituals Akhlah is specifically designed for the youngest child while maintaining accuracy about the subject matter.
Other
Yourpage.org
"Yourpage.org is a Jewish educational website created to bring fun to Jewish learning." Includes stories, games, and activities suitable for elementary and middle school children. Also provides a guide for teachers and a section for...
Other
Biography: Uri Zvi Greenberg (1896 1981)
A biography on the Hebrew writer Uri Zvi Greenberg (1896-1981) and a collection of his famous works.
Other
The Jewish Agency for Israel: Agnon, Shmuel Yosef
Read a biography about Shmuel Agnon (1888-1970), the first Hebrew writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Living Language: In Flight Hebrew Learn Before You Land [Pdf]
These lessons could help you with the translation of many essential words, phrases and expressions in the Hebrew language.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Dead Sea Scrolls
Wikipedia offers detailed information and an image of the collection of Hebrew works, the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Moroccan Synagogues: A Survey
A nice survey of the many Jewish synagogues found in Morocco. Many of them were built during the Jewish Diaspora.
Other
Akhlah: Learn the Aleph Bet: The Hebrew Alphabet
Have fun learning the letters of the Hebrew alphabet from Akhlah. You can color the letters, practice them with flash cards or hear them spoken out loud.
Other
The Julian of Norwich Website/life and Works of Julian
This site gives a brief biography of Julian of Norwich, which is then followed by almost 70 links to sources about her life and works. Click on "Showing of Love" in the third line for both text and analysis. An amazing number of resources.
Other
Akhlah.com: Question Words in Hebrew
Where? What? Who? When? Why? How? Use this site to learn how to say and write these words in Hebrew.
Other
International Tongue Twisters Alpha dictionary.com
Tongue twisters for everyone! You'll find twisters and tricky phrases in English and more than 40 other languages, from Albanian to Xhosa. English translations are provided for twisters in other languages.
Other
The Jewish Atlanta Times
The Atlanta Jewish Times provides news and information about Jewish affairs with emphasis on the Atlanta metropolitan area.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Jewish Americans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Jewish Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
Phonecian Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Phoeniciana: The Phoenician Alphabet
Both fun and informative, this rich site from the Encyclopedia Phoeniciana explains the importance of the Phoenician alphabet for the development of world languages. Download a Phoenician font for yourself!
Other
Jewish Agency for Israel: Passing Phrase (Learn Hebrew)
For those who want to pass and learn Hebrew, this site features the current lesson on a Hebrew phrase. The phrase, "Dimayon Ashir," means a rich or wild imagination. The phrase is broken down and explained grammatically in the...
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Lea Goldberg (1911 1970)
A brief biography of Lea Goldberg (1911-1970) who wrote poems for children, a novel, a play and was responsible for translating other works into Hebrew.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Aharon Appelfeld
Applefeld's novels, short stories, and essays are recognized worldwide as among the most "Profound literary explorations of the Holocaust". See a brief biography of his life here, and a list of his works.