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WRITING PRACTICE q
x
Write the Letters

qq

xx

Write the Words

Write the Hebrew words for welcoming Shabbat.

tB;v— tlB- ;q– tB;v— tl-Bq; –

Write the Hebrew word for matzah.

hx;m- hx;m-

Write the Hebrew word for justice.

hqd… x: ] hq…d:x]

WHAT’S MISSING? K- v— m; x;
Find the missing letter in each word.
Write the complete word. tBv; — tB;v— 1
hl; 2
a; r: q… d: h m- 3
v v— 4
Tb; ]h- w} 5

hk; B] 6

h dx: ] 7

hl; bh] - 8

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THE LIVING TRADITION hqd… x: ]

hq…dx: ] means “justice.” When

we help other people improve
their lives, we make the world a
more just and fair place. The
Torah teaches us that it is our
responsibility to perform acts of

hq…d:x,] acts of justice to help

others. One way to perform an

act of hq…d:x] is to donate

money to an organization that
helps needy people.

THINK ABOUT IT
Can you think of other acts

of hq…dx: ] we can perform?

WORD MATCH
Connect each Hebrew word to its English meaning.

Read each Hebrew word and its English meaning aloud.

blessing vm;v—
helper hkr; :B]
justice hl;db: h] -
bride tBv; —
separation hqd… x: ]
Shabbat hlK; -

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CHECKPOINT

Read the Hebrew word in each box.

rb;d: hkr; B: ] hb;ha= -

3 21

T;b]h-a;w} hl;db: ]h- hvÚrd: }

6 54

T;d}ml- ; hkl; h; = hlK; -

9 87

tl-B;q– hq…dx: ] hx;m-

12 11 10

wT; tB;v— hBr; _

15 14 13

AN ALEF BET CHART
You have learned eight new letters in Lessons 4-7:

x q w a d b k r.

Turn to the Alef Bet Chart on page 160.
Color in the new letters.

How many letters do you now know? Can you name each letter?
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8L E S S O N

hwx: m] i

COMMANDMENT

LETTERS YOU KNOW

b k r h K lmvTt B
xq wad

VOWELS YOU KNOW NEW VOWELS

≠‘…– yi i

ai wI hi mi Ti Bi 1 hwx: m] i
xi yli yKi rI ki ydI 2 y
yai yBi yKi yli ymi ywI 3
ii

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

yrIB] wId: ywIa= ybli ] ydxI - q‘mi 1

ykhi = ryxi ymvi ’ byBi hKh; i hvÚvˆ 2

yliB] ykBi ] ama; i hvaÚ i vyai ayhi 3

qyTi ytdi : hm;yBi dwdI : rywaI = yBri _ 4

ryxqi … hb;ybil] tay- rIq‘ hmr; I ary: Ti hry: vˆ 5

arq: m‘ i hl;yhiq‘ bybai ; vydqI – tay- rBI ] qydIx- 6

hwq: T‘ hi - hwq: ‘Ti hl;ymi tyrBI ] tyxiyxi 7

hw:xm] i tB- hwx: ]mi rB- hwx: m] hi - hw:x]mi 8

HERITAGE WORDS

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

knotted fringes on tyxiyxi commandment hw:x]mi

the corners of the tallit

Kaddish vydIq– bar mitzvah hw:x]mi rB-

the Hope, the national hwq: }Tih- bat mitzvah hwx: m] i tB-
anthem of Israel

A hwx: m] i rB- or hwx: ]mi tB- may wear a tallit. The tallit has knotted fringes on the

four corners. Write the Hebrew word for knotted fringes.

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WRITING PRACTICE

Write the Words

Write the Hebrew word for commandment.

hw:xm] i hw:xm] i

Write the Hebrew words for bar mitzvah.

hw:xm] i rB- hw:x]mi rB-

Write the Hebrew words for bat mitzvah.

hwx: m] i tB- hw:x]mi tB-

Write the Hebrew word for fringes on the corners of the tallit.

tyxyi xi tyxyi xi

Write the Hebrew word for Kaddish.

vydqI – vydIq–

Write the Hebrew word for the Hope, the national anthem of Israel.

hw:q‘Tih- hwq: T‘ ih-

RHYME TIME hwx: m] i rB- 1
vydIa; hw:qm‘ i 2
Read the Hebrew ta-yrqI ‘ hrB: d] I 3
words in each ryBia- vydqI – 4
column. ryxqi … 5
rK- tay- rBI ] 6
Connect the arq: ‘mi
rhyming words.
Read the rhyming 54
sets aloud.

THE LIVING TRADITION hw:x]mi

A hw:xm] i is a commandment from

God. God’s commandments are
written in the Torah. They tell us
what we should do to follow

God’s laws. We do a hwx: m] i when

we light Shabbat candles, hear the
shofar on Rosh Hashanah, honor
our parents, feed our pets, or visit
a sick friend. Can you think of

another hwx: ]mi you can do?

DISCOVER A HIDDEN WORD
Read each line aloud.
Find and circle the Hebrew letter that is found in every word on the line.
Say the name of the letter and write it in the blank space.

