Hebrew Portals and Zines

Snunit - www.snunit.k12.il/heb.html

A massive Israeli portal/search engine, this site is unique in its intellectually and culturally oriented content. Find articles or join Hebrew chat groups on subjects as diverse as philosophy, ecology, the Middle East, Israel and Judaism and much more. A special section on poetry and literature features "Shireshet" — Snunit’s poetry site. Chaim Guri, Natan Zach, Nurit Zarhi and other modern day Israeli poets read their own poems. Also provided are biographies, articles and reviews, a poetry workshop and links.

Walla - www.walla.co.il

The largest Israeli/Hebrew portal and search engine. Designed in a format similar to Yahoo’s. Conduct your own search, or use Walla’s designated categories: Entertainment and leisure, news, computers and the internet, business and finance, tourism (Israel and the world), shopping and more. Features Israeli and foreign news updates.

Nana - www.nana.co.il

An Israeli/Hebrew portal and search engine. Similar to "walla" but with slightly different focus on categories and a fresher design. Conduct an independent search or use Nana’s categories: computers and the Internet, business and finance, news and media, culture and entertainment, leisure and tourism, sports, health, science and education and more. Provides Israeli and foreign news updates.

Magnet - www.interpage.co.il/magnet/index.html

A diverse (but rarely updated) Hebrew e-zine. In-depth coverage of varied online information. Sections on music, photography, interesting links and more.

Jewish Heritage Online Magazine - www.jhom.com

A monthly Jewish e-zine and a search engine for Jewish-related links. A search for "Hebrew" produces a host of articles relating to the language.

LEARN TO READ BIBLICAL HEBREW

A new e-mail group is starting which will be working through a standard college Biblical Hebrew textbook at a very comfortable pace. The course is free. Please e-mail Berel at Brianjoh@rci.rutgers.edu for more information.

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Multi-media

DEBKAfile - www.debka.com

"DEBKAfile is a self-supporting Internet publication devoted to independent, investigative reporting and forward analysis in the fields of international terrorism, intelligence, international conflicts, Islam, military affairs, security and politics.
DEBKAfile comes out seven days a week in English and Hebrew with additional language sites planned."

Haaretz Daily Newspaper - www.haaretz.co.il

Online edition of one of Israel’s leading daily Hebrew newspapers. Encompasses political and financial Israeli and world news. Features columns by leading commentators. Section on arts and music in Israel. Contains a daily cartoon which Hebrew teachers might want to use in class to promote conversation and vocabulary building. Includes a link to an English mirror-site.

Kol Israel - www.kol-israel.com

Provides access to numerous Israeli radio and television channels, and much more. Live radio, including Hebrew music, news and sports from Israel. Recorded TV programs. Live TV, Mondays and Thursdays. "RealPlayer" software (free download) is required for operation.

Ha-Kesher Ha-Yisraeli, The Israel Connection - http://bet.iba.org.il.

Kol Yisrael’s new call-in radio program on reshet bet. The program is broadcast live in Hebrew from Israel on Wednesday evenings, from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. EST. Radio personality Elihu Ben-Onn accepts telephone calls in Hebrew from all over the world–and he gets them. Log on and he’ll tell you how to call in.

Reshet Bet - www.news2you.co.il

Daily news from Israel’s Channel 2 television station. Includes access to real-time updates and the channel’s archives. Live TV broadcast via the internet on Mondays and Thursdays.

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Online Hebrew Aids 

Gems in Israel - www.gemsinisrael.com/talkingmaps.html

Gems in Israel's talking maps allow you to hear the correct Hebrew pronunciation of various places in Israel. If your computer has a sound card and speakers, please make sure the volume is turned on. Then, simply place your cursor on the name you want to hear. When the cursor changes and appears as a 'hand' click to hear the pronunciation.

Hebrew @ About.Com - www.hebrew.about.com

A comprehensive and diverse portal/search engine focusing primarily on the Hebrew language. Provides numerous categories and links related to the Language and culture: Biblical and modern Hebrew, online and standard dictionaries, literature, translation, typing and more. Features "Hebrew 101," a collection of online resources providing lessons in conversational Hebrew for beginners: The alphabet, vocabulary, grammar and conversation lessons in both Hebrew and Latin letters.

Pninei Ha-safa Ha-Ivrit, Pearls of the Hebrew Language - www.gallery.co.il/hebrew

Have you ever heard a Hebrew word which you couldn’t find in your standard dictionary? Check out this site, containing obscure Hebrew words in alphabetical order with their English translation. Learn how to say: walkman, cloning, pancakes and orgasm. Some English words are misspelled, but the site is fun and useful all the same.

Babylon - www.babylon.com

An extensive online English-Hebrew dictionary. Also offers free software which translates any English word on the screen into Hebrew by clicking the mouse on it.

