About This Course
Welcome to the advanced Hebrew course “Hebrew Through Songs”
While each lesson will be unique there will be some common expectations throughout all the lessons. Prior to each lesson you will be expected to prepare the following:
- First listen to the song without looking at the words.
- Next listen again while reading the words.
- You will have several questions to answer about the song. You will choose which question and answer to send to me prior to the lesson, however we will be addressing all the questions in the lesson.
- Grammar will include verbs, Nouns, Adjectives, and Roots.
- The lyrics to the song will be attached with the questions and sent to you the Friday prior to the lesson.
- To listen to the songs they can be found on Shironet and YouTube.
This course is live and is offered in the Whereby classroom on Tuesdays at 8:00PM Eastern.
2020 Cohort Derech Shir: https://jewishpluralism.whereby.com/prs1
Meet Your Instructor
Originally from Israel, Hadassah Wrightman is a certified teacher who recently retired from The Leffell School (formally Schechter Westchester) after thirty-six years as a Hebrew instructor to all grade levels, and serving as department chair for Hebrew and Judaic Studies. Hadassah is proud to be a “student-centered” teacher, always focusing on the learning needs of her students first and constantly seeking new ways to engage with her students and improve their learning experience. To that end, Hadassah has also worked directly with teachers to improve their instruction and learning in multiple areas.
Certification, Hebrew Language and Tanakh, Kfar HaNoar HaDati Teachers' College
Certification, Education, Specializing with Working with Trouble Youth, Beit Rutenberg
