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 CONTENTS

BEGINNERS
foundation
- foundation course (HCC, online)……………....… 1
- other textbooks (paper)…………..……………….... 2
- grammar (paper)………………………………….…….. 3
other resources
- on-line basic resources……………………………….. 4
- speaking (pronunciation)……………………………. 5
- writing (how to type)………………………………….. 5
- reading
dictionaries (on-line and paper)……………. 6
apps and sites that help you read…......... 8
- misc. resources…………………………………………… 9

INTERMEDIATE
- where to practice speaking………………............ 14
- textbooks (paper)……………………………………….. 16
- online resources (created for learners)……….. 17
- online resources (non-adapted)………………….. 20

ADVANCED 1
- reading…………………………………………………….. 21
- watching…………………………………………………….. 21
- listening……………………………………………………… 23

ADVANCED 2
- textbooks..…………………………………………………. 24
- watching…………………………………………………..... 25
- reading……………………………………………………….. 28
- listening……………………………………………………… 30

SPECIAL 1 – travelling to Israel………………………… 31

SPECIAL 2 – advice and encouragement from

polyglots…………………………………………………………. 34
 LEARNING HEBREW
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Now, lets start from the very beginning.

For starting from zero (and for brushing up) I finally launched my
20-lesson course Hebrew Crash Course

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It’s LIKE A TEXTBOOK, but on-line 

In short – it’s a comprehensive basic Hebrew course,
that walks you through the basics, incrementally
building your knowledge of survival vocabulary and the
grammatical apparatus that will help you to tie the
words together.
The goal is, of course, to start speaking - but not with
sentences that you have to memorize and cannot break
apart, but with full awareness of what you say and how
you say it.

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 Sometimes, when you hear the same things but said in different
words and explained differently, you suddenly realize that you
know it, right? Therefore, it’s good to learn from different sources.
So let me mention in addition some TEXTBOOKS that are out
there that teach you from zero (recommendations for books
meant for more advanced learners you’ll find later on)
Unfortunately, there is not even one single site or textbook that I
can 100% recommend as being good enough or reliable enough…
Still, there are some textbooks worth mentioning:

PROS CONS

Hebrew Nice textbook, ok for The texts are somewhat

HEBREW w.,,
with ................
PLEASURE , self-study, there are boring…
pleasure keys to exercises.

haYesod A rare textbook It is old... First printed

(available on in… 1972! Which
Amazone), one of means – Hebrew there
the best Hebrew is going to be very old
textbooks ever fashioned…
written, but… look to
the right. Still, in
spite of it, I do *Have a look at a very
recommend reading extensive preview here
the texts there!

Sheat Ivrit Nice textbook, nice - It was written for

texts, exercises, keys Russian-speakers and
to the excursuses, all explanations are in
but… Russian…
- Moreover, the
explanations may also
be not clear enough for
self-study purposes…

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 * A textbook I DO NOT recommend –

Ivrit Min haHatkhala (‫)עברית מן ההתחלה‬

It may be good-looking, I love the pictures, but,
unfortunately… it is absolutely not suitable for self-
study and even as a teacher I find it very hard to use
materials from it because it is not well-structured.
You can use it as an additional reading material after
you are through the basics, however.

GRAMMAR
This book is excellent –
http://succeedinhebrew.com/

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 Above I listed the most comprehensive courses and books that
can walk you through the basics.
Besides, there are some more
course-like ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCES
that can help learners
FROM ZERO:

1
Most famous: Duolingo Hebrew
https://www.duolingo.com/course/he/en/Learn-Hebrew-Online
It won’t give you much explanations, it gives sense of learning
and accomplishment though. But be careful – learning JUST with
Duolingo is NOT ENOUGH.
2
Teach Me Hebrew
https://www.teachmehebrew.com/
One of the early sites out there, very nice collection, lots of
audio examples and links!
*Don’t miss these pages -
500 basic words and 100 basic verbs:
http://www.teachmehebrew.com/100-basic-hebrew-verbs.html
http://www.teachmehebrew.com/500-basic-hebrew-words.html
3
Udemy
search for the Hebrew courses there, I haven’t checked myself
but heard that “Hebrew For Beginners” and “Learn Hebrew
Across Israel” both by Guy ben-Moshe are good
https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?ref=home&src=ukw&
q=hebrew