Lev Software - http://www.levsoftware.com

Developers and distributors of the best in Hebrew language and Bar Mitzvah software. Lev Software works with Synagogues, Schools, Organizations and individuals to improve reading, writing and speaking Hebrew. Products are available for both Windows and Macintosh. Free trial downloads are available, plus Free Hebrew Bible and Alef Bet sites.

Transparent Language - www.transparent.com/newsletter

The site offers monthly articles in simple Hebrew. Subjects range from Israeli slang and traditional foods to world history and leaders. The articles have been translated into English, and are presented in transliterated Hebrew as well. If used primarily as a language study tool, this site could prove very helpful.

Jacob Richman Online Dictionary - www.dictionary.co.il

A brief English-Hebrew online dictionary divided into subject-related categories. The Hebrew words include Nikkud.

Useful Hebrew - www.vjlearnhebrew.co/learn.asp?cmd=archive

An extensive archive of commonly used Hebrew expressions and slang. By clicking on a transliterated version of an expression from the list you will be forwarded to a window providing its written form in Hebrew, a literal translation, an accurate (and often humorous) description of its meaning, appropriate contexts, and an audio clip of the expression. Strongly recommended.

FoundationStone - http://foundationstone.com

FoundationStone is a free application designed to allow the most efficient learning of its Hebrew vocabulary. The "Online Hebrew Tutorial" is available as part of the download - a complete, condensed set of language lessons to learn Hebrew. This program is aimed at the beginning, intermediate and advanced adult language student, without compromise to any one level.

Traveler’s Hebrew Phrase Book - http://www.travlang.com/languages/index.html

A brief online dictionary divided by subjects into seven categories. Many useful words and expressions are presented and translated. Every word and expression also includes a Hebrew audio version.

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Fonts

Shape — www.shape.co.il/shape/html/main_hebrew.html

A site providing a choice of Hebrew fonts to link to and download for free.

SIL Hebrew Font System - http://www.sil.org/computing/fonts/silhebrew/index.htm

The SIL Hebrew Font System provides an integrated, complete system for entering, displaying, and printing Biblical Hebrew texts, including transliteration from Hebrew into Roman text. As a service to the general academic community this package is available at no charge.

Organizations

Morim.com - www.morim.com

Morim was created by a group of teachers to bring Hebrew language and culture to a wide audience. At morim.com, you'll find tools and books to study or teach Hebrew, links to Israeli websites, media sites, discs and cd-roms, as well as an on-line course with a database of printable files in PDF format, and for teachers : instructional material in French, Hebrew and English. They also offer teachers educational resources in Hebrew and English.

Hebrew Institute of Boston - www.hib.org

The institute provides Hebrew classes for all ages and needs, translation and notarization services and information on Israeli Bagrut Exams. It also provides consultation services for existing Hebrew programs, as well as new program development. The HIB has an international center of information for teachers and scholars of Hebrew.

The Jewish Agency - www.jajz-ed.org.il

Site of the Education Department of the Jewish Agency for Israel. Provides information on Hebrew study programs in the US and in Israel, as well as links to Hebrew-related sights. Lists all Gesher books in print.

Histadruth Ivrith — www.hist-ivrit.orgA site offering subscriptions to the Histadrut’s various publications: Hadoar, Lamishpacha, Tov Lichtov, Hebrew in America and Sulam Ya’akov. It also lists their Ulpanim, and features "Pinat Sofrim" (Author’s Corner) — a section offering short biographies and selected writings by some of the great Hebrew writers and poets.

Akademia La-Lashon Ha-Ivrit — http://sites.huji.ac.il/ivrit/ivrit.html

Official site of the foremost authority on the Hebrew Language. Learn about the institution, decisions made by the academy and recent additions the language vocabulary. Search the archives for publications, books and dictionaries, or conduct an independent search using key words (in Hebrew).

The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature -http://www.ithl.org.il/mainpage.html

Current biographies, photos and a comprehensive list of published works of Hebrew authors are available. The Web site contains a list of close to 300 entries on writers ranging from classical Hebrew authors such as H. N. Bialik and Agnon to contemporary talents. Each entry includes a short biography, a photo and a detailed bibliography of the author's published works in Hebrew and in translation. The site lists the Institute's publications and selected articles on Hebrew literature. A catalog of the authors and books represented by the Institute, along with synopses and reviews, also appears.

Colleges and Schools Teaching Hebrew - http://carla.acad.umn.edu/LCTL/access.html

Presented by the University of Minnesota, Center for Advanced Research in Language Acquisition. This site provides Listings of colleges, primary, and secondary schools offering Hebrew language courses. Also included is a list of Hebrew courses offered online.

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Research and Scholarship

Rambi — An index of articles on Jewish studies, Rambi is a site posted by the Jewish National and University Library at the Hebrew University. It features a selected bibliography of articles in the various fields of Jewish studies and the study of Eretz Israel. The material is compiled from thousands of periodicals and from collections of articles in Hebrew, Yiddish, and European languages.

http://libnet1.ac.il/~libnet/rmb

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