B hrB: d] I rBd; }mi yBri _ vyBli m] - 1

vrd: m} i tyrIB] yBir}qîB] ar:yai 2

yTri }m-a; hmy; Bi hrm: ; dymTi ; 3

hw:xm] i tyxyi xi hq:dx: ] lyxmi - 4

ywIl]vB— ] hwx: i wybia; hwq: T‘ ih- 5

hly; hqi ‘ yTib]ha- ; hvÚai aybih;l] 6

Write the six letters from these lines in the blank spaces:

B

6 543 21

Do you know what this means?

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9L E S S O N

[m-v’

LETTERS YOU KNOW HEAR

b k r h K lmvTt B NEW LETTER
xq wad
[

VOWELS YOU KNOW

yi i ≠ ‘ … –

[; y[i [i [= [; [- 1 [mv- ’
h= a= [= h- a- [- 2
[= h= a= yqî yxi y[i 3 AYIN

[

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

[d- _ [m- y[ix; b[- ; yt[i ; yv[ˆ ; 1
r[- ry[i [r_ d[- b[; ; l[- 2

rb[- ; l[-B- v[r- _ hT;[- t[d- _ d[-w_ 3
h[;vÚ hm[; i [qT– ; ry[xi ; b[r; : [mv- ’ 4
yrIb[] i qyt[i ; [B-r}a- ryv[ˆ ; dyt[i ; [-yqîr: 5
hr[: ;q‘ hdy: mi[= h[y; qîT] byr[I m= - tyrbI [] i 6
hd:ymi[= hqy… t[i = h[b; v] ˆ yTdi }b-[; hw[: =v— 7
[mv- ’ tay- rqI ‘ h[y; mvi ’ [mv- ’Ti [mv- ’ 8

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

hear [mv- ’ Hebrew tyrIb[] i

CHALLENGE
How many times did you read the word for hear? _____________

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POWER READING
Can you read all the words aloud without making a mistake?
Read them twice and record your time.

First time _________________ Second time _________________

l[-B- h[v; Ú dml- ; d[-x- 1
l[v- Ú r[v- — dm[- ; [qB– ; 2
[y- mvi ’hi yryI rI[= t[v- B’ i v[r- B_ ] 3
hd:m][; Td; b} [- ; rx-[w; } hdy: mi[= 4
h[;Br; }a- vydqI h‘ l- ] T;b]h-aw; } Tr; }B-dwI } 5
T;l]k-aw; } Tr; }m-aw; } hmd; a: =h;w} Td; }b[- =w_ 6

SOUNDS LIKE bx; br_ b[; wx- 1
abx; ; [rq_ … [qr– : ar:q… 2
Read the Hebrew hTa; i am;x; hm[; i ama; i 3
word in each box. ryvˆa; dyt[i ; rywIa= ryvˆ[; 4
hm;x- axm; ; d[-x- hxm; - 5
Read the Hebrew dd:h; rw:d_ rd_h= rb;d: 6
sounds on each
line. 58

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

WRITING PRACTICE [

Write the Letter

[[

Write the Words

Write the Hebrew word for Hebrew.

tyrIb[] i tyrbI ][i

Write the Hebrew word for hear.

[mv- ’ [mv- ’

WORD FIND h[y; qTî T] ;b]h-aw; }mhb;h=aw- } T;bh] -a;w} 1
[ry_ vˆ[;rm-vÚ[m-v’rm-[; [m-v’ 2
Read the Hebrew hax; ;hxm; -w[;mh- -byr[I =m- hx;m- 3
word in each box.
h[y; qTî h] w:qT‘ ihy- qîTh] - hwq: ‘Tih- 4
Find the Hebrew hym[i d= _ydmI [- h; dy: mi[l= - hdy: m[i = 5
word in the chain trxI -ytyxyi xih-wq} ydIx- tyxiyxi 6
of letters and
circle it.

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THE LIVING TRADITION [mv- ’

The Hebrew word [mv- ’ means
“hear.” [mv- ’ is the first word

in one of our most important
prayers. This prayer is called the

[mv- .’ Its words are found in

the Torah. When we recite the

[mv- ’ we declare our belief in

One God by saying: “Hear O
Israel, Adonai is our God,
Adonai is One.”

PICTURE PERFECT
Read each word.
Write the correct word below
the matching picture.

hqd… :x]
[mv- ’
tyrIb][i
hl;K-
tyxyi xi

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10L E S S O N

aybni …

LETTERS YOU KNOW PROPHET

b k r h K lmvTt B NEW LETTERS
[xq wad
˜n

VOWELS YOU KNOW

yi i ≠ ‘ … –

n‘ nî n‘ ynî n… n– 1 naybin…

bi rI ywI y[ˆ ynî nî NUN
2
˜
˜K- ˜mi ˜r: ˜ymi ˜d: ˜l;
3 ˜FINAL

BE ALERT! NUN
There are five letters of the Hebrew alphabet that have a

different form when they come at the end of a word.

When a n comes at the end of a word, it is a final ˜.