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 SPEAKING IN HEBREW
(PRONUNCIATION)

Here is a one-of-a-kind Hebrew pronunciation coach I can

recommend –
https://www.linguistixpro.com/hebrew

WRITING IN HEBREW
(TYPING)

Virtual keybord 1
http://gate2home.com/Hebrew-Keyboard

Virtual keyboard 2
http://www.doitinhebrew.com/

But the best would be – install Hebrew on your computer

and
Learn to type in Hebrew
http://www.zigzagworld.com/HKTutor/

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 READING IN HEBREW
(DICTIONARIES)
ONLINE---->
Morfix is the best!
http://www.morfix.co.il/

Here is another invaluable resource –

context.reverso
(not only for Hebrew, by the way!):
https://context.reverso.net
Here you can search for words IN CONTEXT!
Yes, sometimes the example sentences may be strange,
but, by and large, it’s the best way to see “the cloud of
meanings” for each word.

And, of course, Google Translate!

Heb -> Eng

You probably think “seriously? what’s new about that?!”

You’ll be surprized – VOICE RECOGNITION!

It may be very useful for… translating the subtitles! It is

much faster this way than looking words in the dictionary
one by one!
(I have to thank my amazing student Klaus for the idea)

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 OFFLINE (paper) ---->

it’s difficult to see the advantages of a paper dictionary

over the digital , but still, there are two paper
dictionaries I have to name –

1
A very good dictionary FOR LEARNERS (with translation
and usage examples!) May be difficult to find, it seems
to be out of print (though I’ve seen it on the shelves of
Akademon – Hebrew University bookshop -
info@academonil.co.il)
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(not for beginners for sure, but it must be mentioned)
The most authoritative Hebrew-Hebrew dictionary until
today is Even Shushan
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 Here is some more techniques
to help you READ
(APPs and SITES)
Bing (it’s like Google Translate, but from Microsoft)
The best thing about it is that it has automatic text-to-
speech in Hebrew, with occasional mistakes, but in most
cases – it’s astonishingly good!
https://www.bing.com/translator/
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Readlang
it’s a magic Chrome plugin!
I say no more, just try it out!
https://readlang.com/library/5a5273200a982b001f369c
72/scroll/0

LingQ
An ingenious idea of a Canadian polyglot Steve
Kaufmann - a site which is a learning method in itself. It
combines learning with texts and audio of your choice
with personal SRS (flashcards etc.)! Unfortunately,
Hebrew is still in beta stage there.. But I’ll do my best to
contribute some content to it in the near future!
https://www.lingq.com/en/learn-hebrew-online/

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 Now, diverse links to online resources according to levels

Miscellaneous on-line recourses for

BEGINNERS

First, some fun GAMES –

Excellent sites with games for expanding your vocab-list!

1
https://www.clozemaster.com/languages (choose Hebrew)
(warning! The audio is automatic and full of mistakes!)
2
https://www.internetpolyglot.com/lessons-he-en?lang=en

More entertaining sites for expanding vocabulary -

3
http://www.purposegames.com/search?q=hebrew
(search for Hebrew)
4
http://www.behrmanhouse.com/students
(go to Ulpan Alef!)

