Table of Contents Unit 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unit 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Unit 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Unit 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Unit 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Unit 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Unit 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Unit 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Unit 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Unit 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Unit 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Unit 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Unit 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Unit 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Unit 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Unit 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Unit 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Print Edition ISBN 10: 1-891662-99-6 ISBN 13: 978-1-891662-99-7 Copyright © 2007 Torah Aura Productions All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. TORAH AURA PRODUCTIONS• 4423 FRUITLAND AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90058 800 BETORAH • 800 2386724 • 323 5857312 • FAX 323 5850327 EMAIL <MISRADTORAHAURA.COM> • VISIT THE TORAH AURA WEBSITE AT WWW.TORAHAURA.COM MANUFACTURED IN CHINA
UNIT 1
Meet the Consonants and Vowels for this Unit
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H
is called . sounds like SHA
H
is called .
sounds like SHA
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= Hebrew reads from right to left. The arrow will point the way.
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Circle the sounds in each line that say “sha.”
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Can you guess what this word says?
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Practice these sounds with . Now you can read…
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Circle the words that say Shabbat.
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Hebrew consonants sometimes have a dot in them. This dot is called a dagesh. In most cases the dagesh does not change the sound of the consonant. 4
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printing Practice Trace these parts and practice printing six letters on the next line. 1
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Trace these parts and practice printing six letters on the line below. 1
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Trace these parts and practice printing six letters on the line below. 1 3
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Now print your first two words.
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more Practice Practice these sounds.
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Circle all the sounds that match the sound in the colored box.
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UNIT 2
Meet the Consonants and Vowels for this Unit
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H
is called . sounds
like SHO
H
is called .
sounds like SHEE
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is called .
sounds like SH
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Practice these sounds and words with .
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Now read this!
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Practice these sounds and words with and .
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Now we can learn the tiniest vowel. Here it is: It goes under its consonant like this:
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Sometimes it is followed by the tiniest consonant:
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sounds like SHE.
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Make these "ee" sounds.
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Practice these lines with sounds on them.
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Here is the quietest sound in the whole world. Draw lines to connect similar sounds.
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= Three basic rules will help you pronounce words with a sh’va.
Practice these words and sounds.
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While not technically a vowel, we will treat the as a vowel in this book.
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• If the appears under the first consonant of a word, it sounds like the “a” in the word “about” or the first “e” in the word “believe.” • If the appears under the last consonant of a word, or in the middle of a word, it is silent. • If two symbols appear together in a word, the first is silent and the second sounds like it’s under the first consonant.
printing Practice Trace these and parts and practice writing six of each next to or on the line below. 1
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Trace these and parts and practice printing six of eachon the line below. 2
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Trace these parts and practice printing six letters on the line below. 1 2
Now print these words.
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more practice Practice these words.
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Practice these words from the .
Siddur Words
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Meet these students. You know all the letters and vowels to read these words.
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