What is the name of the letter? What sound does it make?
How are the two letters different?
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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

˜yBi ˜q– y[ni ‘ wn… ˜n… 1

˜r: ˜yvˆ ˜m; ˜d: ˜l; ˜ynî 2

an… ynîa= yqîn… yn[î ; ynîB] ˜ydI 3

r[n- – dn–[; hn…rI wn…[; ˜bl; ; hn…vÚ 4

hr:[n; ‘ hn…vm’ i hm;vnÚ ‘ hn…yBi aybin… 5

˜yBirm} - hly; [in‘ hn…wK: - hny… kvi ’ ˜ymia=m- 6

˜dm: ]l- ˜q–n‘q– ˜ybihl; ] ˜Kv; m’ i ˜n…[r= _ 7

aybni … hnT… v- n’ î hm- hn…ydIm] aybin… 8

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

prophet aybin…

CHALLENGE
At the Passover seder, the youngest child asks the Four Questions.
Can you find the two Hebrew words in the lines above that
introduce the Four Questions? Read and circle them.

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SEARCH AND CIRCLE h= AH 1
Read aloud the Hebrew sounds on each line.
Circle the Hebrew that sounds the same as the English in the box.
Write the sounds you circled.

[… a= [; t- x- a=

r} ydI aydI yhi yrI DEE 2

aw: al; k- b- an… VAH 3

yTi yqî Bi yvˆ yKi KEE 4

yhi ywI yti ayhi yai HEE 5

SOUNDS LIKE am; hn…m; ˜m; hm- 1
hw:n… [n… anw… : an… 2
Read each line hwn: l… ] ˜wl_ ; hn…b;l] ˜b;l; 3
aloud. bna… = ˜n…[; ana… ; wn…[; 4
tn[… - yn[î ; ynaî = tynîa; 5
Circle the Hebrew anb… ;q– hnq… … [ny– Ki 6
sounds on each hnw… K: -
line that are the
same.

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WRITING PRACTICE n
˜
Write the Letters

nn

˜˜

Write the Words aybin… aybni …
˜mh; ; ˜mh; ;
Write the Hebrew word for prophet.

Write the Hebrew word for Haman.

Do you know who Haman was?

NUN ADD-IN
Complete each word by adding the correct form of the letter nun.

How many words can you read correctly?

y î a= 3 tn- … 2 aybi n Ú 1

h … vÚ 6 hm;vÚ ] 5 mh; ; 4

b;l; 9 h … wK: - 8 h … T;m- 7

h ÚT-v’ i hm- 12 ymia=m- 11 Kv; ’mi 10

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THE LIVING TRADITION aybni …

The Hebrew word aybni … means

“prophet.” In the days of the Bible

a aybni … was a spokesperson for
God. The aybni … gave hope to our

people when they felt sad and
lost. These are the names of some
of our prophets: Joshua, Isaiah,
Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, and
Deborah. Our first and greatest

aybni … was Moses.

WORD POWER
Read aloud the Hebrew words on each line. Circle the word that has the same
meaning as the English word(s) in the box.

ta-yrIq‘ hnw… :K- tyrbI [] i hn…vÚ Hebrew 1
aybin… [B-r}a- byr[I =m- hn…ykvi ’ prophet 2
tyrIB] T;bh] -a;w} h[y; qTî ] hmv; nÚ ‘ and you shall love 3
hwx: ]mi hbh; a= - ama; i vydIq– commandment 4
hly; [in‘ ˜Kv; m’ i hwq: ‘Tih- tlB- q; – the hope 5

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11L E S S O N

hl;j-

BRAIDED BREAD

for Shabbat and holidays

LETTERS YOU KNOW NEW LETTER

b k r h K lmvTt B j
˜ n[xq wad

VOWELS YOU KNOW

yi i ≠ ‘ … –

j j; j= yji ji j- 1 hl;j-

j; k; yji yki j- k- 2 HEi T

h; j; h= j= yhi yji 3 j

BE ALERT!

The letters k and j make the same sound.

What sound do these letters make?

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

jx; ja- jB; tj; ; ybij; Kj; i 1
ymyi ji vyji vj; dj- lyji lj; 2

hw:j- ja; jl; jn… jx- jq– 3
jq–l; ˜tj; ; lb;j= bybij; jkv- Ú hK;ji 4
˜nj… ; ryxij; tj-a- qjx- w; } lylij; hlj; - 5
T;rj} B- ; qyrIyji hj;lv] Ú hvmÚ ji = hjn; ‘mi 6
hvÚdj: = hm;ytij= tyrIjv= — ˜mj; r= _h; ˜m;jr= _ 7
˜mj; =r_h; tBv; l— ] hl;j- hk;rB: ]h- hl;j-h- 8

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

the Merciful One (God) ˜mj; r= h_ ; braided bread hl;j-

CHALLENGE
How many times did you read the word for braided bread? ___________

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LETTER AND VOWEL yai ai a= a; a- 1
KNOW-HOW yBi Bi B] B; B- 2
These are all the letters and ybi bi b] b; b- 3
vowels you have learned. ydI dI d} d: d_ 4
Practice reading each line. yhi hi h= h; h- 5
ywI wI w} w: w_ 6
Can you say the name and yji ji j= j; j- 7
sound of each letter you yKi Ki K] K; K- 8
now know? yki ki k] k; k- 9
How many letters have you yli li l] l; l- 10
learned? ymi mi m] m; m- 11
ynî nî n‘ n… n– 12
y[i [i [= [; [- 13
yxi xi x] x; x- 14
yqî qî q‘ q… q– 15
yrI rI r} r: r_ 16
yvˆ vˆ v’ vÚ v— 17
yti ti t] t; t- 18

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WRITING PRACTICE j

Write the Letter

jj

Write the Words

Write the Hebrew word for braided bread.

hlj; - hl;j-

Write the Hebrew word for the Merciful One (God).

