Shalom Uvrachah Primer Express Final

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Picture It in Hebrew y

You don’t have to be a child to tdl≤ ≤ Wh µ„y

celebrate your tdl≤ ≤ Wh µ„y with a

cake and party hats! In Israel it’s the
custom to lift up the person celebrating

his or her td≤l≤ Wh µ„y in a chair while
singing “tdl≤ ≤ Wh µ„y µ„yh– ” which

means “Today is the birthday.”

When is your tdl≤ ≤ Wh µ„y? Write

your answer here.
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Birthday

Hand in Hand

Read the word on each hand to a classmate. Then listen to your classmate read. Shake hands

when you’re done!

y[iybvi ] h- aybni : dy: hy:l[i = ˜y:n‘mi qj;x]yI

65 43 21

qydIx- tyrBI ] ˜yI[- hry: vi hmy; dqI ; hly; l‘ h- -

12 11 10 9 8 7

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µyyIjl- ]

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 µyyIj-l]

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: }mi µyl[i ; µyjai - µl-h; 1

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

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

µvaÚ ; µylmi i µyTI v- ’ µd:a; µyIm- µynîB; 4

µyl[i ; µymqi … µydI y_ : µyrbI ;d} µyIm-vÚ µyvnˆ … 5

µyvˆn…a= µy[bi v] ˆ µymirK: ] µyayi bni ‘ µh;r:ba] - 6

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

µyyIj-l] µyyIj-l] µyIr_x]mi tay- xyi } µydIb[; = 8

Heritage Words

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

to life µyyIj-l]
the name of the first human (man) µd:a;
the Exodus, going out from Egypt µyIrx_ m] i ta-yxiy}
Challenge

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

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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.

hj;nm‘ i tyxiyxi [mv- ’ hwx: ]mi

hqd… x: ] ˜m;j=rh_ ; hwq: T‘ hi - vydIq–

˜yn: ‘mi hmv; Ún‘ hn…w:K- tyrBI ]

tBv; — hl;K-

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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N EW LETT ER

Picture It in Hebrew µyIm– µ

This photograph shows bottles of µyIm– Water
for sale in a supermarket in Israel. µyIm–

is great to drink when you are thirsty or

hot. Plants need µyIm– to grow, fish need
µyIm– to live in. µyIm– cleans, as well. The
expression µyyIj–l‘ µyIm– means “water
for life,” and reminds us that µyIm– is

essential for all living things, especially
in Israel where very little rain falls.

Did you know?

It takes fifty glasses of µyIm– to grow one

glass of orange juice!

Word Power

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

vm;v— hl;d:b]h- hl;j- hkr; B: ] blessing 1

µyyIjl- ] µydbI [; = µkj; ; hwx: ]mi to life 2

µyIT-v’ [mv- ’ µynîB; aybin… hear 3

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

hby; vyˆ } hq…d:x] µyIm-vÚ µydlI y; } justice 5

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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 naO ; t„[ [m- Ø 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] ykni Oa; „td: µta; o aboy: [-mvØ Ú 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= _ ˜rho a= - hmØlvo ’ 6

hnv… Úh- varo µ„lvÚ tBv- — ayxi„mh- 7

µynîh=Ko t„r„d t„wxm] i 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 tBv- —

holy v„dq… blessing over bread ayx„i mh-

hello, good-bye, peace µ„lvÚ Jewish New Year hn…vhÚ - varo

Challenge

Can you find the name of the Jewish New Year in the words above? Circle it.

Can you recite the hkr; B: ] we say over bread?

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N EW vowel

Picture It in Hebrew „

When a q„nyTi is born, everyone q„nyTi

celebrates! At eight days old, a boy Baby

q„nyTi is welcomed into the Jewish a

community with a special ceremony tB-v—
called a b’rit milah. Often, that’s when hm-
he gets his Hebrew name. A girl
varo
tq„≤ nyTi can be from a few days to a tay- xyi }

few weeks old when she has the tB-
ceremony during which she receives
her Hebrew name. Usually this takes
place in the synagogue at the time the
Torah is read.

What is your Hebrew name?
Write it here.
___________________________

Connections b

Read the words in each hnT… v- n’ î
column. hw:x]mi
µ„lvÚ
Connect the beginning of a hn…vÚh-
µyIrx_ ]mi
phrase in column a with
its ending in column b.

Read each completed
phrase aloud.

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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 tylif-
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 fyj: - fa- fm; byfi ˜„f 1

fq… f„v yrIf; yfai i lf- b„f 2

vfl- ; fj-vÚ hf;ji ˜f;q… f„m hfm; i 3

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

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

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

µydI y_ : tly- fni ‘ ˜„jfB; i µyb„i f µyfbi ;v’ 7

b„f µ„y hb„; f hn…vÚ tylfi - 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 hnv… hÚ - varo to wish each

other a good year?
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N EW LETT ER

Picture It in Hebrew ˜„pl≤ f≤ f

Can you find the Hebrew word Telephone
for “telephone” in this photograph?
Circle it. Did you know that in
Hebrew, letters are written from

right to left (˜„pl≤ f≤ ), but

numbers on a telephone are written
from left to right ( 12345)?

