Shalom Uvrachah Primer Express Final

hkr; b: W] µ„lvÚ

Pearl Tarnor
Carol Levy

Activities:
Roberta Osser Baum

Nina Woldin

BEHRMAN HOUSE, INC.

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The publisher gratefully acknowledges the cooperation
of the following sources of photographs for this book:
Kathy Bloomfield 30; Creative Image Photography 95; Gila Gevirtz 12, 17, 26, 37, 46, 53, 59, 69, 73, 80, 84, 91
Israel Ministry of Tourism 88; Israeli Scouts 34; Terry Kaye 9, 56, 76; Richard Lobell 43; NASA 40;
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Book and Cover Design: Stacey May
Artists: Joni Levy Liberman (Chapter Openers); Deborah Zemke (Character and Activity Art)

Project Manager: Terry S. Kaye

Copyright © 2005 Behrman House, Inc.

Springfield, New Jersey
ISBN 978-0-87441-775-3
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE VOWELS LETTERS KEY WORD LESSON

4 ;- vTtB tBv; — 1
10 ] m
13 = vm;v— 2
18 hKl
22 yi i kr hl;K- 3
27 db
31 O„ wa hkr; B: ] 4
35 \, xq
38 ye e hl;d:b]h- 5
41 uW [
44 ˜n T;bh] -aw; } 6
47
50 j hq…dx: ] 7
54 y
57 µ hwx: ]mi 8
60
63 f [mv- ’ 9
67
70 sP aybni … 10
74 p
77 ≈ hlj; - 11
81 c
85 g hy:li[= 12
89
92 z µyyIjl- ] 13
˚
hr„: T 14
π
tylfi - 15

tma, \ 16

jsP- , 17

rp„; v 18

µyyjI - ≈[e 19

lare c: y’ I 20

j-mce Ú gj- 21

vWdqî 22

hzW: zm] 23

˚WrB; 24

πla, ; 25

1

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
BB- ; B;B- BB- BB; BB; - BB- - 4
;-

4

Search B B B- B B B1
and Circle

Read aloud the sound B; B; B; B B; B; 2

each letter makes.

Circle the one sound

that is different. B B B B B- B 3

B- B- B B- B- B- 4

Sounds B B; B; 4 B; B B- 1
Like B B- B 2
B; B; B 3
Read each line B B- B 5
aloud.

Circle the Hebrew

sounds on each line B- B B; 6

that are the same.

Tt

T- T- t; T- T; t- 1

t t- T; T t; T-; 2 tBv; —

Be Alert! TAV

The letters t and T make the same sound.

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

5

Search B B B T B B1
and Circle

Read aloud the sound T B T T T T2
each letter makes.

One letter on each line

makes a different sound. 3

B B B B B TSay the name of the

letter that sounds

different and circle it. t t B t t t4
What sound does it
make?

What sound do the B T T T T T5
other letters on the line

make? What is the name

of these letters? B B B B T B6

vÚ vÚ v— v vÚ v— 1 tB;v—
v— v v— vÚ vÚ v— 2
vvÚ v—vÚ vÚvÚ vvÚ — 3 SHIN

v

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Now Read & Read Again

B B; B- B B- B; 1

t t- T; T t- T; 2

T;vÚ B-vÚ vv— Ú tvÚ Bv— vv— 3

tB- vÚB; Tv- — tB- vT; vB- 4

tvBÚ - tBT- - vBT; - BvT— ; vBv- — 5

tBT- - tBB; - BTT- ; BTB; - BB-v— 6

tB;B- vvBÚ - tvBÚ - T;Bv- — tBT; - 7

tB;v— tBv; — tBv; — tBv; — tBv; — 8

Heritage Word

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

Shabbat tBv; —
Challenge

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

7

Search v— B t T- B- v BAH 1
and Circle B T T; vÚ v B; TAH 2
B vÚ B; T- v B- B 3
Read aloud the Hebrew
sounds on each line.