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 Here are some collections from HEBREW EDUCATORS who
contributed a lot to the diversity of Hebrew materials
ONLINE :)

1
Jacob Richman site –
gives you a wealth of various materials
http://www.hebrew-language.com/ (main page)
http://www.in-hebrew.co.il/about.htm (this page helps
you see what’s inside better than the main page)
especially I recommend –
The jokes
http://www.hebrew-jokes.com/main.php
The videos
http://www.hebrew-language.com/funny-videos.htm
Useful expressions
http://www.in-hebrew.co.il/videos/israeli-sayings.htm

2
Daniel Ganor
Started a good Youtube channel recently, some contents
very similar to my course though, it can be used along with
it, as a source of reinforcement and additional info and
vocab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfz6h3991Ys&list=PLtp44KdGs0bVyBD
wSPuOgWjY1bmtLnhEB

3
Ulpanoya
an amazing teacher, love her videos!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8jE7ql6j-Fgzjun-
OjyWQ

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 EVERYDAY DIALOGUES

ROUTLEDGE
(AUDIO ONLY)
Routledge, being extremely generous,
offers the audio of its textbook completely for free
http://www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/colloquial/lan
guage/hebrew.php

“Sikhot shel YomYom”

(AUDIO+TEXT)
A very nice collection of dialogues plus audio

(the dialogs and the audio can be found at the link

below for free, you may consider buying the book as
well, but then, if you do – my advice – disregard the
exercises, they are not very useful and there is no key!
Just dialogues are more than enough)
http://speak-hebrew.ru/razgovornye-temy-ivrita/#1
*This link leads to a site in Russian, but all you need there are the text
and the audio, so you’ll be fine. 

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 OLD TV SKITS

A nice, old, done for TV or VHS series for Hebrew-

learners is called “Hevenu Shalom Aleikhem” or
“Gurevich family”
(the link here is to the first chapter, you’ll find the rest):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAnT-Ds_aZc
It is quite nostalgic, done as they used to do it once,
with some staged story of a family, some grammar
explanations, some cultural knowledge... The only
problem with it – it was done for Russian-speakers and
I definitely couldn’t find one with subs in English… :(

2
Another staged skit made for the new immigrants
is this one with Dudu Topaz –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulJQAokuaAc
Unfortunately, no subtitles there and he speaks quite
fast… but it’s worth it, the situations are quite authentic
and the language he uses simple and clear!

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 More sources not in English:

In Portuguese
(just for cultural understanding – it’s not about the
language, it’s not in Hebrew, but it is very interesting to
watch because it’s about Israel in general)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPJIKS-
WPEMuWOCbEkENOGQ

More for Portuguese speakers – the wonderful Mora

Tsipi – see for yourself 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdmTA54ynjXqt
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In French
Site and YouTube channel by Serge Frydman, very
dedicated Hebrew educator for French-speakers
http://www.morim.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/hebreutube

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 INTERMEDIATE
Now, after the beginning stage is over, theory and textbooks
are not enough! The most important thing is… PRACTICE!.

So, the question is:

WHERE DO I LOOK FOR NATIVE-SPEAKERS
to practice with?

Here is my favorite: www.italki.com

It is basically a site for searching for teachers (I am there,
too!), but you could also use it for making friends and finding
a free language exchange partners!

This site is also very nice (for searching for language exchange
partners): http://www.conversationexchange.com/

And there is this wonderful site for practicing your writing:

http://lang-8.com/
Highly recommended! Native-speakers check your essays for
free! You can help others with your native language, too, if
you want, of course, but it is not a must  *It demands a
registration, but don’t think twice, it is very friendly!

If you are a German-speaker –

Language Exchange
For German-speakers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TandemDeutschIvrit/
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 Another idea –
learners can practice with each other!

With this purpose in mind I’ve started the Sunday

Chat – an online chat-room where learners can
meet each other and practice speaking!

To be updated about our events

join our FaceBook group – here
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sundaychathe
brew/

Or check out our calendar of events –

https://teamup.com/ksefxamatjwr11nwf8
see what’s happening, sign-up for whatever you
like or create an event of your own!

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 TEXTBOOKS
A very nice textbook
(but it has no keys, it’s an Ulpan
textbook, so it’s best not to be used for
self-study but with a teacher…)
'‫עברית מאלף ועד תיו ב‬
Can be ordered at Akademon (write
them an email…)

And a textbook for a higher level (same

problem – no keys):
’‫ללמוד עברית ברמה ג‬
Can be ordered here

WHAT TO READ
And here is a very good book in easy
Hebrew for beginners (with a CD!)
Can be ordered here:

A bit more advanced, but still in colloquial

Hebrew – my seven Hebrew Stories
As a paper book at Amazon
As a site (it has audio and it has a button
for turning the vocals on and off!)