The letters on the side of the public

˜„pl≤ f≤ in the photograph are

Arabic. They too are written from
right to left, just like Hebrew.

Erev Shabbat

Write the sound-alike letters on the flames of each pair of candles.

qt[kfwKabj

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Say the sound each pair makes.

Mix and Match

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

blessing hq…d:x] Torah hld; :b]h-
prayer shawl tB;v— going up tB-
justice hkr; B: ] separation
hr„: T

Sabbath tylif- daughter hyl: i[=

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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 tm,a\
x, q≤ l, m, [\ v¯ 2 «≤
hy< vd< ylji \ br< d[, µT, 3

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Now Read & Read Again

˜Ta, - tma, \ alov¯ ylvi ¯ la, ta, 1

˜ba, , lha, o µkl, ; dly, < vm,v¯ rva¯ = 2

dja; , µr<f, ltK, o vdj< Ø jxn- ≤ µTa, - 3

hy<h]yI ˜m;an\ ≤ hr„< m br[< , [bv- ¯ hx„, r 4

hn„≤ mv’ fylji \h, hl„, [ h[„, r hyj< m- ] rma- n\ w≤ } 5

µkt, ]a, hwx< -m] tm,a\ tr„_ T d[w, : µl„; [l] 6

µyhli oa\ rma, ywO _ hr„: T rtK, , vdq< ho - ˜„ra= 7

qd<x,w: tm,a\ µj,l, ayx„i mh- µyhiloa\ 8

Heritage Words

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

truth tma, \ Who brings forth bread µj,l, ayxi„mh-

God µyhilao \ the Holy Ark vd<qho - ˜„ra=

Challenge

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

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N EW vow el

Picture It in Hebrew ≤

This girl is eating a slice of juicy lk≤ ao
watermelon from Israel. Sweet
oranges and bright red tomatoes grow

in Israel, too. Another kind of lk≤ ao

from Israel is hummus, a delicious
dip made of chickpeas, which you can
eat with pita, a thin bread.

What is your favorite kind of lk≤ ao?

Write your answer here.
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Food

Name Know-How

Match each Hebrew name with its translation. Read each match aloud.

Miriam hnj… - Moses µda: ;

Rebecca hr„: bd} Benjamin hvm¯

Hannah hq…br] I Adam dwId:

Deborah µyr: m} i David ˜miy:n‘Bi

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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 yrPI ] hP, 2
r<P, P;fi yPiK- „Pxi v—P, vPÚ ] 3 PPAY

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Rhyme Time t„a hr„: T µ„x ar„: n 1
µykli „] h ayx„i h ayx„i m µr„: y 2
Read aloud the Hebrew
words on each line. µjr, < rt,K, µj,l, qrT< , 3
Circle the two rhyming hP;Ki jrP_ , hP;fi qr<P, 4
words. r„jvÚ hf;mi tylif- r„hf; 5
˜„rP[; i µato P] i µym[i P; ] ˜„yd}Pi 6
Now read the rhyming
words aloud.

s, so „s ysi si s- 1 s
rysi µs- bs; hls; , [s- ls- 2
js-P,
sn, – s]mi bs] - wy: si „sy} s]j- 3
SAMECH

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Now Read & Read Again

˜wy: si wts; ] js-P, sm- [l-s, s„K 1

„Ps]K- dysij; aTb; ]s- aB;s- ds,j, µt;s] 2

rPs; ]mi d„sy} qdn: s‘ - „ds]j- hr:ds} i ˜sy; nî 3

qs[o l= - hs,n–m] d„sK] snk… n] î µysni î tr<som; 4

ysji m] - „Ksn] îw} dyPsi h] i sysBi ; bybism; i ˜„bybsi ] 5

qyPism] - tsn- k… h] - jP;s]nî ts,nK≤ ] trP< ,s-m] 6

t„jylsi ] hj;ylis] hs;nr… P} - µydIysij= µydsI j; = 7

jsP- , r„rm; hx;m- ts„, rj= sP-rK} - jsP- , 8

Holiday Challenge
Can you find the Hebrew word for dreidel in the lines above?
Which line is it on? _____________

Heritage Words

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

Passover js-P, kindness dsj, ,

Challenge

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

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Picture It in Hebrew P

The boy in this photograph is eating hx… yPi

hx… yPi topped with cheese. It is a custom Pizza
to eat dairy foods, like hx… yP,i on Shavuot.

Some traditional dairy foods for Shavuot
are blintzes and noodle pudding. Ice
cream is also a dairy food. Which one of
these delicious dishes do you like best?
Write your answer here.
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Q: How do you fix a broken hx… yPi?