˜mj; r= h_ ; ˜m;j=rh_ ;

RHYME TIME
Read aloud the words on each line. Three words on each line rhyme.
Circle the word that does not rhyme. Now read aloud the rhyming words.
Write the words you circled.

hl; ja; hl; jq– jx- 1

hl;K- ˜tj; ; hmj; ; hl;j- 2

byrI[=m- bybai ; bybij; hdb: ]a; 3

tybir[} - tyrIjv= — ryvaˆ ; tyrIb[] i 4

aybni h… - hdy: mi[= hay; rqI ‘ h[;yqTî ] 5

jl-vÚ jk-vÚ tj-vÚ jql– ; 6

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THE LIVING TRADITION hl;j-

hlj; - is the special bread we eat on
tB;v.— The dough is usually braided

or twisted before it is baked. When

we welcome tBv; — we recite a hkr; B: ]
over hl;j-, as well as over candles

and wine.

CHALLENGE

Can you recite each hkr; B: ] that
we say when we welcome tBv; ?—

WORD SKILLS
Read the Hebrew words below. Write the correct Hebrew word above its English meaning.
Read the sentence using the Hebrew word.

hkr; B: ] hlj; - [mv- ’

aybin… hqd… :x] hw:x]mi

1 We say a to say Thank You to God.

blessing

2 It is a to help feed the hungry.

commandment

3 We eat on tB;v.—

braided bread

4A was a spokesperson for God.

prophet

5 We say the prayer O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One in the

Hear
morning service and the evening service.

6 When we perform an act of , we are following God’s commandments.

justice

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12L E S S O N

hy:l[i =

GOING UP

the honor of being called up to recite the blessings over the Torah

LETTERS YOU KNOW NEW LETTER

b k r h K lmvTt B y
j ˜ n[xq wad

VOWELS YOU KNOW

yi i ≠ ‘ … –

y: y} yI yyI y: y_ 1 hy:li[=
ywI yyI w} y} w_ y_ 2
ydIy} yjI - yvˆy} ˜yI ry: vÚy: 3 YUD

y

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

hm;y: ydyI : ymiy_ ˜yyI _ yhyi } dy: 1

yyhI = lylI - ryn: ‘ dym: i ˜vÚy: vyvI — 2

bvy— : ˜y[I - hyj: - r[y- _ rvÚy: tyBI - 3

˜y[: m] - rq…y: dyjyi : by:j- lyIa- [dy_ : 4

˜ydI [_ = ax;y: lyIj- ˜w:y: hyh: ; ryxiy} 5

yTri y} x_ i hvÚBy; _ qjx; y] I ha;r}yI wdj: y] _ 6

h[y; dyI } hd:l]y_ jkw- :yI hy:wKI ] hy:li[= 7

hyl: i[= ˜y:nm‘ i hty; h} ; jBT- -vy’ I hby; vˆy} 8

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

aliyah, going up hy:l[i =
ten Jewish adults, the minimum ˜y:n‘mi

needed for a prayer service

CHALLENGE
How many times did you read the word for aliyah? ____________

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WRITING PRACTICE

Write the Letter y y

y

Write the Words hy:li[+ hyl: i[=
˜y:nm‘ i ˜y:n‘mi
Write the Hebrew word for aliyah, going up.

Write the Hebrew word for minyan, ten Jewish adults.

YUD DETECTIVE hyj: T- ] hry: vˆ ˜[d; }y_ 1
Read each line aloud. hdl: ]y_ hn…[=y_ hb;ynî[= 2
hyn: qî ‘ rqy… : 3
hmm; ;y} hry: vˆ qn–y: 4
qj;x]yI yTmi q] – ynBî ] ayhi 5
ryKim- hby; nî[= djy- _ byrI 6
tyBI - hvÚB;y_ bybij; hr:q…y} 7
rydIn… ˜yn: [‘ i bx-y: h[;ydyI } 8
aybni … T;vr’ _y: Tb; v] y— : [vy— : 9
˜ymiy: ˜yI[-
˜yIa-
ryhyi :
ynyî xir}

CHALLENGE

y îCircle a word that has a silent yud that is part of the vowel EE ( ).

Write the word.

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THE LIVING TRADITION hyl… [i =

In the synagogue, the honor of being called

up to the Torah is known as an hyl: i[.= The
word hy:li[= means “going up.” We go up to

the bimah and recite blessings before and
after each section of the Torah is read.

The word hyl: [i = has another meaning. If

someone moves to Israel, we say that person

has made hy:l[i ,= because the person has

gone up to the land of Israel, the Holy Land.

