Shalom Uvrachah Print Edition_clone

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THE NEW HEBREW PRIMER

Print Edition

Pearl Tarnor
Carol Levy

Activities:
Roberta Osser Baum

BEHRMAN HOUSE, INC.

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The publisher gratefully acknowledges the cooperation
of the following sources of photographs for this book:
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Michael Kaimowitz 79; Rabbi Norman Patz 90; Bill Aron 96; Sunny Yellen, 136

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Cover Design: Irving S. Berman

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Copyright © 1999 Behrman House, Inc.
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ISBN 0-87441-654-X

ISBN13 978-0-87441-654-1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE VOWELS LETTERS KEY WORD LESSON

4 ;- vTtB tBv; — 1
12 ] m
16 = vm;v— 2
24 hKl
31 yi i kr hlK; - 3
38 db
44 O„ wa hkr; B: ] 4
52 \, xq
56 ye e hl;d:bh] - 5
61 uW [
66 ˜n T;bh] -aw; } 6
71
75 j hqd… :x] 7
81 y
86 μ hw:x]mi 8
92
97 f [mv- ’ 9
103
108 sP aybni … 10
114 p
119 ≈ hl;j- 11
127 c
132 g hy:li[= 12
138
143 z μyyIjl- ] 13
˚
hr„: T 14
π
tylfi - 15

tm,a\ 16

jsP- , 17

rp;„v 18

μyyjI - ≈[e 19

laerc: ’yI 20

j-mecÚ gj- 21

vWdqî 22

hzW: zm] 23

˚WrB; 24

πla, ; 25

1L E S S O N
tB;v—

SHABBAT

NEW LETTERS

vTt B

NEW VOWELS

;-

B- B- B- B- B- B- 1 tBv; —
B; B; B; B; B; B; 2
B B- B; B B- B 3 BBET
B-B; B;B- BB- BB; BB; - B-B- 4
;-

4

SEARCH AND B B B- B B B 1
CIRCLE B; B; B; B B; B; 2
Read aloud the B B B B B- B 3
sound each letter B- B- B B- B- B- 4
makes. B B; B; 4 B; B B- 1
Circle the one B B- B 5 B B- B 2
sound that is B- B B; 6 B; B; B 3
different.

SOUNDS LIKE
Read each line
aloud.
Circle the Hebrew
sounds on each
line that are the
same.

Tt

T- T- t; T- T; t- 1 tBv; —

t t- T; T t; T-; 2 TAV

BE ALERT!

The letters t and T make the same sound.

What sound do they make?
How do they look different?

5

NOW READ & READ AGAIN

T- T- T; B B- T- 1

B- t- T; T B B; 2

tT- B-T- BT; - tT; TT; ; tT- 3

Bt- tB- B-T- tB- BT- B;T- 4

tB- BT- BB; BT; TB; ; tB- 5

tB-B- tB;B; BBT; - tTB; - tB;T- 6

HERITAGE WORD
Can you find this Hebrew word above? Read and circle it .

daughter tB-

CHALLENGE
How many times did you read the word for daughter?
WORD RIDDLE
I am written on a scroll. I am kept in the Ark. I am read in the

synagogue. My name begins with the letter T. What am I?

6

SEARCH AND B B B T B B1
CIRCLE T B T T T T2
B B B B B T3
Read aloud the sound t t B t t t4
each letter makes. B T T T T T5
B B B B T B6
One letter on each
line makes a different
sound.

Say the name of the
letter that sounds
different and circle it.
What sound does it
make?

What sound do the
other letters on the
line make? What is the
name of these letters?

vÚ vÚ v— v vÚ v— 1 tB;v—
v— v v— vÚ vÚ v— 2
vvÚ v—vÚ vvÚ Ú vÚv— 3 SHIN

v

7

NOW READ & READ AGAIN

B B; B- B B- B; 1

t t- T; T t- T; 2

Tv; Ú Bv- Ú vv— Ú tvÚ Bv— vv— 3

tB- vBÚ ; Tv- — tB- vT; vB- 4

tvÚB- tBT- - vBT; - BvT— ; vBv- — 5

tBT- - tBB; - BTT- ; BTB; - BBv- — 6

tBB; - vvÚB- tvÚB- TB; v- — tB;T- 7

tBv; — tB;v— tBv; — tB;v— tBv; — 8

HERITAGE WORD
Can you find this Hebrew word above? Read and circle it .