A: With tomato paste.

The jsP- , Seder

Read each Hebrew word and its English meaning aloud. Read each sentence describing a

js-P, food. Write the correct word(s) to answer each question.

r„rm; hxm; - ts„, rj= sPr- }K- ˜yyI _

bitter herbs matzah chopped apples and nuts greens wine

hai roset

1 Everyone was in a hurry to leave Egypt and did not have time to wait for the bread
dough to rise. My dough hardened into a flat, crunchy kind of bread.

Who am I?
2 I am the greens on the seder plate. I represent springtime and new life. I am dipped

into salt water to remind us of the tears we cried when we were slaves.

Who am I?
3 I taste bitter. I am a reminder of our bitter lives as slaves. Who am I?
4 I remind everyone of the bricks we had to make when we were slaves in Egypt.

Who am I?

5 I am a sweet liquid. I am poured into a glass four times during the seder. Each of the
four times reminds us of God’s four promises to bring us from slavery to freedom.

Who am I?

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rp„; v

LETTERS YOU KNOW SHOFAR

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

VOWELS YOU KNOW

„ yi i ≠ ‘ … –

| ≤O

po p] „p p- p, ypi 1 rp„; v

Po po P p P, p, 2 FAY

pi„x pTi ] p]li pv- ¯ pa, o pn- … 3 p

Be Alert!

The letters P and p make different sounds.
What sound does P make? What sound does p make?

How do they look different?

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Now Read & Read Again

hp,„x vp,jo vpn, ≤ ypiK] rp[; ; hpy, : 1

yvˆpn] – µypyi : hpa; ; lp-n… sp-T; ypiao 2

hTp, ]yI rpK, o [pv- ¯ ˜„px; spa, , ˜p,ao 3

µymi[p; ]li jT-p]Ti ryfpi ]m- hlp; Ti ] rvpÚ ]a, Tp; ]sa- ; 4

dyqîp]a- hy:p„i x µynîp;l] µyrpI „] s µyrpI ;s] t„lpTi ] 5

tra< p, T] i µk,v’p]n– tpfo „; f µylpi „] n t„dp]li 6

˜yliypiT] „l[;p]mKi ] µyfip]„v hr:fp; ]h- ˜m;„qypai = 7

hr:f;ph] - ryfpi ]m- ˜yliypTi ] hlp; iT] rp„; v 8

Heritage Words

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

prayer hlp; iT] shofar rp„; v

haftarah hrf: ;ph] - soul vp,n≤

afikoman ˜m„; qypia=

Challenge

Can you find the Hebrew word for haftarah in the lines above?
Which lines is it on? __________________
Do you know what the haftarah is?

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N EW LETT ER

Picture It in Hebrew rp≤sE p

Do you think you could ever carry a garden in your Book

hand? There is an old Jewish saying, “A good rp≤sE

is like a garden which you can carry in your hand.”

That means that when you read a good rp≤sE , you

feel as if you have traveled to a different, special

place. Can you read the title of the rp≤sE in the

middle of this photograph? When you read that

rp≤sE , you are transported to a magical land.

What is the name of the rp≤sE ?

Write your answer in English here. ___________________

Bingo for One hl;d:bh] - . 1

Write the number of the Hebrew word in the matching English box.
Try to fill your entire bingo card.

hkr; B: ] . 13 [m-v] . 9 vdq, O h- ˜wrO a= . 5

tm,a\ . 14 tyxiyxi . 10 T;bh] -aw; } . 6 ˜y:n‘mi . 2

hlj; - . 15 bwfO µwyO . 11 rpw; vO . 7 hr:wTO . 3

vp,n≤ . 16 hy:li[+ . 12 µyrI x- ]mi tay- xiy ] . 8 hqd; x: ] . 4

Exodus knotted
from Egypt fringes separation ram’s horn

Holy Ark braided justice hear
bread

ten Jewish
soul adults blessing teaching

and you truth going up
holiday shall love

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µyyIj- ≈[e

TREE OF LIFE

LETTERS YOU KNOW NEW LETTER

b k r h K lmvTt B ≈
µ yj ˜ n[xq wad
NEW VOWELS
psPf
ye e
VOWELS YOU KNOW

„ yi i ≠ ‘ … –

| ≤O

yné dE yle yme yPe v´ 1 µyyjI - ≈[e

Ke y[e yyE yfe se ype 2

yrvE ’ yrEd} feyhe m„e a heKø p,se 3 y
ee

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Rhyme Time ˜Ke lTe rné ˜Be 1
rm[, o ˜mve Ú ˜mae ; rma- ; 2
Read aloud the Hebrew [m- „e v rm„e v [q- „é T ar„E q 3
words on each line. µynBî ; ˜yn: ‘Bi hwq: m‘ i ˜y:nm‘ i 4
Circle the two rhyming hwx: ]mi rhme - hb„; f rhfe - 5
words. trp< „, s t„rm„] a tyrjI =v— tr<ap, T] i 6
µyqîydIx- ˜m;jr= _ µymij=r_ hqd… x: ] 7
Now read the rhyming yqér}Pi ˜„m[P= - µymi[P; ] ykeal= m] - 8
words aloud.

