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The current Hebrew year (5768) is a leap year, which means it has TWO months of Adar. The first one begins on February 7 and the second on March 8. Learn more about the Jewish Calendar.
The upcoming holiday of Purim always occurs in Adar -- the second Adar in leap years. This year Purim occurs on Friday, March 21.
One of my favorite poems: An ode to the Hebrew language.
Archive of past newsletters.
The Alef-Bet Song: Sing along with YouTube
Online Hebrew practice: Conjugate Hebrew verbs or learn modern Hebrew vocabulary.
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Learn Hebrew with Natasha Shabat in the Boston area.
Specializing in the Adult Beginner

"You're a terrific teacher, and our students are very, very fortunate to be learning with you. You are really helping them learn. So thank you!" — Rabbi Andrew Vogel, Temple Sinai, Brookline, MA

"I have to tell you that people who study with you that I have met along the way over the years are deeply grateful to you for what they learn and how they learn from you." — Rabbi Alan Ullman

"I was dead tired and could hardly focus on anything. But learning Hebrew with you woke me up. You could make a dead person learn Hebrew." — F.P., physician

Natasha Shabat teaches small Hebrew classes (usually five to ten students) and provides private tutoring to adult students in Arlington, Belmont, Brookline, Cambridge, Lexington, Newton, and other areas around Boston, Massachusetts. While specializing in adult beginners, classes are also available at the intermediate and advanced levels. Classes focus on reading and understanding the Jewish prayer book (siddur) and the Hebrew bible (Tanakh), including texts related to holidays throughout the Jewish calendar. Private tutoring can include the above as well as modern (conversational) Hebrew, chanting from the Torah (laining), and bar/bat mitzvah preparation for adults and children.

"Great class. Great group. Great teacher!" -- J.H., college English professor

"For the first time in my life, I know where we are in the prayer book and where we're going." -- S.B., college sociology professor

"Your teaching style and enthusiasm have stayed with me over the years. Now I study by myself, but memories of your class echo in my head. When I started studying with you, I didn't know the Hebrew alphabet. Now I understand most of the Torah portion each week. Thank you for the inspiration." -- A.D., professor of medicine

"In the last 30 years I tried to learn Hebrew many times and always dropped out. I have now been learning Hebrew with Natasha for 3 years and I am loving it, really learning it for the first time. The siddur and the Torah have come alive for me." -- S.D., yoga teacher

"I've been in many language classes and Natasha stands out as focussed, encouraging, knowledgeable, efficient, curious, and tolerant - way beyond the norm. Natasha is a terrific teacher!" -- B.W., author