Shabbat tB;v—

CHALLENGE
God created the world in six days. On the seventh day God rested.
Which line contains the name of that special day? ______________

8

SEARCH AND v— B t T- B- v BAH 1
CIRCLE B T T; vÚ v B; TAH 2
B vÚ B; T- v B- B 3
Read aloud the Hebrew B- B T- vÚ v T SHAH 4
sounds on each line. v B; T; v t- t T 5
v— v B T T; vÚ SH 6
Circle the Hebrew that
sounds the same as the
English in the box.

CONNECTIONS
Connect each Hebrew letter to its name. What sound does each letter make?

SHIN SHIN BET

v t B

BET TAV TAV

TAV BE ALERT!
The beginning of a Hebrew letter’s name usually
T
tells you the sound the Hebrew letter makes.
BET
Bet (B) makes the sound ________.

Tav (T or t) makes the sound ________.

Shin (v) makes the sound ________.

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WRITING PRACTICE B

Write the Letters

BB

t t tT

vv v

Write the Words tB- tB-
tBv; — tBv; —
Write the Hebrew word for daughter.

Write the Hebrew word for Shabbat.

CIRCLE THE T SHIN TAV BET T 1
LETTERS
Circle the name BET SHIN TAV B 2
of each letter. TAV BET SHIN v 3
SHIN BET TAV t 4
Write each letter.
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THE LIVING TRADITION tB;v—

tB;v— means “rest.”

We rest on the seventh
day of the week. We

call this day tB;v.—

On Friday evening,

when tB;v— begins,

we welcome it with
blessings and songs.

WELCOMING tB;v—
Write the word tBv; — on

the line below each object

we use to welcome tB;v.—

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2L E S S O N

vm;v—

LETTERS YOU KNOW HELPER

vTt B NEW LETTER

m

VOWELS YOU KNOW

…–

m- m m; m m; m- 1 vmv; —
vÚ m; T; t B m- 2
v m; v— v m; m- 3 mMEM

12

NOW READ & READ AGAIN

tB; Bv; — vm; mm; - vm; m;v— 1
Bm; - T-m- m-m- tm; Bm- vm- 2
m-t- m;B; tB- mT; ; m;vÚ mB- - 3
vmB; ; tm-m- tBm- - vT-m; Bvm— ; 4
vv—m; vB;m- tmT- - tBv; — vm-T; 5
vm;v— vvm— ; vTm; ; vm;v— tB;v— 6
vmv; — tBv; — Bv; — vm;v— mv; — 7
tBv; — vm;v— tBv; — vmv; — tBv; — 8

HERITAGE WORD
Can you find this Hebrew word above? Read and circle it .

helper candle on the haî nukkiah vm;v—

CHALLENGE
How many times did you read the word for helper?

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SEARCH T M B SH t 1
AND CIRCLE
MAH SHAH SH TAH v— 2
Say the name
and sound of M TAH MAH BAH m; 3
the Hebrew
letter in each MAH SH TAH SHAH v 4
box.

Circle the
English that
makes the same
sound as the
Hebrew.

BAH T B TAH B; 5

WORD RIDDLE
You eat me on Passover. I am flat and crunchy.

My name begins with the letter m.

What am I?

WRITING PRACTICE m

Write the Letter

mm

Write the Words

Write the Hebrew word for helper.

vm;v— vmv; —
tBv; —
Write the Hebrew word for Shabbat.

tBv; —

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THE LIVING TRADITION vmv; —

vm;v— means “helper.”
The vmv; — is the

helper candle on the
hai nukkiah, the
Hˆanukkah menorah.

We use the vm;v— to

light the other candles.

HERITAGE v
CONNECTIONS m
T
Connect each letter
to the picture whose TAV MEM
name begins with
the same sound.

NAME THE LETTER
Write the Hebrew letter under its name.