≈né ≈a; ≈r: ≈je ≈qé ≈[e µyyjI - ≈[e
1
FINAL
˜x;yle ≈le hx;r: ≈r: µyxi[e ≈[e TSADEE
2
≈
hx; ˜r< ≈ypi ≈r< [x- ≈xe
3

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 x 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?

Challenge

Can you name two other Hebrew letters
that have a final form?
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Now Read & Read Again

≈ma, o ≈yqI – ≈pje ; hx;m- ≈mje ; ≈ra< , 1
txp, „, q ≈p„e q ≈r_P; ≈„B µyxi„q ≈„q 2
≈x-m]nî ≈ymi ≈yx[i ; ˜jn; x‘ - ≈j„e l ≈x„e n 3
˜yxE i ≈yxhi e ≈ymia; ≈rm< , [x-m]a, ≈mae i 4
≈ypihe µl„e j ≈l„e j ≈mq- … hxy; pqi ‘ ≈Poql‘ i 5
≈r<P, ≈m-aw\ < ˜rP< oxi ≈[„e y hx;j=r: ≈j„e r 6
≈ymji ; ˜„px; µy[bi x; ] ≈ylime hw:fx- n] î ≈Bevl— ] 7
≈ra< ;h; ˜mi µj,l, ayxi„mh- µyyIj- ≈[e 8

Heritage Words

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

tree of life µyyIj- ≈[e leavened food ≈mej;

Challenge

Can you find the Hebrew word for the special food we eat during js-P?,

Underline it.

Can you find the Hebrew word for the food we do not eat on jsP- ?,

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Picture It in Hebrew ≈[E ≈

The ≈[E in this photograph looks easy Tree
to climb. An ≈[E , like a person, can be
young or old, tall or short. An ≈[E can

grow fruit and gives us shade on a
sunny day. Many small animals call

an ≈[E their home.

Q: How does an ≈[E check its e-mail?

A: It logs on!

Connections

Connect the beginning of a phrase with its ending. Read the complete phrases with a partner.

µky, l[e = µ„y 6 hnT… -v’nî ayx„i mh- 1

hb„; f ˜„ra= 7 hr„: T hm- 2

vd<qoh- rné 8 µyrI _xm] i ≈[e 3

dymiT; hn…vÚ 9 µjl, , rp,se 4

b„f µ„lvÚ 10 µyyjI - tay- xyi } 5

An Alef Bet Chart

You have learned five new letters in Lessons 15-19:

≈psPf

Turn to the Alef Bet Chart on page 96.
How many letters do you know?

Can you say the name and sound of each letter?

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laer:cy’ I

LETTERS YOU KNOW ISRAEL

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

iVOWELS YOU KNOW
w yi i ≠ ‘ … –

yE E | ≤ O

c´ c¯ „c yc´ ycˆ cÚ 1

„v „c ycˆ yvˆ c´ v´ 2 laer:c’yI

c[’ , cÚyI pc; Ú bv- ¯ „ccÚ cmÚ - 3 SIN

Be Alert! c

The letters v and c make different sounds.
What sound does v make? What sound does c make?

How do they look different?

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Now Read & Read Again

aycˆ qc— µcÚ rc— µycˆ hc¯ 1

acÚm- hc[¯ o rc[¯ , jm-cÚ ancé Ú hr:cÚ 2

˜„ccÚ r[v- — hm;cÚ hm;vÚ hrc: Ú hrv: Ú 3

lkc, ´ rcÚB; acÚyI hpc; Ú rkc; Ú r[c; ´ 4

vyIT- hc[Ú ; rc[¯ , [bv- ¯ fvP— ; hd<cÚ 5

t„rBd] hI - trc< [¯ = hrcE ’[, hn„≤ mv’ hr„: T tj-mc] ˆ 6

µ„lvÚ hc„¯ [ µ„lvÚ µycˆ lare c: ’yI [mv- ’ 7

lare :c’yI ≈ra< , laer:c’yI ynéB] laer:c’yI µ[- 8

Heritage Words

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

Ten Commandments t„rBd] hI - trc< [¯ = Israel laer:c’yI
Rejoicing of the Torah hr„: T tjm- ]cˆ

Word Riddle

I am a holiday we celebrate each year when we finish reading the entire hr„: T.
We then begin reading the hr„: T from the very first word all over again.
My name begins with a c. What holiday am I?