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

B- B T- vÚ v T SHAH 4

v B; T; v t- t T 5

v— v B T T; vÚ SH 6

Connections

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

SHIN SHIN BET

v t B

BET TAV TAV

Be Alert! TAV

The beginning of a Hebrew letter’s T
name usually tells you the sound the
BET
Hebrew letter makes.

Bet (B) makes the sound ________.
Tav (T or t) makes the sound ________.

Shin (v) makes the sound ________.

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N EW LETTER

Picture It in Hebrew tyIB- B

This cozy tyIB- looks as if it is floating House

in the treetops. Some people live in a

tyIB- that has wheels, or even one that
floats in the water! A tyIB- can have

many rooms or just one. The roof of a

tyIB- can be pointed or flat. No
matter where your tyIB- is or how it

looks, it is the place where you feel at
home.

What do you like best about your

tyIB?- Write your answer here.

_________________________________

Welcoming tBv; —

Circle the objects we use to

welcome tBv; .—

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2

vm;v—

LETTERS YOU KNOW HELPER

vTt B NEW LETTER

m

VOWELS YOU KNOW

…–

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

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Now Read & Read Again

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

Heritage Word

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

helper candle on the hîanukkiah vm;v—
Challenge

How many times did you read the word for helper?

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N EW LETTER

Picture It in Hebrew tyn„i km‘ m

Do you see something in this Car
picture with two wheels? Four
wheels? There are many trucks on
this street, and even a motorcycle,

but only one tyn„i km.‘ The tyn„i km‘

your family rides in probably has
four wheels, but the bright green

tyn„i km‘ in this photo has only

three!

Q: How does a huge elephant get

out of a tiny tyn„i km?‘

A: The same way it got in.

Heritage Connections

Connect each letter to the picture whose
name begins with the same sound.

vm T

Candy Clues 3 21

Can you and a classmate read the sound on each candy? vmv; - vm; tm-
7 6 54

vBm; - m-m; Bm- m-T;

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LETTERS YOU KNOW 3

mvTt B hl;K-

BRIDE

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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Sounds vm; vmÚ ; m-v— vm- 1
Like lv— lv- — l;vÚ vlÚ ; 2
BT- tB; tB- tB; - 3
Read each line B-l; Bl- l;B- B;l- 4
aloud.

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

lm- m;l; ml- - ll- 5
T- l
Search B- l- v m m; LAH 1
and Circle B- v— M2

Read aloud the Hebrew MAH 3

l B tsounds on each line.

Circle the Hebrew that
sounds the same as the

m T- m-English in the box.

T l- B v l L 4

m- B v B- v— SHAH 5

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

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

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Sound Off

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

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T SH T SH B L

mv B

L M M 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.

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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; - hvÚl; hmB; ; hl;T; 4
hvlÚ ; hlK; - hmv; Ú hKm; - hm;l; 5
hl;Kh- - lvmÚ h; - tBv; —h- vmv; h— - tB-h- 6
hvlÚ ; hml; ; hm;K- hKm; - hlK; h- - hlK; - 7
hl;Kh- - tBv; — hl;Kh- - tBv; — hl;K-h- tBv; — 8

Heritage Word

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

the Sabbath bride hlK; h- - tBv; — bride hlK; -
Challenge

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

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EW LETTNER

Picture It in Hebrew [b– „K K

When you visit Israel, you can buy a Hat

[b–„K as a souvenir of the Israeli

army. The Hebrew letters on each

[b–„K in this photograph—.l.h.x—

stand for the Hebrew words meaning
“Israel Defense Forces.”

How many times can you find the
Hebrew letters for “Israel Defense
Forces” in the photograph?

Write your answer here. _____

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 hlK; -h- tB;v—

the Sabbath bride hl;K-

Step by Step

Connect the dashes to complete each footprint. Read each word as you “walk.”