SHIN BET

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3L E S S O N

hl;K-

LETTERS YOU KNOW BRIDE

mvTt B NEW LETTERS

hKl

VOWELS YOU KNOW

…–

l- l l; l l; l- 1 hlK; -
m m; m- l l- l; 2
t; m; v— T- B; l; 3 LAMED

l

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

t; T- B B- v— v 1
m;l- m;m- vl; Tl; lv— lT- 2
Tl- m;l; vlÚ ; T-l- ll; B-l- 3
m;vÚ ll- lB- lvÚ lT- lm- 4
tB- vlv- Ú tl-B; tl;m- vmm; - 5
llm- ; lvÚm; ll-T; tB-l- ll-m; 6
vm;l- ll;vÚ vl-T; vmv; — vl;B- 7
vmv; — tBv; —l- tB;v— vmv; —l- vmv; — 8

CHALLENGE
How many times did you read the Hebrew word for helper? ________

Write the word.
How many times did you read the Hebrew word for daughter? _______

Write the word.
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SOUNDS LIKE vm; vmÚ ; mv- — vm- 1
lv— l-v— l;vÚ vÚl; 2
Read each line BT- tB; tB- t;B- 3
aloud.

Circle the
Hebrew sounds
on each line that
are the same.

B-l; Bl- l;B- B;l- 4

lm- ml; ; ml- - ll- 5

SEARCH AND LAH 1

B- l- v T- lCIRCLE

Read aloud the l B t m m; M2
Hebrew sounds
on each line.

Circle the m T- m- B- v— MAH 3
Hebrew that T l- B vl L 4
sounds the same
as the English in
the box.

m- B v B- v— SHAH 5

K K- K; K K; K- 1 K

m- v— t l B; K- 2 hl;K-
m- K- B; t K- B; 3
KAF

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

B B- B; K K; K- 1
vÚK; tK- vK; m;K; lK; - BK; - 2
l;K; K-vÚ KB; - KT- - K;m- Kl; - 3
tB- Km; ; m;vÚ K-T- lB; - m;l; 4
tK-T- ll-K; vl;K- tKm- - tB-K- 5
tlB; ; lv—K; vtK- ; llK- ; tlK- - 6
vm;m- tB;v— tBv; — vm;v— vmv; — 7
tB;v—K- tB;v—K- tB;v— tBv; l— - tBv; — 8

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SOUND OFF
Circle the sound each Hebrew letter makes. Say the sound.
What is the name of each letter?

32 1

T SH T SH BL

mv B

L MM L SH M

6 5 4

HB TM MT

K l t

LK LB SH B

h; h h- h h; h- 1 h

h; v— m; l; K- h- 2 hlK; -

h; vÚ h; h- m; h- 3 HAY

BE ALERT!

The letter h (hay) is pronounced “h,” but when h

comes at the end of a word and has no vowel under it,
it is silent.
20

NOW READ & READ AGAIN

h; K- h- T; h; B- 1
h;h- th; vh; Th- Bh; lh- 2
hh- hm- hl; hv— hT; hB; 3
tBv; — hmK; - hvlÚ ; hm;B; hlT; ; 4
hvlÚ ; hl;K- hmv; Ú hK;m- hml; ; 5
hl;Kh- - lvÚm;h- tBv; h— - vmv; —h- tB-h- 6
hvÚl; hml; ; hmK; - hK;m- hl;Kh- - hlK; - 7
hl;K-h- tBv; — hl;Kh- - tB;v— hlK; -h- tB;v— 8

HERITAGE WORDS
Can you find these Hebrew words above? Read and circle them.

the Sabbath bride hlK; -h- tB;v— bride hl;K-

CHALLENGE
How many times did you read the words for the Sabbath bride?_______

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WRITING PRACTICE l

Write the Letters

ll

KK K

hh h

Write the Words

Write the Hebrew word for bride.

hl;K- hlK; -

Write the Hebrew words for the Sabbath bride.

hlK; -h- tBv; — hlK; -h- tB;v—

SEARCH AND v V H SH T v 1
CIRCLE
SH K M B K 2
Say the name
and sound of the L G H S l3
Hebrew letter in
each box. M SH T H h 4

Circle the English
that makes the
same sound as
the Hebrew
letter.

Write each letter.

B S K SH B 5

H S T L T6

SH M H T m7

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THE LIVING TRADITION hlK; -

Every Friday evening as we welcome

tBv; ,— we say that tBv; — is like a
bride—hlK; .- Just as a hl;K- is joyously

welcomed at the wedding ceremony, so

we welcome tBv; — with great

happiness.

Why do you think tBv; — is compared
to a hl;K?-

WORD MATCH

Draw a line to match each Hebrew term with its English meaning.
Read each Hebrew-English match aloud.

bride tB;v—

Sabbath vmv; —

helper hl;Kh- - tBv; —

the Sabbath bride hl;K-

AN ALEF BET CHART
You know these Hebrew letters:

KhlmvtTB

Turn to the Alef Bet Chart on page 160.
Color in the letters you have learned. You will return to the
chart again after a few more lessons. The more letters you

learn, the more colorful the Alef Bet Chart will become.

