Biblical Hebrew Online Virtual Classes



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In the lesson Next Steps After The Hebrew Alphabet, we have considered some of your options for studying Biblical Hebrew, once you have learned the Hebrew Alphabet and Hebrew Vowels.

If you like the approach discussed in Modern Hebrew Online Virtual Classes, you should know that Virtual Classes in Biblical Hebrew (sometimes called Classical Hebrew) are also available using the same method. Traditionally, if you want to study Biblical Hebrew, you might:
These methods all have their place, but using the power of the Internet, a new and better method is now available. Hebrew Online do virtual classes in Biblical Hebrew (as well as Modern Hebrew). From the comfort of your own home, at a convenient time, you can attend a virtual classroom and attend virtual classes in Biblical Hebrew with other students. You can ask questions, take notes, and interact with the teacher and other students, as if you were attending a Yeshiva in Israel.


Here is how this method works:
  • Biblical Hebrew Classes are run by Israeli teachers in Israel – teachers whose mother tongue is Hebrew, who have grown up with the language all their lives, who understand the Tanakh and the culture of the Hebrew Bible, who are highly qualified teachers, and whose knowledge of Hebrew is much higher than ordinary Israelis, or your friendly local rabbi.
  • Several levels of Biblical Hebrew classes are held weekly at regular, convenient times.
  • People around the world connect to the Biblical Hebrew classes from their home, via a broadband connection, using headphones and speakers.
  • You see the Biblical Hebrew lessons being taught on your computer screen. You listen to the Hebrew teacher and the other students. You can ask questions. You are truly immersed in the Hebrew of the Tanakh, just as if you were attending a Yeshiva in person in Israel.
  • Right from the start, you will be reading and studying passages from the Tanakh. This is not a theoretical course on grammar theory, but a real-life introduction to verses from the Tanakh.
  • You will see connections between passages of the Hebrew Bible that you never imagined were even there, if you have only ever read an English translation.
  • You are given a student locker with access to further Hebrew learning resources. Unlike an Ulpan or Yeshiva, you can re-play all the lessons again and again, in your own time.


The key to learning Biblical Hebrew properly is to be immersed in the Hebrew of the Tanakh, but immersed at the right level and pace. You need to be understand what you are reading, be able to ask questions, and pick up new Biblical Hebrew words and grammar steadily. You need to be in a Biblical Hebrew class with other students who are also at that level. To do this, Hebrew Online provides 5 levels of Biblical Hebrew classes, from A (beginners) to E (fluent). This ensures that you can be immersed at the right level – not too easy, but not too hard. You can review previous Hebrew lessons throughout the week.

A trial lesson is available to make sure you start at the right level, and to explain how the whole process works.


This is a truly excellent way to learn Biblical Hebrew. Whatever your background (Jewish or not), you will be able to study the Hebrew Bible at a level, and at a pace, which is right for you.

As an alternative to learning Biblical Hebrew through online virtual classes, you might consider the audio-visual multimedia lessons available at Read the Hebrew Bible. Whereas the Biblical Hebrew Online classes are better suited for people who prefer a virtual classroom setting and the ability to ask a teacher questions, the approach taken by Read the Hebrew Bible (of having multimedia lessons which you study at your own pace, with a forum where you can ask questions) will suit others better. Both approaches are highly recommended. If you are serious about learning Biblical Hebrew, why not try both?



 
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