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Modern Hebrew Ulpan

Spring 2022

Ten 90 minute sessions starting February 2022.

Login details are provided upon registration.

Course Details

Beginner Course and Intermediate Course:
Wednesday’s, 7-8:30 p.m. February 9th - April 27th.

Advanced Beginner Course: 
Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. February 8th - April 26th.

Classes will be held virtually. Log-in will be provided prior to class.

Cost $200. Checks to be made payable to Towson University and mailed to:
Towson University
Baltimore Hebrew Institute
8000 York Road
Towson, MD. 21252

(Beth El Members receive a 10% discount)

 

 

Hebrew Roots, Jewish Routes

The Sraiah and Chana Shoubin Lecture

Jeremy Benstein, Ph.D.

Hebrew Roots, Jewish Routes: A Tribal Language in a Global World

Link to Recorded Webinar

Why does Hebrew matter?  And how does engagement with the language enrich Jewishness?

Jeremy Benstein is an educator and author. He holds a BA in linguistics from Harvard, a master's degree in Judaic studies from the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem, and a doctorate in cultural anthropology from the Hebrew University. He is the author of two books, The Way Into Judaism and the Environment (Jewish Lights, 2006) and Hebrew Roots, Jewish Routes: A Tribal Language In a Global World (Behrman House, 2019).