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Picture It in Hebrew c

Clowns bring hj… mc] ˆ to the people hj… mc] ˆ

they entertain. A family celebration
such as a wedding or a baby naming

is also called a hj… mc] .ˆ When you
bring hj… mc] ˆ to someone’s life, you
bring hj… m]cˆ to yourself as well.

Describe something you did recently

to bring hj… mc] ˆ to someone’s life.

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Happiness

Touring laer:c’yI • •Haifa Safed

Below are the names of eight places in laer:c’yI . •Herzliya
•Tel Aviv
Read the Hebrew name of each place aloud.
• Jerusalem
Then look at the map of laer:c’yI.
•Masada
These eight places are labeled on the map with
their English names. Write the matching Beersheba
number next to each English name.
•
tp;x] 1
•Eilat
bybai Î; lTe 2

tl-yae 3

hyl: xi r] h} , 4

hdx: ;m] 5

hp;yje 6

µylI -vÚWry} 7

[bv- ¯ raBe ] 8

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j-mecÚ gj-

HAPPY HOLIDAY

LETTERS YOU KNOW NEW LETTER

b k r h K lmvTt B g
µ yj ˜ n[xq wad

c≈psPf

VOWELS YOU KNOW

„ yi i ≠ ‘ … –

yE E | ≤ O

ygé g– g≤ ygî „g g– j-mecÚ gj-
1
GIMMEL
rygî sygî yngé – yBge – „lg– gg–
2 g

l„; g yfgi î gh; a-g… „Bgî d<gO
3

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ja- o jy- cˆ jn- O jy- rE j-mØ j-Kø 1 j-
j-yfi j-ycKˆ ] j-nlO ] j-mhØ - jK- øB- j-ryE : 2
jm- ecÚ gj-
j„- n j-ro jy- gî jy- cˆ jy- mi j-rE 3

Making Faces

In each circle below draw a face (eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, ears, hair) to reflect the emotion

indicated by the Hebrew and English words.

˜v; y}B- ˜v; q} [- ˜dj: } P- vg: r}nI s[w´ KO jm- c´ ;

bashful stubborn fearful excited angry happy

Be Alert!

When j- comes at the end of a word,

the vowel is read first and then the letter.

It sounds like ja-. (ja-mecÚ = j-mce )Ú

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Now Read & Read Again

j-KBø - j-ynmî e jy- cˆn… jr- „E a j-ryE : jm- ce Ú 1

j-TpØ ]li jtP- ; jt- e„P jl- e„s jq- é„P jy- vˆm; 2

jT- epm] - j-ylvi Ú j-„nm; j-l„e v jx- en–m] jB- ve —l] 3

jr- „E P j-mec—l] jq- „é l jy- lix]hi j„- lv’mi jy- mixm] - 4

jmc- Ú jm- ecm— ] hj;ycˆ j-ycaˆ ; hj;g…v’h- jy- gîvm’ - 5

jq–pn] î jq- Pé i jr_f; jr- „E f jfB- ; j-yfbi h] i 6

hj;ylis] jl-s; j-los]li jr_B; j-rob]li jr- „E B 7

hl;gîm] hd:g…h- jsP- , j-mce Ú gj- jy- vmˆ ; 8

Heritage Words

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

Messiah jy- vˆm; happy holiday jm- ce Ú gj-

Challenge

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

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N EW LETTER

Picture It in Hebrew lm…g… g

This tired lm…g… is resting by the Camel
side of a road. A lm…g… can travel

great distances across hot, dry deserts

with little food or water. The lm…g…

walks easily on soft sand where
trucks would get stuck, and carries
people and heavy loads to places

that have no roads. A lm…g… carries its

own built-in food supply on

its back—its hump! If the lm…g…

doesn’t eat for a long time, its hump
becomes small.

Q: What does a lm…g… wear when it

wants to hide?
A: Camel-flage!

I Have a Little Dreidel

j-Add the ending sound to complete each word on the dreidels.

Read the words to a classmate.

ynIhl- ] Bef]m- mec- m] lewsó

Bne –m]h- lwe vó Bve —l]