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4L E S S O N

hkr; B: ]

LETTERS YOU KNOW BLESSING

h K lmvTt B NEW LETTERS

kr

VOWELS YOU KNOW NEW VOWEL

…– ]

r r_ r} r} r: r_ 1 hkr; B: ]
K] l] m] v’ T] B] 2
v’ vÚ B- B] r} r_ 3 rRESH

]

24

NOW READ & READ AGAIN

l l] m] m- r r_ 1
Br; _ Br_ r:K; r:vÚ rK- rvÚ 2
m;r: hr: lr_ vr_ tr_ Br_ 3
rh- rK- rvÚ rm- rT- rB- 4
lv—r: hmr; : rv—T; hr:K; hB;r_ 5
rmv- Ú hK;r_ hrv: Ú hrm: ; hr:h; 6
hrK: ;h- tr_vÚ rmv- Ú vmv; — rB-l] lvr— : 7
hKl; m] h- - tB;v— hr:K;h- hm;vr’ : hKl; m] - hr:m]vÚ 8

HERITAGE WORDS
Can you find these Hebrew words above? Read and circle them.

the Sabbath Queen hK;lm] h- - tB;v—- queen hKl; ]m-

CHALLENGE
Can you find the word for helper? Write it here.

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NAME TAG HAY TAV SHIN T1
B2
Circle the name SHIN KAF BET r3
of each Hebrew v4
letter. RESH HAY TAV h5
l6
What sound K7
does each letter m8
make?

HAY SHIN BET

KAF HAY TAV

MEM SHIN LAMED

LAMED KAF BET

MEM LAMED TAV

k] k; k k] k; k- 1 hk;rB: ]

k; K; k] K] k; K- 2 kCHAF

B- k- K; B; K] k] 3

BE ALERT!

The letters K and k make different sounds.
What sound does K make? What sound does k make?

In what way do they look different?
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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

kl; ] kT; ; kr- : kK; ; kB; ; km- ; 1
vk’ - tK- Bk; - kK; ; km- ; hk; 2
rB- k-T- rK- kv] — mK] ; kr] _ 3
tl-K- rk-vÚ rkm- ; hKr; _ hk;K; hkB; ; 4
tK-l- vkr- : hKm; - hmK; - hhK; ; hlK; - 5
vkl- ; hkT; ; hkl; ] hr:K; tkK- ; tkB- ; 6
Tk; l] h- ; hrk: m] ; T;k]rK_ ; hkT; h; - ht;kB] ; 7
hkv; m’ ; hk;l]h; hk;rB: ] hkr; B: ] Tk; l] h- ; 8

HERITAGE WORD
Can you find this Hebrew word above? Read and circle it.

blessing hkr; B: ]

CHALLENGE
How many times did you read the word for blessing? ______________

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RHYME TIME rK- hkB; ; 1
hrm: ; rh- 2
Read aloud the hkK; ; hK;m- 3
Hebrew words in lvÚm; hm;K- 4
each column. hK;r_ hrv: Ú 5
hml; ; ll;vÚ 6
Connect the
rhyming words.
Read the rhyming
sets aloud.

SEARCH AND B B B T B B B1
CIRCLE K B K K K K K2
h t t t t t t3
Read aloud the sound k k k k k t k4
each letter makes. h h h h r h h5
k k k K k k k6
One letter on each
line makes a different
sound.

Say the name of the
letter that sounds
different and circle it.
What sound does it
make?

What sound do the
other letters on the
line make? What is
the name of that
letter?

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WRITING PRACTICE r

Write the Letters

rr

kk k

Write the Words

Write the Hebrew word for blessing.

hkr; :B] hkr; B: ]

Write the Hebrew word for queen.

hKl; ]m- hKl; ]m-

ODD ONE OUT B T B T T T T1

One letter on each h h r h h h2
line does not v v v v l v3
belong. t t t k t t4
T T K T T T5
Circle the letter B m B B B B6
that is different.
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Write the letters
you circled.

THE LIVING TRADITION hkr; :B]

A hkr; B: ] is a blessing. When
we say a hkr; B: ] we thank

God for the gifts God gives
us. For example, we thank
God for the food we eat, for
the Shabbat wine we drink,
and even for a rainbow that
stretches across the sky.
What do you thank God for?