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 More ONLINE RESOURCES
1
http://www.hebrewpod101.com/
I think this resource doesn’t need introducing, you’ve
probably already found it yourself, did you? ;)

2
http://www.streetwisehebrew.com/
Wonderful podcasts of Guy Sharet will take you through
the streets of Israel explaining what you see (or, rather,
he sees – unless you take his tour when you visit Tel-
Aviv! ;D ) For patrons – he also offers a version of this
podcast all in Hebrew!

3
Defense Institute materials! (ignore the security
warnings, it’s a safe site)
https://gloss.dliflc.edu/Default.aspx
When I saw it first I thought – what a treasure!
204 lessons - authentic listening comprehension
materials, vocab and activities! Level-marked!
However… the audios are of low quality… sometimes
confusing… but it’s worth giving a try.

4
http://web.stanford.edu/class/hebrew/
(go to the multimedia section!)
Like the previous link – they did good work, prepared
great materials, but it’s old, not easy to use, the site
looks abandoned and I couldn’t make it work the last
time I tried…

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News in easy Hebrew!!! With audio! For free!
‫שער למתחיל‬
http://hadshon.edu.gov.il/

6
Excellent site with stories with audio and PDF!
http://hebrew-courses.com/all-the-lessons.aspx

7
Seems to be for beginners, but no
Passing Phrase: a Hebrew phrase explained in English every
week
www.learnhebrew.org.il

8
Very good site, 106 traditional Jewish stories retold for
children, necessary vocals, beautiful pictures and often
with audio!
https://agadastories.org.il/kids

9
Slang words
A very good list here
http://www.buzzfeed.com/israelexperience/17-must-
know-hebrew-slang-words-haku
And here
http://thoughtcatalog.com/kiley-yanay/2016/01/19-
beautiful-hebrew-words-that-dont-have-any-direct-
translation-in-english/

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 VERBS

Videos about Hebrew Verb Conjugation

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC__rbCtdVl9pWGsH
W9aX0ew

Site for learning Hebrew verbs –

https://www.hebrew-verbs.co.il/
Some features are paid, but there is a nice ”verb a day”
free newsletter! (Thank you, Andras, for pointing out!)
X

Verb a Day

and let me mention again

ClozeMaster –
(thank you, Roslysn, for reminding me about it!)
https://www.clozemaster.com/
This is a site that makes automatically-generated, based on
parallel texts, fill-in-the-word quizzes – excellent practice!
*careful – I noticed that the audio is sometimes off –
probably, because it is also automatic and reading Hebrew
depends too much on the context…

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 Moving into the NON-ADAPTED materials

1
Let’s start with my project – the HEBREW STREET
5 videos with street interviews!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTAs4D3XFwQ&list=PL3
eQQpsYNiUoNCMl3DAsLYYerUI5PEIT9
*the link is to the playlist, watch all five!
Please, don’t miss –
- There are subtitles in English AND in Hebrew!!!
- In the description there is a link to a PDF with the text of
the dialogues and comments, explaining expressions you
didn’t find in the dictionary

2
A similar idea - part of EASY LANGUAGES project,
also 5 videos
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5UIoabheFMe0E
UFqTFg1ibwsV-yuTo-

3
Another project of mine, REAL HEBREW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ghd_IsWjo8&list=PL3
eQQpsYNiUrDb3zkSAnX_jlHav_5CGen
There I read with you or watch with you something
interesting in real Hebrew, (not from a textbook!) explaining
and translating “on the go”

4
More fun stuff in my FB REAL HEBREW PAGE for advanced
learners https://www.facebook.com/alisarealhebrew/

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 ADVANCED 1
(the best ideas for finding colloquial content!)