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vWdqi

LETTERS YOU KNOW KIDDUSH

b k r h K lmvTt B NEW VOWELS
µ yj ˜ n[xq wad
uW
gc ≈ p s P f

VOWELS YOU KNOW

„ yi i ≠ ‘ … –

yE E | ≤ O

Wx Wm Wn Wf Wc Ws 1 vWdqi
Tu qu rU v¨ gu Bu 2
W
„lKu dWx WnB; Wna; Wnl; aWh 3
uW

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Now Read & Read Again

Wbfo hKs; u Wyh;w} µl;Ku jW- l vm;ju 1

≈WBqî hK;njü = [W- bvÚ t„Ksu WnBeli Wnyl[e ; 2

Wnl;Ku ˜yx: um] rWdsi jB;vm¨ ] ˜jl; ]v¨ vWdqî 3

Wnj]n–a= hy:Wfn‘ h[W; vy} qWsP; hl;dUg‘ hy:Wll]h- 4

WnyEd_ Wsnüy:w} Wlkuy}w_ Wxpyu w: } blW; l hjno übW] 5

t„yvqˆ ü WkrB} ; aybin…h- Why:liae Wnw:xwi } hnW… mT] 6

t„[WbvÚ rWPKi µ„y µyrWI P µydWI hy} hvdÚ qU ‘ 7

WnKle ]m- Wnybia; Wnyj: h\ v, ¯ Wnyhle ao \ µyIlv- WÚ ry} 8

Heritage Words

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

The Five Books of Moses vmj; u îKiddush vWdq

Jerusalem µyIl-vÚWry} prayerbook rWdsi

Elijah the prophet aybni …h- Why:liae Jews µydWI hy}

Challenge

Can you find the Hebrew word for prayerbook in the lines above?

Underline the word.

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Search yv´ v¯ yvˆ „v Wv v’ SHOO 1
and Circle ype p] pi „p p; Wp FOH 2
W[ [= [, [i [u [o AH 3
Read aloud the Hebrew ycˆ c— c¨ „c c¯ cÚ SEE 4
sounds on each line.

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

y< yyE yyI y: yO Wy YOH 5

yPe „P P, P- P] Pu PEH 6

xo xi x; Wx x] yxe TSOO 7

se s] ysi su „s s- SOO 8

ao a\ au a; Wa yai EH 9

fo fi yfe fu f- „f TAY 10

Power Wnb; hxr; :w} wyt;„wx]miB] WnvdÚ }qî rva¯ = _______ 1
Reading Wnly; jni h‘ i ˜„xrb: W] hb;ha= B- ≥] ≥≥tBv- w— } _______ 2
vd<qo yare :qm‘ il] hl;jit] µ„y aWh yKi _______ 3
Practice reading these
prayer phrases from T;vd’ q_ î Wnt„; aw} T;r}j-b; Wnb; yKi _______ 4
WnT;lj] n- h‘ i ˜„xrb: W] hbh; =aB- ] _______ 5
the vWdq.´ tB;vh— - vdqE m– ] _______ 6

Put a check next to
the phrases that you
read correctly.

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N EW vowel

Picture It in Hebrew sWfqq‘ – W

How would you like to eat a sWfqq‘ ?– Cactus
A sWfqq‘ – plant is covered with

prickly spines, but if you pick
carefully, you can use some kinds of

sWfqq‘ – for food. Jams and sweets are

made from their fruits and juicy

stems. Sometimes a sWfqq‘ ,– like the

one you see in this photograph, looks
like a pipe or a tree. A person born in
Israel is sometimes called a Sabra,
which is a kind of prickly-pear

sWfqq‘ – that grows in Israel. Like the

Sabra, some Israelis can be prickly on
the outside but sweet on the inside.

Holiday Quiz

Draw a line from each holiday in the right-hand column to its matching
explanation in the left-hand column.

1 We read the hlg; îm.] rWPKi µ„y

2 We shake the lulav and eat in a small booth. µyrWI P

3 We celebrate the Giving of the Torah. t„Ksu

4 We light the hai nukkiah. t„[WbvÚ

5 We do not eat all day. hKn; jü =

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hzW: zm]

LETTERS YOU KNOW mezuzah

b k r h K lmvTt B NEW LETTER
µ yj ˜ n[xq wad
z
gc ≈ p s P f

VOWELS YOU KNOW

„ yi i ≠ ‘ … –

UW yE E | ≤ O

yzE z} zI „z Wz zU 1 hzW: zm]

xi zI s- z_ c¯ z< 2 ZAYIN

r„z ˜z< z}yI rz} _ ywzI : zj- 3 z

Be Alert!

The Hebrew letters z, s, x, and c make

similar sounds. What sound does each letter make?
Read each word carefully.