WORD MATCH
Read the Hebrew words in the box.
Write each Hebrew word next to its English meaning.

hK;lm] - hk;r:B] hl;K- vmv; — tBv; —

1 helper
2 queen
3 bride
4 Shabbat
5 blessing

CHALLENGE
Can you use each Hebrew word in an English sentence?

Example: We welcome tBv; — by lighting candles.

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5L E S S O N

hl;d:bh] -

HAVDALAH, SEPARATION

LETTERS YOU KNOW NEW LETTERS

k r h K lmvTt B db

VOWELS YOU KNOW NEW VOWEL

‘…– =

b] b- b; b] b; b- 1 hl;db: h] -

B] b] B- b- h- h= 2 bVET

b k b] k] b- k- 3 =

BE ALERT!

The letters B and b make different sounds.
What sound does B make? What sound does b make?

How do they look different?
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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

bvÚ bh; br: bT; bK; bB; 1
tB- bK- ; bh- Bm; - bvÚ BT; ; 2
b;h; bm- lB- bK; br_ bl- 3
hbh; ; vb-l; bt-K; hbv; Ú br_vÚ 4
hbr; : rbv- Ú hB;r_ hbB; ; hB;l- 5
hrb: ;h= T;bt] K- ; Tr; b} -vÚ hb;br; } rlb; l] - 6
hb;t]K; hr:m;h= hk;lh; = hmr; :h= hb;h;l] 7
hk;l]h; hl;b-m] hrT: ;h- hvÚt-h= hb;vÚh= 8

BE ALERT!

- = ;The vowels , , and make the same sound.

What sound do they make?

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WORD WIZARD
Discover a hidden word.

Cross out the Hebrew letters and their vowels that match the English sounds below.

Write the remaining Hebrew letters and their vowels on the lines below to discover
the hidden word.

1 SHAH 4 HAH
2V 5K
3 LAH 6T

t h K] k; h; r: l; b] B] v—

What does the word mean? ____________________________________________________

d d} d_ d} d: d_ 1 d

d: k; r} d} r_ h= 2

hl;d:bh] -

r d r: d: r_ d_ 3 DALET

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

vr: vd: rB- d_B- rd: dd: 1
bd: rd: hd: ld_ td_ vd: 2
dr_ dh- dv: — d:B- dK- dm- 3
hr:d: rd:h; dml- ; vbd- } rbd; : hld; : 4
dd_m; hvÚd: ddv_ Ú vrd_ : hh;d: dbl- ] 5
hr:bh; = hrd: h: = hk;lh; = hmm; d; } hr:mh; = 6
hdd: m} ; T;kr] d_ : hd:m]l; Tv; ’b-l; hbt; K] ; 7
hld; b: h] - hk;rB: ] hk;lh; = hvrÚ d: } hld; :b]h- 8

HERITAGE WORD
Can you find this Hebrew word above? Read and circle it.

havdalah, separation hld; :b]h-

CHALLENGE
How many times did you read the word for separation?

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SOUNDS LIKE rh: ; bh- - bt- - b;h; 1
dK- rB} - d}B; dB- 2
Read the Hebrew vr— : htr; : hvÚd: hvrÚ : 3
sound in each b]K- b]B; k]K- k]K-; 4
box. rbd- _ db;r: hbd- : rb;d: 5

Read the Hebrew
sounds on each
line.

Circle the
Hebrew sound
on each line that
is the same as the
Hebrew in the
box.

SEARCH h- t- r: r} b] d_ RAH 1
AND CIRCLE h= h K- B k] K] KAH 2
b] B t] r b- k- V 3
Read aloud the d_ k] r} d} r_ h D 4
Hebrew sounds r_ h= d_ h m- t- HAH 5
on each line. k] r} K- B] v K] K 6

Circle the
Hebrew that
sounds the
same as the
English in the
box.

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WRITING PRACTICE b

Write the Letters

bb

dd d

Write the Words

Write the Hebrew word for havdalah, separation.

hld; b: ]h- hld; b: ]h-

Write the Hebrew word for Shabbat.

tB;v— tBv; —

NAME TAG l h d l m LAMED 1

Read aloud the t h b r HAY 2
name of the k t d b VET 3
Hebrew letter in m l K v MEM 4
each box. r k d h DALET 5
k B T K KAF 6
Circle the Hebrew t r b d RESH 7
letter named in k t d h CHAF 8
the box.
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Write each letter.

