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Back to: Vancouver Mini Ulpan האולפן הקצר בואנקובר - Who knew? I didn’t. When I signed up for the Mini-Ulpan Aleph at the JCC, it was to learn some basic Hebrew for my upcoming trip to Israel. What I was treated to was a gourmet delight of a Hebrew language course taught by Rahel Halabe. For five days, 9 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. , our class was entertained, educated and encouraged by a brilliant, fun and patient teacher. The seamless blend of Rahel’s teaching strategies and her natural “smarts” enabled the students to learn easily and quickly. I was truly shocked to hear myself speaking Hebrew after such a short period of time. Granted it was all in the present tense… and with the occasional use of a verb and adjective cheat sheet. Hopefully next summer I’ll proceed to the next level of immersion and learn the past tense .Then I can tell people all about my 2009 fall trip to Israel. - Thanks Rahel for the wonderful and enthusiastic teaching ... - Learning Hebrew by your method really works. - I now feel that I can speak very basic Hebrew. The light bulb has finally gone on!.... I would recommend the Ulpan as the way to learn how to actually speak Hebrew. - The course was excellent ... |
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