CONNECTIONS hw: v—
T;bh] - 1
Read aloud the word-
parts in each column. ˜y: b]h-
hl;d: 2
Draw lines to connect tB;
the beginning of a r:B]
word in the right-hand hy: 3
column to its ending hq…
in the left-hand hk; aw; }
column. 4

Read each completed dx: ]
word aloud. 5

x]mi
6

n‘mi
7

li[=
8

VOCABULARY KNOW-HOW
Do you know the Hebrew word for justice? Write it here.

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13L E S S O N

μyyIj-l]

LETTERS YOU KNOW TO LIFE

b k r h K lmvTt B NEW LETTER
yj ˜ n[xq wad
μ

VOWELS YOU KNOW

yi i ≠ ‘ … –

μj- μai μd: μx; μq… μT; 1 μyyIjl- ]

μ[i μr: μB; μy: μvÚ μ[- 2 FINAL
MEM
μyai μh; μyli μyrI _ μyTi μyyI 3
μ
BE ALERT!
There are five letters in the Hebrew alphabet that have
a different form when they come at the end of a word.

When a m comes at the end of a word, it is a final μ.

What is the name of the letter? What sound does it
make? How are the two letters different?
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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

μrT_ ; μydIB- μyr: m} i μyl[i ; μyjai - μlh- ; 1

μyIrx_ m] i μyqîd_ μda: ; μyTBi ; μyInv– ’ μyyIai 2

μmd- : μyyjI - μyBri _ μymiy: μ[r- _ μkj; ; 3

μvaÚ ; μylimi μyITv- ’ μda: ; μyIm- μynîB; 4

μyl[i ; μymqi … μyId_y: μyrbI d; } μymI v- Ú μyvnˆ … 5

μyvˆn…a= μy[bi v] ˆ μymri :K] μyaiybni ‘ μh;r:ba] - 6

μykilm; ] μyqyî dxI - μydlI ;y} μymji =r_ μyrbI [] i 7

μyyjI l- ] μyyIjl- ] μyrI _x]mi ta-yxyi } μydIb;[= 8

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

to life μyyjI -l]
the name of the first human (man) μda: ;
the Exodus, going out from Egypt μyrI _xm] i ta-yxyi }

CHALLENGE

Jewish people say μyyIj-l] on very special occasions.
When would you say μyyIjl- ?]

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

hjn; ‘mi tyxyi xi [mv- ’ hwx: m] i

hqd… x: ] ˜mj; =rh_ ; hw:q‘Tih- vydIq–

˜yn: m‘ i hm;vÚn‘ hn…w:K- tyrIB]

tBv; — hlK; -

hqdxh n w K
h w xmt y rB
h w qth[mv
˜ y n mv y d q
tBv ˜ mjrh
hmv n hj n m
t y x y xhlK

VOCABULARY CHALLENGE
You know the English meaning of many of the words in the Word
Find activity above. Read the Hebrew and give the English meaning

for the words you know.

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WRITING PRACTICE μ

Write the Letter

μμ

Write the Words

Write the Hebrew name for the first human.

μd:a; μd:a;

Write the Hebrew word for To Life!

μyyIj-l] μyyIj-l]

Write the Hebrew words for Exodus from Egypt.

μyrI x_ m] i tay- xiy} μyrI x_ ]mi tay- xiy}

BE ALERT!

m and μ have the same sound.

How are they different?
Complete each word by adding the correct form of mem.

How many words can you read?

[ - v’ 3 ˜ ; h; 2 μ ynI v– ’ 1

yIKr- }Bi 6 h;rb: ]a- 5 ˜ ; jr= h_ ; 4

hwx: ] i 9 ymyi _ 8 yyjI l- ] 7

μyrI x_ ] i 12 d:a; 11 ˜yn: ‘ i 10

Do you know the meaning of some of the words?
How many? ________________

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THE LIVING TRADITION μyyIj-l]

μyyjI l- ] means “to life.”

At a special celebration,
such as a wedding or
graduation, it is
traditional to clink our
glasses together and say

μyyIj-l.]
The word μyyIj- means

“life” and appears in
many of our prayers.

WORD POWER
Read aloud the Hebrew words in each line. Circle the word that has the same
meaning as the English in the box.

vmv; — hld; :b]h- hl;j- hkr; B: ] blessing 1

μyyjI -l] μydbI ;[= μkj; ; hw:xm] i to life 2

μyTI -v’ [mv- ’ μynBî ; aybin… hear 3

tay- xiy} ˜y[I - hyl: i[= μyrI _xm] i going up 4

hby; vˆy} hqd… :x] μymI v- Ú μydlI ;y} justice 5

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CHECKPOINT

Read the Hebrew word in each box.

qydxI - aybin… yBri _ am;ai

4 3 21

μyyIj-l] yjia; dwId: yhiy}

8 7 65

hw:xm] i hy:l[i = ykli ] yKi

12 11 10 9

tyxiyxi tyrbI [] i ˜ynî ynîa=

16 15 14 13

hwq: T‘ ih- hry: vˆ tyrBI ] h[y; qîT]

20 19 18 17

NAME GAME
Which box contains the boy’s name David?