THE LIVING TRADITION hld; b: h] -

On Saturday night, after the
first three stars can be seen in

the sky, tB;v— comes to an

end. We have a special

ceremony, called hld; :bh] ,- to
separate tBv; — from the new
week. hl;db: h] - means
“separation.” In the hld; b: h] -

ceremony we use a cup of
wine, a braided candle, and a
box filled with sweet spices.
We hope that the coming
week will be a good one.
THINK ABOUT IT
What makes a week good?

PICTURE PERFECT

Write the word tB;v— below

the two objects we can use to

welcome tB;v—.
Write the word hl;db: ]h-

below the two objects we can

use to say good-bye to tBv; .—

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6L E S S O N

T;b]h-aw; }

AND YOU SHALL LOVE

LETTERS YOU KNOW NEW LETTERS

b k r h K lmvTt B wa
d

VOWELS YOU KNOW

≠‘…–

a- a; a= a; a= a- 1 Tb; h] a- ;w}
b] r: h= l] vÚ a; 2
r} k] d: a; h= a= 3 ALEF

a

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

ba; da; va- la- T]a- ba; 1
ba] ; d:a= m]a; B;a- av; ’ ar: 2
ha- ; a-h; aT; ; ar; : a;K; aB; 3
lba; = rma- ; bha- ; baK- ; rd:a= hTa; - 4
bav- Ú aBa; - ra;v’ lav- Ú har; : ar:B; 5
hr:ma] ; hla; v= Ú hl;ka] ; ht;a=r: Tb; ]a-vÚ 6
Tl] k] -a; T;ar:B; lk;a=m- T;lk] -a; Tr; }m-a; 7
hbh; a= - hd:ba] ; hb;ha= - hm;da: = Tb; ]ha- ; 8

HERITAGE WORD
Can you find this Hebrew word above? Read and circle it.

love hbh; =a-

CHALLENGE
How many times did you read the word for love? ______________

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NAME TAG h d l m LAMED 1

Read aloud the t h b r HAY 2
name of the
Hebrew letter k t d b VET 3
in each box.
m l K v MEM 4
Circle the
Hebrew letter
named in the
box. What
sound does the
letter make?

a t d h ALEF 5

r k d h DALET 6

k B T K KAF 7

t r b d RESH 8

w: w_ w} w} w_ w: 1 w

h= k] r} b- d} a= 2 T;b]h-aw; }

d} r_ b] b- w_ w: 3 VAV

BE ALERT!

The letters b and w make the same sound.

What sound do they make?

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

h;w} l;w: w:v’ w:T; w:vÚ w_d: 1
a;w: d:w_ rw_ tw_ hw: ww: 2
wB} - wT; wh: ; wK_ ] wm: - wl: ; 3
hb;a; wl; hw:a- hw:T; hwv: Ú rw_d: 4
vb-d} dl;w: aw:v’ hw:h; hw:d: rt-a= 5
bha- w; } hT;a-w} hw:a=r_ hwd: }a- hrv: Úa= 6
rbd; h: - hw:l-m] lka- ;w} hw:lv] — hd:ba] ; 7
Tb; ]h-aw; } Td; m} -lw; } Tr; }ma- ;w} T;b]ha- ;w} Tk; l] -hw; } 8

HERITAGE WORD
Can you find this Hebrew word above? Read and circle it .

and you shall love T;bh] a- w; }

CHALLENGE
How many times did you read the word for and you shall love? ____________

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WRITING PRACTICE a

Write the Letters

aa

ww w

Write the Words

Write the Hebrew word for love.

hbh; a= - hb;h=a-

Write the Hebrew word for and you shall love.

T;bh] -a;w} Tb; h] -a;w}

WORD FIND 1
Read aloud the Hebrew word in each box. Find the Hebrew word in the chain of 2
letters and circle it. Write each word. 3
4
hk;r:B] hrK: ;h=hkB; h; kr; B: ]h- hk;rB: ]

hb;ha= -hrm: ]aT; b; ]h-a; hb;h=a-

hT;a-w}Tb; ]h-aw; }T;l]ka- ;w} T;b]h-aw; }

hd:bl- ]hld; b: ]hh- k;r:dh} - hl;d:bh] -

CHALLENGE
Can you find the Hebrew word meaning separation in the boxes above?