4 3 2 1

vmv; - tBv; - tB- hl;K-

8 7 6 5

tl;B; hml; ; hlK; -h- tlK- -

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4

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

]

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

KAF HAY TAV

MEM SHIN LAMED

LAMED KAF BET

MEM LAMED TAV

k] k; k k] k; k- 1

k; K; k] K] k; K- 2 hk;r:B]

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

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- kT- - rK- kv] — m]K; kr] _ 3
tlK- - rkv- Ú rkm- ; hK;r_ hk;K; hkB; ; 4
tK-l- vkr- : hKm; - hm;K- hh;K; hlK; - 5
vkl- ; hkT; ; hkl; ] hrK: ; tkK- ; tkB- ; 6
Tk; l] h- ; hrk: m] ; T;kr] K_ ; hkT; h; - htk; B] ; 7
hkv; m’ ; hkl; ]h; hkr; B: ] hkr; B: ] T;kl] 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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N EW LETT ER

Picture It in Hebrew r

varO means “head,” but varO has varO
other meanings as well. varO means
“beginning,” like hnv… ; h– varO —the
beginning of the year. varO can also

mean “leader,” so in Israel, the Prime

Minister is called hl…v; m]m≤h– varO ,
the leader of the government. varO

means “top,” too.

In the photograph, the younger boy is

knocking on the varO (top) of the
older boy’s varO (head)!

Head

Fruit of the Tree hlK; -
tBv; -
Read the Hebrew word on
each apple. Then write the English tB-
meaning on the line above the apple. hkr; B; ‘ vm;v-

‘Do you know the hkr; B: hK;lm’ -

that we recite before we 21
eat the fruit of the tree?

Challenge

Can you use each Hebrew word
in an English sentence?

Example: We welcome tBv; — by

lighting candles.

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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;d:bh] -

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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Word Wizard

Discover a hidden word.

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

Circle the remaining Hebrew letters and their vowels to discover the hidden word.
Write the English meaning of the word. _________________________

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

t h K] k; h; r: l; b] B] v—

d d} d_ d} d: d_ 1 d
d: k; r} d} r_ h= 2
r d r: d: r_ d_ 3 hl;db: ]h-

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: — dB: - dK- dm- 3
hr:d: rd:h; dml- ; vb-d} rb;d: hld; : 4
ddm_ ; hvdÚ : ddv_ Ú vrd_ : hh;d: db-l] 5
hrb: ;h= hr:d:h= hkl; ;h= hmm; ;d} hr:mh; = 6
hdd: }m; T;kr] d_ : hdm: l] ; T;v’b-l; hbt; ]K; 7
hl;db: ]h- hkr; B: ] hk;l;h= hvÚrd: } 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: ; b-h- bt- - bh; ; 1
dK- rB} - dB} ; dB- 2
Read the Hebrew v—r: htr; : hvdÚ : hvÚr: 3
sound in each box. b]K- bB] ; k]K- kK] -; 4

Read the Hebrew
sounds on each line.

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

rb-d_ db;r: hbd- : rbd; : 5

Green Thumb 1

Color the leaf with the Hebrew letter that matches the name in the flower.

4 32

Dalet Chaf Resh Vet

rl mk rl kB
db dB Th Kb

87 6 5

Mem Lamed Hay Kaf

mh vd th Tv
Kb Tl kb Kk

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N EW LETTER

Picture It in Hebrew d

You’ve probably seen a gd: in the sea gd:
or in a river or perhaps you have a gd:
Fish
swimming in an aquarium in your

room. But have you ever seen a gd: on

a fence?

This photo of a gd: may remind you

of a bible story we read on Yom
Kippur. The story teaches of a prophet

who was swallowed by a big gd.: The

prophet tried to run away when God
sent him to teach the people of
Nineveh the difference between right
and wrong. Do you know the name
of the prophet?