AN ALEF BET CHART
You have learned six new letters in Lessons 9-13:

μ y j ˜ n [.

Turn to the Alef Bet Chart on page 160. Color in the new letters.
Can you say the name and sound of each letter you now know?

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14L E S S O N

hr„: T

TORAH

LETTERS YOU KNOW

b k r h K lmvTt B
μ yj ˜ n[xq wad

VOWELS YOU KNOW NEW VOWELS

yi i ≠ ‘ … – o„

„n „d „l „m „r „B „T 1 hr:„T

yO jo nO [o qo xo ao 2 „

v„d bqo ˜„v nOa; t„[ [-mØ 3 o„

BE ALERT!

Usually a vowel is found below a letter: rI, v—.
But the vowel „ or O follows a letter: mØ „T

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

˜a{xo l„j μ„y t„a alo lKo 1
r„j μ„x r„v t„m l„q d„[ 2
„mK] ykinaO ; „td: μta; o abyo : [-mØvÚ 3
t„[vÚ ˜„kn… ˜„vl; d„bK] daom] t„ba; 4
alom] μhTØ ] hr„: m ˜„yxi hr„: T v„dq… 5
μl„; [ ˜„da= bqo[y= _ ˜roha= - hmØlvo ’ 6
hn…vÚh- varo μ„lvÚ tB-v— ayx„i mh- 7
μynîhK= o t„r„d t„wx]mi t„krB: ] hr„: T 8

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

Torah, teaching hr„: T a peaceful Shabbat μ„lvÚ tB-v—

holy v„dq… blessing over bread ayxi„mh-

hello, good-bye, peace μ„lvÚ Jewish New Year hnv… Úh- varo

CHALLENGE
Can you find the name of the Jewish New Year in the words above?

Write it here. Can you recite the hkr; B: ] we say over bread?

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WORD FIND μh˜- „lvμÚ l;„[l[h= l„; [ μl„; [ 1
˜yn: ‘mi˜yIyh_ j;nm‘ i˜mμ- yIm- ˜y:nm‘ i 2
Read aloud the Hebrew
word in each box. thl; ;„[hy:lhi -hy:li[=l[- hy:l[i = 3
hhK; -w}hn…w:K-h-hnw… _hnK… - hn…wK: - 4
Find the Hebrew word in
the chain of letters and tμ„lvÚhv- „lvμÚ „lh-„lvÚ μ„lvÚ 5
circle it. hmn; …vÚhmv; Únh‘ m- f; a; ;mv] Ún‘ hm;vnÚ ‘ 6
trj_ v= —hyr: jI =tyrIjv= y— rI tyrIj=v— 7
h„T„rhr„: Thr„: mhd„: T hr„: T 8
tyrIht- yrBI y] rBI t] yrtI ]yrKI ] tyrBI ] 9

v[m- x- m-v[’ mv- a’ [v; [’ vm— ] [mv- ’ 10

WORD RIDDLE
My name means “peace.” My name also
means “hello” and “good-bye.”

My name contains the vowel „. Who am I?

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WRITING PRACTICE

Write the Words

Write the Hebrew word for a peaceful Shabbat.

μ„lvÚ tBv- — μ„lvÚ tBv- —

Write the Hebrew word for the blessing over bread.

ayx„i mh- ayxi„mh-

Write the Hebrew words for the Jewish New Year.

hn…vhÚ - var hnv… Úh- varo

Write the Hebrew word for Torah.

hr„: T hr„: T

Write the Hebrew word for holy.

v„dq… v„dq…

Write the Hebrew word for hello, good-bye, peace.

μ„lvÚ μ„lvÚ

RHYME TIME tB- tB- rh- rq– rB- 1

Read aloud the r„T r„j μ„j r„v 2
words on each line. hr„: m hr„: a aroq‘li hr„: T 3
Three words rhyme. ˜„kn… μl„; [ ˜„[vÚ ˜„vl; 4
Circle the word that hx„; r v„lvÚ varo v„dq… 5
does not rhyme. lKoh- l„q l„j r„d 6
Now read aloud t„yrIB] t„nv’ t„yj- „t„a 7
the rhyming words. μ„lj= t„lj- μ„da; μ„lvÚ 8

Write the words 84
you circled.

WORD RIDDLE

I am a word
repeated three
times in a row
when we recite the

hdy: mi[.= I mean

“holy, holy, holy.” I
begin with the

letter q. Who am I?

THE LIVING TRADITION hr„: T

The word hr„: T means

“teaching” and is the
name of the Five Books

of Moses. The hr„: T

teaches us how to live
good and honest lives.

The stories in the hr„: T

tell us about our
ancestors Abraham and
Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca,
Jacob, Leah, and Rachel.
We read portions of the

hr„: T each week in the

synagogue to help us
remember God’s
teachings.

CONNECTIONS b a

Read the words in each hn…Tv- ’nî tBv- —
column. hw:x]mi hm-
μ„lvÚ
Connect the beginning of a hn…vÚh- varo
μyrI _x]mi ta-yxyi }
phrase in column a with
its ending in column b. tB-

Read each completed
phrase aloud.