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THE LIVING TRADITION T;b]h-aw; }

Tb; h] -aw; } means “and you shall love.”

The Torah teaches “to love God with
all your heart, and with all your soul,
and with all your might.” We call

this teaching the T;b]ha- ;w} and recite

it during services in the synagogue.

We also write the Tb; ]ha- w; } on a piece

of parchment that is put inside the
mezuzah and hung on the doorposts
of our homes.

THINK ABOUT IT
How can you show your love
for God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and

with all your might?

MIX AND MATCH hk;rB: ] Sabbath, rest 1
Tb; ]ha- ;w}
Draw a line to match blessing 2
each Hebrew term with tB;v—
its English meaning. and you shall love 3

Read each Hebrew-
English match aloud.

hl;K- havdalah, separation 4
hld; b: h] -
helper 5
vm;v—
bride 6

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7L E S S O N

hq…d:x]

LETTERS YOU KNOW JUSTICE

b k r h K lmvTt B NEW LETTERS
wa d
xq

VOWELS YOU KNOW

≠‘…–

q– q‘ q… q q‘ q– 1 hqd… :x]

w} k] q‘ K] r_ q– 2 KOOF

a= h= K] K- q‘ q– 3 q

BE ALERT!

The letters K and q make the same sound.

What sound do they make?

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

B;q– qw… } d_q… bq- … vqÚ … r:q‘ 1

hq… wq– vq– rq– lq– aq… 2

ql; qd_ qa; qr_ qv— qB- 3

rvq— … rd_q… hvqÚ … hrq: … arq: … lh;q… 4

brq_ … dqv– Ú rbq- … hlq; – br:q‘ qr:m; 5

hlB; ;q– Tr] }vq— … hq…wd} _ hr:bK; ] hq…rh: = 6

hqr… :bh] - hvÚq…b-B] hvqÚ …B- T;l]qv– Ú qT;m]m- 7

hvÚq…b-B] tBv; — tlB- q; – tB;v— tl-Bq; – 8

HERITAGE WORDS
Can you find these Hebrew words above? Read and circle them .

—welcoming Shabbat tB;v tl-Bq; –

CHALLENGE
How many times did you read the words for
welcoming Shabbat? ______________

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SOUND OFF

Say the name of the Hebrew letter in each box.
Circle the English letter that makes the same sound as the Hebrew letter.

V K H h
V
mM qCH

RL T

T V R

lL wH dK

SH M D

x] x- x x; x] x- 1 x

l] x] K] q‘ x- q– 2

hqd… x: ]

d} K] q‘ q– x] x- 3 TSADEE

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

lx; hx; dx- rx- bx; wx- 1

xr; : x-q… x;m- xa; ; x-B; xK- ] 2

hr:x; hxa; ; rxB- ; dxK- ] qd_x; hka; ; 3

ax;m; lxB; ; tbx; ] rx-q… rBx- ; ab;x; 4

rx-a; bx;h- bx;m- bxq; – tx-q‘ hxm; - 5

am;x; Tx; a] ; hx;m- dm-x; hl;x; ax;m; 6

haw; x} ; rawx: - T]mr] _x; rxa- ;w} hx;r:w} 7

hqd… x: ] Tq; d‘ x_ ; Ta; xm; ; Tr; }x-B; hqd… x: ] 8

HERITAGE WORDS
Can you find these Hebrew words above? Read and circle them.

justice hq…d:x] matzah hxm; -

CHALLENGE
Each year at Passover we eat a special food in place of bread.
Do you recognize the name of the food?

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WORD FIND
The words below are hidden in the puzzle. Look across from right to
left to find them.
Circle each word in the puzzle. Read each circled word.

hx;m- hl;db: h] - Tb; h] a- w; } tB;v—

hq…d:x] hb;h=a- hkr; B: ]h- vm;v—

h l; d: b] h- t B; v—
h x; m- T; b] h- a; w}
h b; h= a- h q… d: x]
h k; r: B] h- v m; v—

POWER READING Second time _________
Can you read the 12 words aloud without making a mistake?

Read them twice and record your time. First time _________

T;ax;m; hq…dx} ; hT;x]r: Tm] ]r_x; 1
Tr; }xa- ; hl;av= Ú T]vb’ l- ; hTk; B] ; 2
hvdÚ q: h‘ - hka; l;m] hvÚq…bB- ] hld; :b]h- 3

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