hj;mc] ˆ hw:xm] i dsj, , ˜mz- }

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Now Read & Read Again

rz: zWB zP; z[o za; hz< 1

zj-a; ˜z:j- qz:j; ˜za< o ˜mz- } rkzø : 2

bhz; : ˜qzé : lz:m- tazO jb-z< ˜zh: - 3

„[rz} w_ } Wnz[E u hz<yae rkz, E z„[m; rKzø }yI 4

tywIz: bz[: \n≤ r„mzm} i r„zjm= - j-Bezm} i ˜„rKz; I 5

µyz[I i µ[r; z} _ ˜„zm; [„- rz} jrz: }mi tWkz} 6

≈m;a\w< qz_j= j-ynîz}hi qWqz: ryzIjh\ , tyzI _ 7

b„f lz:m- r„zjm= - ˜„rKz; hI - µ„y hzW: zm] 8

Heritage Words

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

congratulations b„f lz:m- mezuzah hzW: zm]
mahîzor r„zjm= -

Challenge

How many times did you read the word for mahzî or? ____________

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Prayer lKøh- ta, ˜zh: - _______ 1
Building tyvˆarEb] hc´[=m-l] ˜„rKz; I _______ 2
Blocks
µyIrx_ ]mi tay- xyi li rkz, E _______ 3
Practice reading these HB; µyqyî zIjm= -l- ayhi µyyjI - ≈[e _______ 4
siddur phrases.
hr:cm’ hi -w} z[ho ; „lw} _______ 5
Put a check next to r„mzm} i ryvBˆ ] r„mga‘ , za; _______ 6
the phrases that you
read correctly. t„zzmU ] l[- µTb; t] k- W] _______ 7
˜gmé W; [y- v„ˆ mW rz„E [ _______ 8
hzh< - ˜mz- B} - µheh; µymiyB: - _______ 9
hz<h- ˜mz- l} - Wn[;yghî wi } Wnmy; q} îw} Wny:j\h,v¯ _______ 10

Search hjm; ]cˆ lkc, ´ laer:c’yI cr„E P S1
jr- „E z lzm: - rKzø }yI Z2
and j-xne –m]l- jy- lxi h] i j-yvmˆ ; ACH 3
hl;gîm] hdg: …h- arm: g; ‘ G4
Circle hrz: gE ‘ ≈ma; w\ < ≈mej; ≈ra< , TS 5

Read aloud the

Hebrew words on j-Bezm} i

each line.

Circle the letter in

µvg¯ ≤each word that

sounds like the

≈WBqîEnglish in the box.

„[rz} w_ } tazwO } gWwzI wyzI V 6

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EW LETTNER

Picture It in Hebrew z

Looking at this photograph you can bh… z…
see one reason why Jerusalem is often

called “Jerusalem of bh… z….” In the

center you see the Dome of the Rock
mosque, which was built during the
seventh century. It has a large,

gleaming dome of bh… z…. Bright sun

shines on the stone buildings around

it, making them glow bh… z… too.

Gold

Hebrew Math 3=g 2=B 1=a
8 =j 7 =z 6 =w
Hebrew letters stand for numbers.

5=h 4=d
10 = y 9 = f

Can you solve these math problems?
Have a classmate check your work.

= h + h .3 = g – z .2 = B + a .1
= z – f .6 = d + w .5 = j + y .4
= d – y.9 = y + g .8 = w – j .7
= g + h . 12 = a + f . 11 = z + z . 10

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˚WrB;

PRAISED, BLESSED

LETTERS YOU KNOW NEW LETTER

b k r h K lmvTt B ˚
µ yj ˜ n[xq wad

z gc ≈ p s P f

VOWELS YOU KNOW

„ yi i ≠ ‘ … –

UW yE E | ≤ O

l]W l] ˚le ˚B; ˚K- ˚r_ 1 ˚WrB;

yt, m]vˆ ˚k;B] lv] ¯ B] ˚a- 2 FINAL
CHAF
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 k comes at the end of a word,
it is a final ¬.

When y , comes at the end of a word,
the y is silent.

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yl[, ; ˚r<d< m][- ˚mve ’ m,ai ˚WrB; 1

˚Beli ˚r<a, ˚r<P, [r= E Bl, i ˚l,m, 2

z<[u ybai ; yla, e ˚l„e h ˚yrIx; „mK; 3

lK] u t„] a t,yBe m][i yn≤B; ˚WrB; 4

yqj≤ u da< om] yd<y: b]bl; ] ˚lmo ]yI ˚rb: Øm] 5

˚a;l]m- ˚m„e s wx} m- ] vp’ n] – yny≤ [e ynp≤ ;l] 6

˚r<b;yw} _ ˚yIhl- ao \ m,„lvB’ i tv] dÚ qU ‘ yt,„wxm] i 7

yr<[;vb’ Wi mW, qbW] tk] ]lb, ]W ˚WrB; ˚nT– - 8

Heritage Words

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

praised, blessed ˚WrB;
king, ruler ˚lm, ,

Challenge

How many times did you read the word for praised, blessed? __________

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N EW LETTER

Picture It in Hebrew ˚

Looking at this ˚rd≤ ≤ you can see that there ˚rd≤ ≤

is a choice you can make about which way Road

to go. In Hebrew, ˚rd≤ ≤ means road, but it

also means “way”—the way you choose to

live. The words ≈ra≤ , ˚rd≤ ≤ tell us about a
way to live. Following ≈ra≤ , ˚rd≤ ≤, literally,

“the way of the land,” means having good
manners and showing respect for others—
and for nature.

Q: Why did the rooster cross the ˚rd≤ ≤?

A: To prove he wasn’t chicken!

