Online Resources, Articles, and Websites for Hebrew/Religious School
Torah/Tanach – Bible
Sefaria (Free)
- Access the amazing Sefaria Website on your iPhone/iPad
- Sefaria delivers 3,000 years of Jewish texts in Hebrew and English translation (Torah, Tanakh, Mishnah, Talmud, and more)
Pocket Torah (Free)
- Tikkun – easily switch between Hebrew with vowels and trope and the Tikkun view
- Complete list of Torah Readings (listed in both Hebrew and transliteration)
- Divided by Aliyah, Maftir and corresponding Haftarah reading
- Translation feature
- Audio feature (only drawback is Traditional trope, not Reform Standard)
Pocket Trope (Free)
- Trope (Cantillation) for Torah, Haftarah, Megillot, and HHDs
- Trope clauses divided into easy to use phrases
- Traditional style Cantillation, not Reform Standard (what we use at TBI)
Ivrit – Hebrew Language
Duolingo (Free)
- Build Hebrew vocabulary and language skills with listening, reading and writing
- Customized lessons based on skills testing
- Fun, game like app
Hebrew Flashcards (Free)
- Aleph-Bet letters, vowels and sofit specific flashcards
- View letters in Book, Block, Cursive, and Ancient
- Practice and Quiz modes – focus on names, characters or pronunciation
Touch of Hebrew (Free)
- Uses short Hebrew videos featuring Israeli kids in basic conversations and exchanges
- Additional activities use pictures, puzzles and bubble games to match vocabulary and phrases
- Introduces vocabulary, short phrases and questions in context
- Lessons: Who Am I? My Family, Numbers, Birthday, Where I Live, Food and My School
Hebrew Wordpower (Free)
- 10 Lessons of 10 vocabulary words each
- Hebrew vocabulary word and transliteration
- Audio – listen to a native speaker recite each word
- Lessons: Numbers, Colors, Feelings, Verbs, Adjectives, Greetings, Rooms in the House, In the Garden, Fruits and Vegetables, Food
- Hebrew is written without vowels
Learn Hebrew Pod: Learn to Speak Conversational Hebrew (Free)
- Learn to speak conversational Hebrew the way it is spoken in Israel
- Practice your Hebrew pronunciation and accent while expanding your vocabulary and conversational skills with sabra native Israeli teachers
- Suitable for all levels
- Note these podcast intro lessons are free, need to purchase the rest of the lesson
Essential Hebrew (Free)
- First two lessons are free: Essential Expressions, and People and the Family
- Uses pictures, audio, Hebrew text and optional transliteration to teach vocabulary
- Practice conversations with audio playback
- Games for practice: Bubbles, Multiple Choice, and Memory Match
- Lessons 3-10 must be purchased to access ($3.99)
- Intermediate and Advanced Hebrew lessons also available for purchase ($3.99 each) or $9.99 for the Complete Hebrew Course
The AlephBet App: Learn the Hebrew AlephBet (Free)
- Over thirty Hebrew words & three games:
- Matching: Drag the letters to spell the illustrated word
- Trace & Say: Practice writing and repeating each letter
- Letter Find: Touch the letter before the train leaves the screen
- Block, Script, Rashi & Proto-Canaanite letters available
Unlimited Alef-Bet (Free) by Behrman House
- Simple Alef-Bet game for younger students
- Options for including English Translation and Vowels
Ma Kore (Free)
- Beginner and Intermediate Lessons
- Most lessons available for free: Consonants, Greetings, Mah Sh’lomcha?, Social Etiquette phrases, Meeting People, Talking about other languages, Mishpacha, Colors, Numbers, Months and Seasons, etc.
- All lessons include flashcards, games, and audio play
- To access all 54 lessons, you need to purchase “Pangaea Passport” ($9.99)
Hebrew Milon: Dictionary Box (Free)
- Hebrew-English Dictionary for iPad and iPhone
Judaism
KwizWiz (Free)
- Timed trivia quizzes about Jewish subjects: Culture, Bible, History, Israel, Practice and Values
- Age appropriate for Middle School to Adults
- Single or Multiple Player; a Game Center app
- Highly engaging
T’filah – Prayer
Siddur Audio
- Traditional nusach (chanting) of prayers of the Torah Service
- Prayers in Hebrew with direct transliteration and translation
- Cantor Marx sings the prayers of a Shabbat Service including the Torah Service and Concluding Prayers
- Prayers and Blessings with Visual Supports
Excerpt from B’chol L’vavcha by Harvey Fields: The Aliyah and the Torah Service
Article by Rabbi Daniel Kohn The Torah Service
Article by Rabbi Daniel Kohn Siddur Contents: Shabbat Liturgy
Article by Shira Schoenberg Reading the Torah
Reform Judaism Article Shabbat Worship Services
Kol Yisrael: Batya’s Bubbles & Blessings by Behrman House (Free)
- T’filot: Shabbat B’rachot, Kiddush, Sh’ma, V’ahavta, Mi Chamocha, Avot v’Imahot, Torah Blessings, Aleinu
- Prayers are written in Hebrew with translation
- Audio – listen to a reading of each prayer, ability to record yourself reciting the prayer)
- Play “Batya’s Bubble” Games to reinforce each prayer
- Very easy to use
- No Haftarah Blessings, Bar’chu, or Yotzeir Or
Great Jewish/Hebrew Podcasts:
On the Other Hand: 10 Minutes of Torah (URJ)
Mechod Hadar Online Learning Podcast
Jewish Public Media: Responsa Radio
Ari Goldwag’s Jewish Music Podcast