TO READ
AskPeople – FORUM!!! Anonymous forum where people
ask questions, they write there just as they’d speak in real
life (be warned! Of course people write with mistakes and
typos, but still – it is very authentic., one can learn a lot!)
VERY RECOMMENDED!
https://www.askpeople.co.il/list-questions.php?cid=124

Comics!!!
https://www.facebook.com/nadav.nachmany?fref=nf
https://www.facebook.com/Hujiman/

TO WATCH

1
Interesting IDEA for finding simple content to watch
Nowadays everyone are making films. And we, learners,
can benefit from it tremendously!
Search Youtube for ‫( !!!!!! סרט גמר‬Meaning “graduation
movie”!) Of course, their artistic value is very low, but it is
as if you’ve entered the schools and visited the houses
yourself, it gives one a unique glimpse into the life of Israeli
teenagers!
Examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk47cLElfAs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zct1-0wh-Hw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtDH0ke5kpY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4PisKxkEEY

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Israeli MOVIES on-line (for acquaintance purposes)
http://www.moviesplace4u.com/
(there are 190 Israeli movies there, most of them not
new, but there is ‫סיפור של אהבה וחושך‬, for example!)

3
Israeli SERIES on-line (for acquaintance purposes)
http://www.zira.ninja/

---Selected SERIES---

---Very well-made and very interesting series!---

About secular society (funny) –
‫רמזור‬
http://www.zira.ninja/watch/226

About religious society (drama) –

‫שטיסל‬
http://www.zira.ninja/watch/491

---Simpler language, but nothing special as is---

‫כאן גרים בכיף‬
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbsKrBLkIIs
‫משפוחת‬
http://hot.ynet.co.il/home/0,7340,L-10807-
74848,00.html
‫קרובים קרובים‬
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNe-okZiDVQ

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ANIMATION

(for grown-ups)
)‫ניר וגלי (חדר וחצי‬
(Very funny channel! There are more out there than the
link shows, worth googling!  )
https://www.youtube.com/user/NirveGali

(for children)
translated, dubbed
‫ארתור‬
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3478bB6zio
‫בילבי‬
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBWXP_5gxSw
‫המומינים‬
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-wQTUfIXUA

TO LISTEN

Israeli songs are great! No specific recommendations, just

look for the music style you like, look up words (Shironet
is the best place to find lyrics), learn them (with LeadLang
or with LingQ – see page 8) and listen again and again!
Enjoy! 

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 ADVANCED 2

TEXTBOOKS
One would think that advanced learners have no need
in textbooks. Well, at least I did think this way – until I
found these books by Rivka Bliboim. Her name is a
hallmark for quality, whatever you see by her you can
trust it’s the best. Here are 3 books of hers.
1
An book for listening practice, colloquial
language ‫שומעים עברית‬
‫דיאלוגים מחיי היומיום‬-
Order here

2
Perfect reading pieces in beautiful, but
manageable literary Hebrew - and excellent
exercises – unfortunately, no keys…
‫עברית בה``א הידיעה‬
One can order here

3
This book is one of a kind for ironing out
the last occasional rough spots that may
have been left in your Hebrew – and – most
rare luck! – it has a booklet with answers!!!
`‫תחביר לרמה ו‬
Buy the textbook here
The answer booklet here

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 What do I watch\read\listen to
at a fairly advanced level?

TO WATCH

HUMOR

Understanding humoristic programs in a foreign language

is as challenging as it is rewarding.
One thing I can say for sure – if you understand the jokes
you have surely reached the ultimate level when you
understand not only the language, but also the mentality.
 Here are two shows I recommend:

‫קצרים‬
(comedy show “shorts” – funny 3-5 min sketches about the
Israeli reality, invaluable for learners!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf3kQnWhIbE&index=
38&list=PL47grc1-nl2bsfvfvr7BGTN1JlJByupAW

‫היהודים באים‬
(funny and very cynical short sketches about Israeli history
and about the Bible – it’s like an encyclopedia of Jewish
history and culture, but funny! Be ready to google a lot! ;) )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyM2tHGz4Rc

Well, may be also ‫הישראליות‬

sometimes in English, sometimes rude,
but usually with subs, funny and very Israeli! 
https://www.facebook.com/theIsraeliGirls/

