Music, which speaks in the language of tones, tends to elude attempts at a description in words. Precisely for this reason, perhaps, it has always posed a great challenge to authors, who have been writing musical works and performances throughout the generations. Contrary to what might be expected, literature is far from unanimous in praising music. Frequently, it assigns it dark powers and presents it as dangerous. This two-volume study is the most massive attempt yet to survey the moment musicaux (musical moments) of world literature. Volume I contains a thematic mapping of some 250 literary representations of music; volume II offers an in-depth analysis of 30 of them .

Jerusalem of People and Places is intended for students at the beginning and intermediate levels of Hebrew study. The audio sequences contain 45 texts, 15 for each level - beginners, advanced beginners and intermediate. We chose texts with varied content: biographies, personal memories, historical events, phenomena related to people or nature, places and organizations. Though many of the texts may be related to Judaism and Israel, a considerable number deal with more general multicultural subjects. The word “Jerusalem” appears in each article, whether as the main subject or just as a passing reference, for the simple reason that we were born in Jerusalem, raised in Jerusalem, and love Jerusalem more than any other city in the world. The book Jerusalem of People and Places can be purchased here .

Hinneh – a new and revised 3-volume edition A Biblical Hebrew Textbook unlike Any Other Introduction Hinneh balances two major demands of an introductory language program: the presentation of the most frequently occurring lexical and grammatical examples, and the sequencing of the material in a way that allows for easier teaching and learning. · Enables a rigorous yet non-intimidating learning experience for students of different levels. · Provides the skills and tools necessary to allow students to independently access most biblical texts early on. · Gradually builds students’ knowledge through wide exposure to a large number of biblical verses, prose, and poetry, accompanied by translation exercises. · Offers many styles and different possible interpretations of various biblical texts so that students can independently and critically examine and evaluate biblical translations. · Employs learning methods informed by second language pedagogy and related fields (e.g. order of presentation determined by both frequency and “learnability,” “Color by root groups” to internalize the complex verb system, etc.). · A textbook and workbook for both the academic and non-academic classroom, as well as for the independent learner. Rahel Halabe is a designer, developer, and instructor of both Biblical and Modern Hebrew curricula with more than 20 years of experience. For more information on Hinneh: Biblical Hebrew, The Practical Way please visit http://hebrew-with-halabe.com . To contact Halabe email rahel@hebrew-with-halabe.com . Chinese description of Hinneh Articles by Rahel Halabe Halabe on Hinneh as a reference book for Hebrew teachers

The Alpha of the Alef-Bet: First Steps in Hebrew is designed for students learning Hebrew from scratch. It is based almost exclusively on a Hebrew vocabulary rather than foreign words, enriching students with a total of 450 new Hebrew words. It includes glossaries on every page and a full dictionary at the end.

Progressing in Hebrew – Level Dalet is designed for students learning Hebrew as a foreign language at the lower advanced level. It covers all the verbs, syntax, and vocabulary required at this level . Each subject is clearly explained, and a variety of exercises with correct answers is provided. Some exercises are intended to be done orally in groups. The book includes a Hebrew-English dictionary of terms related to verbs and syntax. Difficult words are translated into English . The book is designed for both self-study and classroom use .

The book Rav Pe'alim focuses on the Modern Hebrew verb system and is intended for advanced level students of Hebrew as a second language (level Dalet according to the Division of Hebrew Language Instruction at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel). The book includes not only structured, gradual exercises of verb conjugations, but also includes verb exercises that aim to enrich the students' vocabulary and reinforce the mastery of the lexical meaning of the Hebrew roots (shorashim) and the semantic usage of the Hebrew stems (binyanim). In addition, the book provides the student with grammatical explanations and strategies to solve verb problems.

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This a new edition includes answers to all the exercises. This book of exercises is designed for advanced students studying for their proficiency test in Hebrew according to the curriculum at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. In section 1 you will find exercises that combine syntax and verb conjugations. The goal of these exercises is to combine all that was learned in previous levels, with the addition of new and different topics and vocabulary that is learned at the highest level. At this level of learning, the focus is integrating previously learned topics in the context of articles and texts (adapted from newspapers and journals), rather than on, reviewing previously learned topics in isolation, as is done in lower levels. In section 2, you will find exercises organized according to topic. In this section, we guide students in a systematic deeper concentration of the grammatical topics (complicated syntax and highly irregular verbs) that are most challenging for most students and require further practice. In section 3 we introduce "unseens", articles or texts with missing words for students to add; the primary objective of these exercises is to for students to hone their ability to understand the larger context of the text, rather than to focus on vocabulary or grammar per se. These exercises invite an integration of all that the student has previously learned, both actively and passively: everything from vocabulary to grammatical technicalities. All exercises in the book are adapted from newspaper articles and texts on a wide variety of diverse and current topics – from the arts to history and technology - carefully selected to engage the advanced learner and acclimate them to the Modern Hebrew writing style. The book includes answers to all the exercises (including suggested answers to the unseen passages), making it ideal for self-study as well as classroom use.

Teachers who use the textbook Hebrew from Scratch part 1 , have long felt a need for additional exercises and assignments to provide students with more practice opportunities . Previously, their only options were to either create new supplemental exercises, or adapt existing ones from other beginner textbooks. Now comes to their aid ‘Me-Po le-Sham’ (“From Here to There”), a companion text to volume 1 of Hebrew from Scratch that follows the textbook chapter by chapter, providing a variety of exercises intended to enrich and reinforce the vocabulary and grammar topics that are introduced in each chapter. Exercise formats range from verb review drills, to completion and selection sentence level tasks, to cloze sections with accompanying word banks to open-ended functional writing tasks. The practice materials in Me-Po le-Sham have been tried and tested in the classroom over the course of many years, and have been proven effective in developing greater fluency and accuracy in written and oral language. The plentiful and easily adaptable exercises can be used for individual work outside of the class (homework) or, for individual or small group practice in class (where the “flipped classroom” model is applied). The book includes solutions. Important note: The book cover has been replaced. There is no change in content.

Please note: The audio sequences cannot be downloaded to any device and are accessed only via the Magnes website. In order to listen to the audio please log into the Magnes website, then click your name, MY AUDIO and LISTEN NOW. Upon purchasing this product you will be able to listen to 41 files matching the texts in the textbook Hebrew from Scratch Part 1 . The files were recorded in order to help students develop listening skills, pronounce words and improve reading skills. The files are arranged in the order of the appearance of the texts in the book, by chapter.