I've gone through many Hebrew textbooks, and this one, by far, teaches the language the most effectively. I picked up the language very quickly by writing out every vocabulary list--including vowels--using printed, not cursive, letters, and writing out all questions and their answers, and even the readings. For me, writing is kind of "zen," as it slows me down and forces my focus to be placed on each letter, their proper vowels and the pattern of how the different types of verbs vary according to tense. Vocabulary learning is reinforced by continuing to use words learned in previous chapters while adding new ones to them as the book progresses. There's a vocabulary list, answers to all the questions, and a verb table in the back of the book. I use YouTube videos to listen to Hebrew spoken by Israelis. It's a perfect supplement. Buy it. Be serious, attentive, and take the time to write things out, and, if you're Ike me, you will NOT regret spending money to buy this book! You'll also end up speaking Hebrew like an Israeli if you use YouTube. Just have fun with it! Read more

Better if you re already familiar with the hebrew alphabet. But if not, it will take you just more time if you really work at it. This is one of the best if not the best course in Hebrew I ve followed. It actually explains to you how the language works grammatically. The vocabulary you learn is a mix between modern and ancient [torah] so that by the end of the book you ll even be able to read and understand large chuncks of the Tanack [Bible in Hebrew]. Texts, exercices, small dictionnary at the back, this course has it all. Note: it teaches you academic Hebrew, not slang or short sentences for a holiday in Israel. But once you know the real Hebrew it will be easy for you to transition to more street contemporary Hebrew: if you know the real stuff, you can easily get the more mundane easy stuff. Read more

This book is a wonderful book for learning vocabulary and grammar. I only wish the Hebrew print was a slightly larger because the Hebrew vowels are hard to see with my glasses on. Nevertheless, it’s wonderful I also wish the vocabulary sections were alphabetized for easy look up. This book is best used with the quizzes app. My teacher puts all the vocab on flashcards for us Read more

הספר הזה טוב מאוד. אני כותב את הזה עם עברית שאני לומדתי בספר הזה :) Read more

good in theory Read more