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 Some educational programs:

Some selected nice programs for teens:

‫חדשות מן העבר‬
about history
(below – about Ben Yehuda, for example)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzGD14XEMl4

‫ החפרנים‬are great (about science)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgFztlKc0as

And the broader selection from our great

educational TV - ‫!החינוכית‬
https://www.kan.org.il/page.aspx?landingPageid=1083

For grown-ups

The best - an amazing new broadcaster

that took over the Israeli TV – and it’s all on-line!
‫כאן – תאגיד השידור הישראלי‬
Full diversity of topics, many shorts, often with subs, enjoy!
https://www.kan.org.il/

Some “Torani” content - “Weekly portion” - ‫פרשת שבוע‬

(very nice, since it’s short, has video and text as well!)
https://www.kikar.co.il/articles.php?cat_id=383

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 Best idea for advanced learners –
take on-line COURSES in Hebrew!

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A real C1 gem – recorded classes from Hebrew University
- and not just several - a lot!
https://ap.huji.ac.il/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A1
%D7%99%D7%9D-
%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%99%D7
%9D2

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And another C1 treasure for advanced learners -
professional courses - with subs! Not all for free, the
beginnings are free and even they may be enough –
because they speak fast 
http://www.askoli.co.il/

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Did you know - Coursera has several courses in Hebrew!
(Apropos, the one I’ve taken and enjoyed very much is
‫)מבוא לשירה מודרנית‬
https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=hebrew&

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 Something TO READ

General

Well, I trust that for paper books you’ll hunt ‫ סטימצקי‬or

‫ צומת ספרים‬when visiting Israel, and while not in Israel
the burning question is – where to find digital books.
Then, if you like a book, at some of them you can order
its’ paper version as well. 

Here are some sites on the example of a book I liked very

much, - ‫נוילנד‬:
E-vrit Getbooks indiebook iCast

Some sites have both e-text and the audio book, this is
really the best combination, worth looking for! Like this
one (nice short stories, by the way) ‫החיים הבלתי אפשריים‬

Children’s books
a huge collection of scanned books with pictures, all
OCRed, but mostly translations
(may be it rather belongs to the intermediate
section, but some books are easy, and some are not
– depends! )
http://ovadbooks.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_7.html

Hebrew classics:
(that’s a challenging read, usually!)
http://www.benyehuda.org/

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 Online journals and blogs

‫ –אלכסון‬rather sophisticated on-line journal, it has some

articles originally written in Hebrew as well as
translations (from AEON, for example) – which can also be
helpful
http://alaxon.co.il/

‫הידען‬:
journal about science, here is a nice article for you -
https://www.hayadan.org.il/new-language-discovery-
reveals-linguistic-insights-2602146

‫בלוג השפה העברית של רב מילים‬

blog about the Hebrew language
http://blog.ravmilim.co.il/qa/

More about the Hebrew language – follow the news

at the site of the Academy of Hebrew language!
https://hebrew-
academy.org.il/2017/12/10/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A1%
D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9D-
%D7%91%D7%AA%D7%A7%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A8%D
7%AA/

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 TO LISTEN

The Israeli RADIO stations

http://radio.coolsite.co.il/radio.php?radio=8
(for the songs look for GALATS or
GALGALATS, for discussions – RESHET BET)

Articles/media
WALLA (news) http://www.walla.co.il/
CALCALIST (news) https://www.calcalist.co.il/
AISH-ha-Tora (not news! traditional– Bible,
holidays, etc) http://www.aish.co.il/

A very good idea here –

Podcasts!

Here is a huge list of recommended podcasts

(there are also ones in English, but we are
interested in the Hebrew ones, right? ;) )

A very interesting and authentic podcast about

Israeli history – history through humans’ voices
and personal stories.

Popular up-to-date news and other podcasts

can be found also at the icast site

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 SPECIAL 1 - TRAVELLING TO ISRAEL

What is the best thing for a Hebrew-learner to do

in order to practice Hebrew while travelling to Israel?