Write it here. _____________________

Picture Perfect

Circle the two objects we can use

to welcome tBv; .—

Underline the two objects we can

use to say good-bye to tBv; .—

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6

Tb; ]ha- w; }

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

a

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h d l m LAMED 1

Name Tag

Read aloud the t h b r HAY 2
name of the

Hebrew letter in

each box. k t d b VET 3

Circle the Hebrew

letter named in

the box. What m l K v MEM 4
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

d} r_ b] b- w_ w: 3 T;b]ha- w; }

Be Alert! VAV

The letters b and w make the same sound.

What sound do they make?

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Now Read & Read Again

hw; } l;w: wv: ’ w:T; wv: Ú wd_ : 1
aw; : dw: _ rw_ tw_ hw: ww: 2
w}B- wT; w:h; w_K] w:m- wl: ; 3
hb;a; wl; hw:a- hwT: ; hwv: Ú rw_d: 4
vb-d} dl;w: aw:v’ hwh: ; hwd: : rt-a= 5
bh-aw; } hTa; -w} hwa: =r_ hwd: }a- hr:vÚa= 6
rb;dh: - hw:lm- ] lka- w; } hw:l]v— hd:b]a; 7
T;bh] a- ;w} Td; m} -lw; } Tr; }m-aw; } Tb; ]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] -aw; }
Challenge

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

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N EW LETTER

Picture It in Hebrew a

Do you have an ja; or t„ja; t„ja; >ja;

like the boy and girl in this photo?

The ja; and t„ja; in this

photograph look like each other,

but sometimes an ja; and t„ja;

might look completely different

from each other. Your ja; or
t„ja; may play with you, or argue

with you, but one thing is for

sure—your ja; or t„ja; will

always care about you!

Brother,
Sister

MIX AND MATCH hkr; B: ] Sabbath, rest 1
Tb; h] a- 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
hl;db: ]h-
helper 5
vmv; —
bride 6

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7

hq…dx: ]

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 hq…d: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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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

Mm qCH Vh

R L T

T V R d
K
Ll Hw D x

SH M

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

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; : xq- … x;m- x;a; x-B; x-K] 2

hr:x; hx;a; rx-B; dxK- ] qdx_ ; hka; ; 3

ax;m; lx;B; tbx; ] rx-q… rB-x; abx; ; 4

rxa- ; bxh; - bx;m- bxq; – txq- ‘ hx;m- 5

am;x; Tx; ]a; hx;m- dm-x; hlx; ; axm; ; 6

ha;wx} ; raw:x- T]m]rx_ ; rx-aw; } hxr; :w} 7

hqd… :x] T;q‘dx_ ; T;ax;m; Tr; }x-B; hq…dx: ] 8

Heritage Words

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

justice hqd… :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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N EW LETTER

Picture It in Hebrew µyp„i x x

Do you belong to the Boy Scouts or Scouts
Girl Scouts? In Israel, boys and girls

participate together in all µyp„i x

activities. Students in every part of

Israel join the µyp„i x. The µyp„i x

have fun, and they help their
communities, too. You may have seen

the µyp„i x Friendship Caravan, thirty

students who are chosen each
summer to visit North America,
bringing the spirit of Israel to
audiences through song and dance.

What symbol do you see on the

µyp„i x uniforms? Write your answer

here.

_________________________________

Picture Perfect

Draw a line to connect each picture with its matching Hebrew word.

tB;v- hkr; :B] vm;v-
hx;m- hq:d:x’ Tb; ]ha- w; }
hq: d:x’ hl;K- hlK; -

hv; q: b-B] hx;m-
hld; b: ]h- hT;a-
tl-B;q- hbh; =a-

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8

hwx: ]mi

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 hw:xm] 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

yrBI ] wId: ywaI = ybil] ydxI - qm‘ i 1
ykhi = ryxi ymiv’ byBi hKh; i hvvÚ ˆ 2
yliB] ykBi ] am;ai hvaÚ i vyai ayhi 3
qyTi ytid: hmy; Bi dwId: rywIa= yBir_ 4
ryxiq… hb;ybli ] tay- rIq‘ hm;rI ary: Ti hry: vˆ 5
ar:qm‘ i hly; hiq‘ bybia; vydqI – ta-yrIB] qydxI - 6
hwq: ‘Tih- hw:qT‘ i hly; mi tyrBI ] tyxyi xi 7
hw:x]mi tB- hwx: ]mi rB- hwx: ]mhi - hw:xm] i 8

