In today's lesson we'll hear from Noa about her job teaching Hebrew at the ulpan. An ulpan is a school for the intensive study of Hebrew that is designed for adult new immigrants to Israel. Noa will tell us about her students and the program.

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In this Hebrew lesson we'll hear a dialog between Talia and her mom about celebrating Yom Ha'atzmaut, the Israeli Independence Day. This year on May 8, Israel will celebrate its sixtieth anniversary. Many world leaders are planning to come to Israel to participate in the celebrations. In our lesson however, we'll focus on the plans of one family.

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In this lesson Noa will tell us about her plans and preparations for the Passover Seder. We'll hear about some of the Passover Seder customs and how to wish someone a happy Passover. As we do so, we'll also be learning Hebrew pronouns.

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In this lesson we'll speak with Noa about her meals and what she likes to eat for breakfast, lunch, and supper. The dialog introduces vocabulary related to meals, food and drinks. We'll also learn how to say usually and sometimes.

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In this lesson we'll hear a dialog between a hotel guest and the front desk clerk. The guest is asking for directions to the beach. The dialog introduces vocabulary related to requesting and giving directions and planning to go to the beach.

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In this lesson we'll practice telling time. We'll hear a dialog between Danny, Noa, and Rina about their schedule. We'll see how to ask "what time is it?" and how to answer for various times of day. And as always, we'll pick up some new vocabulary and expressions.

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In this beginner-level lesson we're going to talk with Noa about her recent visit with her sister Dahlia in Tel Aviv, and about her nephew Yoni. In this conversation, we'll hear some useful expressions, learn how to ask questions, and get introduced to the possessive form and some new vocabulary.

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This special lesson sets the ground for lesson 4 and prepares you for the dialog there by teaching the necessary vocabulary. You should take this lesson before taking lesson 4. It would then make studying lesson 4 easier and more fun.

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In this beginner-level lesson we'll meet Noa again and talk with her about her school. We'll learn some new vocabulary related to school and we'll touch on the subject of counting and ordinal numbers.

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This special lesson is designed to prepare you for the dialog in lesson 3 by teaching the vocabulary that's needed for that lesson. This lesson should therefore make studying lesson 3 easier and more enjoyable.

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In this beginner-level lesson we'll review the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet. We'll say the name of each letter and hear a word or two that begin with that letter. We'll then discuss pronunciation.

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In this first beginner-level lesson we'll meet Rina. She'll help us practice some greetings such as saying hello and "how are you?". Rina will tell us about her school and her favorite teacher. Through the dialog with Rina you'll learn some new words.

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If you are just starting to learn Hebrew and find that our lesson 1 goes too fast, then this easy-level lesson is for you. It's designed to prepare you for lesson 1 by covering the basic vocabulary that you'll need in that lesson.

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