Well, for one, you can continue learning and go to an

ULPAN! (Hebrew-learning course)

People say that Ulpan La-Inyan is good, they have a nice

system as far as I know, but can’t vouchsafe and I suspect it’s
expensive 

There is also UlpanOr I heard of, but I can say nothing about
it yet (let me know if you do!)

More adventurous and interesting can be going to an

immersive Ulpan – here – Kibbutzimer

* Talking about immersion – let me make an exception and

tell you about an immersion program - but NOT IN ISRAEL!
It’s Middlebury School of Hebrew. While I cannot vouchsafe
for the programs listed above, I have an “insider
information” about this one - one of my students went there
and was very excited – and I was excited, too, because I saw
incredible results, this program is really is unique and
incredibly effective, making students fluent in a very short
time! *Warning: it’s very expensive!

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 Besides, here are two non-standard Hebrew-learning
programs that I warmly recommend! (They are “insider
programs”, meant for new immigrants mostly, so if you are
planning a short visit it may be too spread out for you… but I
had to tell, these are gems!  )

One called exactly “This is Not Ulpan” – because of the

notorious inadequacy of most Ulpanim  These guys will
offer you a variety of real-life experiences, through which
you’ll be learning Hebrew (unlike classical Ulpan, where you
study grammar and do exercises)

And another one is “Hebrew in the Spotlight” – Noa Har-Paz

is doing an amazing thing – she and her team are teaching
Hebrew with the help of acting and theater!

Another great idea – instead of taking classes you can enter

a volunteering program!
There are so many programs for volunteers - from organic
farming (Woof, for example) to volunteering in IDF (Israeli
Defense Army), possibly combined with archeological
diggings! (saw this program here). The variety is huge, I
suggest you roam Google for yourself and find the best
program for you.  Just make sure that it’s not al in English ;)

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 Besides Ulpanim, I recommend you go to language-exchange
events! Here are two that I know of, if you find more –
please, let me know!

Here is one for Tel-Aviv - https://www.fluentlv.com/

And a similar one in Jerusalem -

https://www.facebook.com/groups/439580269483118/

Another idea is going for a tour with Guy Sharet in Tel-Aviv!

You have been listening for his podcasts, right? So why not
meet him in person? ;)
http://www.streetwisehebrew.com/tours.html

And the last idea is – visit museums! What’s new or

interesting about it? Well, it’s not just about visiting a
museum – you can use it as an excellent learning
opportunity! How? Take a tour in Hebrew, of course! You
won’t need to speak up if you don’t want to and you can
even go to the same tour several times 

Well, this is it… No! Not yet! One last thing – remember your
parents told you when you were a child “don’t talk to
strangers!” ? So now – time to break the rules - TALK to
strangers! Israelis are usually open and talkative, try going to
the ,‫ שוק‬ask your temporary neighbors ,‫מה נשמע‬try to find
out at the bus stop – ‫מתי היה האוטובוס האחרון‬use every
opportunity to speak Hebrew! And of course, take taxi! The
prices are high, but if you consider it a combined price for
having a ride and a Hebrew lesson at the same time – then
it’s quite fair 

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 SPECIAL 2 - ADVICE AND ENCOURAGEMENT
Tips straight from the best polyglots

Benny Lewis gives a wonderfully inspiring talk on TED

http://www.fluentin3months.com/start-here/

An article by Luca Lampariello “The Secrets to

Developing Advanced Fluency in a Foreign
Language”
– all that need to be said is said here. This one is the
best article about language-learning I’ve read so far
(and, believe me, I’ve read many!)
http://www.thepolyglotdream.com/becomingadvanc
ed/

These were my favorite survival advice, but there are

many other inspiring polyglots –
Olly Richards, Steve Kaufmann, Judith Mayer
and many more – look them up for yourself, I am sure
you will find many inspiring tips and materials!

As for me, the most concise advice I can give you is -

Have fun learning, enjoy learning!
Yours,
Alisa Zingerman,
www.alisa-Hebrew.com

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