Heritage Word

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

knotted fringes on tyxyi xi commandment hw:x]mi

the corners of the tallit

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

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

A hw:xm] i rB- or hw:xm] i tB- may wear a tallit. The tallit has knotted fringes on the

four corners. Circle the Hebrew word for knotted fringes above.
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N EW vow el

Picture It in Hebrew hq…ysWi m i

You can listen to hq…ysWi m almost Music

anywhere. This musician is playing

hq…ysWi m on the street, but you can

buy tapes or CDs from him and listen

to hq…ysWi m at home or in the car.
hq…ysWi m can wake you up or calm

you down.

What is your favorite kind of

hq…ysWi m? Write your answer here.

________________________________

Search and Circle

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 its sound.

hrB: ]dI rB;d}mi yBri _ vyBli m] - 1

vr:d}mi tyrBI ] yBri q} îB] ary: ai 2

yTri }ma- ; hmy; Bi hr:m; dymTi ; 3

hwx: m] i tyxyi xi hq:dx: ] lyxmi - 4

ywIlv] —B] hw:xi wybai ; hw:qT‘ hi - 5

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

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9

[mv- ’

LETTERS YOU KNOW HEAR

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

VOWELS YOU KNOW

yi i ≠ ‘ … –

[; y[i [i [= [; [- 1 [m-v’
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[v; Ú hm[; i [qT– ; ry[xi ; b[r; : [mv- ’ 4
yrbI [] i qyt[i ; [B-ra} - ryv[ˆ ; dyt[i ; [y- qîr: 5
hr:[q; ‘ hd:ymi[= h[;yqîT] byr[I m= - tyrbI [] i 6
hd:ym[i = hq…yt[i = h[;bv] ˆ yTdi b} -[; hw[: =v— 7
[mv- ’ ta-yrIq‘ h[y; miv’ [m-v’Ti [mv- ’ 8

Heritage Words

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

hear [mv- ’ Hebrew tyrbI [] i

Challenge

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

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N EW LETTER

Picture It in Hebrew [

This photograph of the µl;„[ was taken µl„; [
from outer space. Looking at the µl;„[
World
from this distance, it is easy to imagine

everyone working together for µl„; [ ˜WqyTi

—caring for the environment and all living
things.

Put a check next to all of the ways you help

take care of the µl„; [.

______ recycle ______ care for a pet
______ water plants ______ don’t litter

Write another way you can help take care of

the µl;„[.

______________________________________

Drumbeat

Draw a pair of drumsticks on each drum whose letter makes a sound.

How many pairs of drumsticks did you draw?

What sound does the letter make? 3 2 1
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xx x[ x

Tic-Tac-Toe 1

Play tic-tac-toe with a friend. Read the sounds correctly to make an X or an O.

r: m] yhi 3 [; k- T] 2 B; yti q-

b; dI K- w: h= yxi l‘ a= ki

[- xi a; rI B] qi v- [- ywI

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LETTERS YOU KNOW aybni …

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

˜n

VOWELS YOU KNOW

yi i ≠ ‘ … –

n‘ nî n‘ ynî n… n– 1 naybni …

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[… ; ˜b;l; hnv… Ú 4

hr:[;n‘ hn…vm’ i hmv; nÚ ‘ hn…yBi aybni … 5

˜yBri m} - hl;y[ni ‘ hn…w:K- hny… kiv’ ˜ymai m= - 6

˜d:m]l- ˜q–nq‘ – ˜ybih;l] ˜K;v’mi ˜n[… r= _ 7

aybni … hnT… v- n’ î hm- hny… dmI ] 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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N EW LETTER

Picture It in Hebrew n

Giving someone a hq;yvin‘ can mean “Hello, I’m hqy; vin‘

happy to see you,” or “Good-bye, I’ll miss you!” Kiss

What do you think this father’s hq;yvin‘ on his

daughter’s cheek is saying?