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15L E S S O N

tylif-

TALLIT, PRAYER SHAWL

LETTERS YOU KNOW NEW LETTER

b k r h K lmvTt B f
μ yj ˜ n[xq wad

VOWELS YOU KNOW

„ yi i ≠ ‘ … –

O

fo yfi „f fi f] f- 1 tylfi -
m] f] m; f; „m „f 2
yfin‘ rf; f[- fB; vf- hf; 3 fTET

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

„f„m fy:j- fa- fm; byfi ˜„f 1

fq… f„v yrfI ; yfiai lf- b„f 2

vf-l; fj-vÚ hfj; i ˜fq; … f„m hfm; i 3

jf-B; fbv; ’ f[-m] afj; ; rfm; ; fa-l] 4

˜m-f; y[ibf] i μ[f- - df;a; r„hf; tylif- 5

hfy; Bhi i μyafi j; = fl;qm‘ i hr:f;[= hnf… -q‘ 6

μydI _y: tl-yfni ‘ ˜„jfB; i μyb„i f μyfbi ;v’ 7

b„f μ„y hb„; f hn…vÚ tylif- 8

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

tallit, prayer shawl tylfi -
holiday, festival b„f μ„y
Happy New Year hb„; f hnv… Ú

CHALLENGE

Can you find the Hebrew phrase we say at hn…vhÚ - varo to wish each

other a good year?
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SOUNDS LIKE hyt: iK- hT;[- Ta] h- ; hTa; - 1
Read each line aloud. raT- Ø jt;„T ra;fo ht„; m 2
Circle the Hebrew tl-K; hl;q– hl;K- jq–l; 3
sounds on each line rj;m; tmj; ; hmK; - rkm- ; 4
that are the same. bn[… ; [[b; ; wn…[;
tt;l] [n…w: 5
BE ALERT! hf;yliv’ htn; … fa-l] [fn- … 6
hr„: K ty; lKi ] hf;ylqi ‘ hyt: vi ’ 7
The letters T, t, tKr; _ t„Kd_ t„qd_ 8
and f make the

same sound.
What sound do

they make?

WORD WIZARD
Follow the directions and discover a hidden phrase.
Cross out the Hebrew letters and their vowels that match the English sounds below.
Write the remaining Hebrew letters with their vowels and discover a special phrase.

1 CHAH 4 LAH
2 YEE 5N
3 MOH 6 EE

˜ h k; b; „f „m h l; n… yyI vÚ y[i

„f

What does the phrase mean? ______________________________________________________
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WRITING PRACTICE f

Write the Letter

ff

Write the Words

Write the Hebrew word for tallit, prayer shawl.

tylif- tylfi -

Write the Hebrew words for Happy New Year.

hb;„f hnv… Ú hb„; f hn…vÚ

Write the Hebrew words for holiday, festival.

b„f μ„y b„f μ„y

SEARCH h= h- h= t; h- j; j= HA 1
AND CIRCLE xi yai EE 2
yxi y[i a= „n „w NO 3
Read aloud the nO kø wO j= j CHAH 4
Hebrew sounds t- k- h= yI ywI VEE 5
on each line. yO aywI yyI a= f- TAH 6
f] T; m- rw N7
Circle the nd˜ kØ „r VO 8
Hebrew that „w yO bØ yBi yqî KEE 9
sounds the yji yKi li μ˜ M 10
same as the jmh x; [- TSAH 11
English in the x- [= x] „d „r RO 12
box. wO ro tØ

Write the 89
sounds you
circled.

THE LIVING TRADITION tylfi -

tylif- is the Hebrew word for “prayer

shawl.” Many Jewish adults wear a

tylif- during morning prayer services.
The four corners of the tylif- have
knotted fringes called tyxiyx.i The
hr„: T tells us to look at the tyxyi xi

so that we will remember to follow
God’s commandments.

MIX AND MATCH
Connect each Hebrew word with its English meaning. Read each Hebrew-English match aloud.

blessing hq…d:x] Torah hld; :bh] -
prayer shawl tBv; — going up tB-
justice hkr; B: ] separation
Sabbath tylfi - daughter hr„: T
hy:li[=

holy [mv- ’ prophet hw:xm] i
to life T;b]h-a;w} braided bread vm;v—
hear μyyjI l- ] helper aybni …
and you shall love v„dq… commandment hlj; -

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CHECKPOINT

Practice reading the words.

v„dq… d„bK] „n„BrI t„a

4 3 21

b„f l„j t„wxm] i r„hf;