≥≥≥µl„; [h; ˚l,m, >Wnyhelao \ y:y} >hTa; - ˚WrB;

Praised are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the world…

Put a check next to the t„krB: ] that you read correctly.

Which t„krB: ] do you know?

who brings forth bread from the earth. ≥≈ra< h; ; ˜mi µj,l, ayx„i mh- ____ 1

who creates the fruit of the vine. ≥˜p,g…h- yrIP] ar„E B ____ 2

who creates the fruit of the earth. ≥hm;d:a=h; yrPI ] arE„B ____ 3

who creates the fruit of the tree. ≥≈[he ; yrPI ] ar„E B ____ 4

who creates many kinds of food. ≥t„n„zm] ynyé mi ar„E B ____ 5

by whose word all things come into being. ≥„rbd; }Bi hy<hn] î lKhø v- ¯ ____ 6

for keeping us in life, for sustaining us, ≥hzh≤ - ˜m-z}l- Wn[y; ghî iw} Wnm;yq} îw} Wnyj: h\ v, ¯ ____ 7
and for helping us to reach this day.

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LETTERS YOU KNOW 25

b k r h K lmvTt B πl,a;
µ yj ˜ n[xq wad
alef
¬ z gc ≈ p s P f
NEW LETTER
VOWELS YOU KNOW
π
„ yi i ≠ ‘ … –

UW yE E | ≤ O

πWs πWg π„q π„[ πd_ πa- 1 πl,a;

πKe πT- π„s π[; π„T πK- 2 FINAL
FAY
πWx πr_ πs; πf, πn… πyE 3
π
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 p comes at the end of a word,
it is a final π. What is the name of the letter?

What sound does it make?
How are the two letters different?

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π„j πs- πy[E ; πj- πd_h- π„n 1

πrc_ Ú πs,K, πn[… ; πr[< o πky, Te πr<jo 2

πpK- ; πtKe ; πlj- ; πla, ; πs„e y πfv, ¯ 3

πW[l; πf„e q πq„é z πl-q‘ πWpx; πsW; m 4

πjey: πnK… ; πWxr: πWfvˆ πrc_ n’ î πsa- ; 5

µypWi pK] πq„é z µ„lvÚ πd„E r πjre m_ ] π[p- [] - 6

πvp´ v] l— ] πylji \h, πsao \l, πsea-th] li ] πxep]xm- ] 7

tyxiyxBi - πfe[-t]hil] Wnwx: iw} tyBe πl,a; 8

Heritage Words

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

alef bet tyBe πla, ; alef πla, ;

Challenge

Can you find the Hebrew name for Joseph in the lines above?
Write the line number.

Do you know the story of Joseph, the son of bqo[y≠ _ and ljer?;

Can you find the Hebrew word for peace? Underline the word.

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Plant Your Roots

Hebrew words are built on roots.

The word ˚WrB; is built on the root krb, which means “bless” or “praise.”
1 . Write one letter— k, r, b—on each of the three roots of the tree, from right to left.

2 . Circle the three root letters in each Hebrew word growing on the tree.
Remember!

• The letters b and B are members of the same letter family.
• The letters ˚, k, K are members of the same letter family.

Wnkre B} ; hkr; B: ]
˚rb: mo ] WkrB} ; ˚WrB;
˚rB– ;ty] î tK-rB} i t„krB: ]
˚yrBI ] ynWî krB} ;

Think About It!

What does the root krb mean?

What would you praise God for in your life?

Challenge

Can you find the Hebrew word for blessing in the tree?
Underline the word.

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N EW LETTER

Picture It in Hebrew πa- π

Your πa- is very useful. Like the girl in this Nose
photograph, you can use your πa- to smell good
things, like flowers or yummy food. Your πa- cleans

the air you breathe in, before sending it to your lungs.

Hold your πa- closed while you try to speak, and
you’ll discover another job your πa- does! It affects

your tone of voice and the way the letters sound.

Try this tongue twister while holding your πa:-

Any noise annoys but a noisy noise annoys more.

Race Cars

Help the cars complete the race by writing the number of each letter name in the matching

car.

vK g a
b

h π [
w
m ˜z
r P s
y
x fk p
n q
µ≈ B
¬ l
d j
T

tc

1. Alef 7. Vav 13. Chaf 19. Final Nun 24. Final Fay 30. Sin
2. Bet 8. Zayin 14. Final Chaf 20. Samech 25. Tsadee 31. Tav
3. Vet 9. H. et 15. Lamed 21. Ayin 26. Final Tsadee 32. Tav
4. Gimmel 10. Tet 16. Mem 22. Pay 27. Koof
5. Dalet 11. Yud 17. Final Mem 23. Fay 28. Resh
6. Hay 12. Kaf 18. Nun 29. Shin
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tyBe πl,a;

d g bBa
fj z w h
l¬kK y
s ˜ n µm
xπpP[
cvr q ≈

tT

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