On Shabbat, when the Torah is carried around
the sanctuary, people in the congregation give

the Torah a hq;yvin‘. This is one way to show that

they cherish the Torah. Describe how people in

your congregation give the Torah a hqy; vin‘.

_______________________________________

It is a custom to touch the special scroll which
hangs on the doorpost of a Jewish home and

give it a hq;yvin‘. Do you know what this scroll is

called? Write its name here. __________________

Knock, Knock

Open the doors by writing the meaning of the Hebrew words on the door.

helper Shabbat blessing bride
3
hear justice commandment

2 1

hq: dx: ] tBv; - hw:xm] i

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hkr; B: ] [mv- ] vm;v- hlK; -

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hlj; -

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 hlj; -

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; t;j; ybji ; Kj; i 1
ymyi ji vyji vj; dj- lyji lj; 2

hwj: - ja; jl; jn… jx- jq– 3
jq–l; ˜t;j; lb;j= bybji ; jkv- Ú hK;ji 4
˜n…j; ryxij; tj-a- qjx- ;w} lylji ; hlj; - 5
T;rj} -B; qyrIyji hjl; ]vÚ hvmÚ ij= hj;n‘mi 6
hvdÚ :j= hmy; tji = tyrIj=v— ˜m;j=rh_ ; ˜m;j=r_ 7
˜mj; =rh_ ; tB;vl— ] hl;j- hk;rB: h] - hl;jh- - 8

Heritage Words

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

the Merciful One (God) ˜m;jr= h_ ; braided bread hlj; -
Challenge

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

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N EW LETT ER

Picture It in Hebrew tWnj≠ j

This tWnj≠ on Ben Yehuda Street in Store

Jerusalem sells jewelry and gifts. How j=
many menorot do you see in the
window? Write your answer here. _____

The Hebrew sign says that at this tWnj≠

you can buy gifts made of gold and
silver. The words at the bottom of the
sign tell us that you can also get your

ears pierced at this tWnj.≠

Circle the letter j in the line at the

bottom of the sign.

Catching Practice

Draw a line to connect the glove and the ball that make the same sound.

[- bi K] yTi

ywI a= k; q] ti

Beachcombers

Draw a seashell around each word on the beach. Then, collect the shells by reading the word
on each one to your beach buddy.
Underline the Hebrew name that is part of the Purim story.

hwj: - 4 tyrIj=v- 3 tyxyi xi 2 aybin: 1
h[;yqiT] 8 hlj; - 7 tyrbI [] i 6 ˜m;h; 5

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

y

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hmy; : ydyI : ymiy_ ˜yyI _ yhyi } dy: 1

yyhI = lylI - ry:n‘ dym: i ˜vyÚ : vyvI — 2

bvy— : ˜y[I - hy:j- r[y- _ rvyÚ : tyIB- 3

˜y[: m] - rq…y: dyjyi : byj: - lyaI - [d_y: 4

˜ydI [_ = ax;y: lyjI - ˜wy: : hyh: ; ryxiy} 5

yTri y} x_ i hvBÚ ;y_ qj;x]yI har; }yI wd:jy] _ 6

h[;ydIy} hd:ly] _ jk-wy: I hyw: IK] hy:l[i = 7

hy:l[i = ˜y:nm‘ i ht;y}h; jB-Tv- y’ I hb;yvˆy} 8

Heritage Words

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

aliyah, going up hy:li[=

ten Jewish adults, the minimum ˜yn: m‘ i
needed for a prayer service

Challenge

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

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