8 7 65

μ„lvÚ ˜„kn… μynhî K= o ˜„yxi

12 11 10 9

μ„x μl„; [ ar„: n ayxi„mh-

16 15 14 13

hr„: T ˜„vl; varo l„q

20 19 18 17

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16L E S S O N

tm,a\

LETTERS YOU KNOW TRUTH

b k r h K lmvTt B NEW VOWELS
μ yj ˜ n[xq wad
«≤
f

VOWELS YOU KNOW

„ yi i ≠ ‘ … –

O

y< a\ f, t, B, d< 1 tma, \
x, q≤ l, m, [\ v¯ 2 «≤
hy< vd< ylij\ br< d[, μT, 3

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

˜Ta, - tma, \ alvo ¯ yliv¯ la, ta, 1
˜ba, , lh,ao μkl, ; dl,y< vm,v¯ rva¯ = 2
dj;a, μrf< , ltK, o vdj< Ø jx-n≤ μT,a- 3
hyh< y] I ˜m;an\ ≤ hr„< m br[< , [b-v¯ hx,„r 4
hn„≤ mv’ fylji \h, hl„, [ h[„, r hyj< -m] rm-a\n≤w} 5
μk,t]a, hwx< m- ] tm,a\ tr„_ T d[w, : μl„; [l] 6
μyhiloa\ rma, yOw_ hr„: T rtK, , vdq< ho - ˜„ra= 7
qd<x,w: tm,a\ μj,l, ayx„i mh- μyhli oa\ 8

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

truth tm,a\ Who brings forth bread μjl, , ayxi„mh-

God μyhilao \ the Holy Ark vdq< ho - ˜„ra=

CHALLENGE
How many times did you read the word for truth? ____________

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BE ALERT!

Sometimes, the dot on the letter v has to do two jobs.

hv¯ mØ = hvm¯

Can you explain what two jobs the dot has to do in these words?

vdq… μvr¯ vlvÚ rv[¯ hvm¯

PRAYER BUILDING BLOCKS aa
Practice reading these prayer phrases.
μjl, , ayx„i mh- 1
b hv¯m rm,aywO _ 2
d[,w: μl„; [l] 3
vdq< Bo - rd:an] ≤ hkm; Øk; ymi 1 tma, \ tr„_ T 4
μymI v- Úh- ta, ar:B; μyhilao \ 2
μkt, a] , hw<xm- ] ykinaO ; rv¯a= 3
„l t;arq: … ˜ma; \n≤ db,[, yKi 4

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SEARCH AND CIRCLE
Read aloud the Hebrew words on each line. Circle the Hebrew word that sounds the same as
the English in the box. Write the words you circled.

hy:l[i + hkl; ;h= hyl: [i = ˜„yxi ALIYAH 1

tylfi - hb„; f ˜y:n‘mi TALLIT 2

μ„lvÚ ˜„ra; μl„; [ SHALOM 3

hjn; ‘mi hx;m- ayx„i mh- MATZAH 4

hdy: mi[= hm;vÚn‘ h[y; qTî ] AMIDAH 5

tyrIB] vydqI – qydxI - KADDISH 6

tB;v— vm;v— [mv- ’ SHEMA 7

IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Explain the meaning of each word you circled above.

WRITING PRACTICE

Write the Words

Write the Hebrew word for truth.

tma, \ tma, \

Write the Hebrew word for God.

μyhli ao \ μyhiloa\

Write the Hebrew words for the Holy Ark.

vdq< øh- ˜„ra= vd<qøh- ˜„ra=

Write the Hebrew words for Who brings forth bread.

μj,l, ayx„i mh- μjl, , ayx„i mh-

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THE LIVING TRADITION tma, \

The Hebrew word tm,a\ means

“truth.” In our prayers we say
that God’s words are true and

righteous: qdx≤ w, : tm,a.\ In the

Ten Commandments we are

told to tell the truth—tma, .\

We are also taught that
relationships between people

must be built on tm,a,\ on

trust and truth.

NAME KNOW-HOW
Match each Hebrew name with its translation. Read each match aloud.

Miriam hn…j- Moses μd:a;

Rebecca hr„: bd} Benjamin hvm¯

Hannah hq…br] I Adam dwId:

Deborah μyr: m} i David ˜myi n: ‘Bi

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17L E S S O N

jsP- ,

PASSOVER

the feast of unleavened bread

LETTERS YOU KNOW NEW LETTERS

b k r h K lmvTt B sP
μ yj ˜ n[xq wad

f

VOWELS YOU KNOW

„ yi i ≠ ‘ … –

| ≤O

P; Pø P] P- P, „P 1 jsP- ,
ytPi , tP- ˜P, hPø yrIP] hP, 2
r<P, Pf; i yPKi - „Pxi v—P, vÚP] 3 PPAY

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NOW READ & READ AGAIN

jrP_ , yPimi djP- - hn…P; lyPi „Pa- 1
tyPKi - μyPdi _ jt-P] r„Pxi μyPI -K- hPf; i 2

hPK; i qr<P, [v—P, alP, , μ[-P- fvPÚ ] 3
lPøTi lPyø I t„jP; dqP– ; hPm; - hd„< P 4
h[ro }P- fP;v’mi fPøv’yI yn„î lP] yxri }P- ˜„ydP} i 5
˜„rP;[i hr„: Pxi [y- Pivm’ - hrP: ;K- hvrÚ P: ; 6
μaot]Pi h[;Pv; ’h- μyIP-l]a- Tj; ]t-P; μymi[P; ] 7
μyjri P: ] μylli P] -t]mi μyfiP;v’mi hj;Pv; m’ i 8

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

family hjP; v; m’ i kippah, skullcap hPK; i

CHALLENGE
Can you find the Hebrew word for Pharaoh in the lines above?
Which line is it on? _____________
Do you know what Pharaoh did?

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