This text-oriented class helps those with basic Hebrew move into Hebrew literacy. One hour per week of homework will be assigned and corrected for those wishing extra practice. Minimum of 5 regular students. Ira Ungar teaches biblical and prayerbook Hebrew at several congregations in the DC area. This course will help participants better understand and prepare to lead the Friday evening service.
Beginners are welcome.
At the conclusion of the course, students will be encouraged to lead services together at a Fabrangen Friday evening service. John Spiegel , a member of Fabrangen, has taught a Synagogue Skills course at the Study Center each year since 1989. We are left with what often amounts to only half the Exodus tale. Using the newly published anthology, All the Women Followed Her , this course will explore recent efforts to complete the tale. This collection includes writings by Torah scholars, historians, poets, fiction writers, and others all laboring to shift perspectives and fill in gaps for a more complete Exodus story.