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Language apps are putting Hebrew school in teens’ back pockets. But do they work?

Sign up for Forwarding the News, the Forward’s morning newsletter with all the news and analysis that matters to American Jews each day. This article was produced ...
Oregonian

Kids say 'Shalom' to learning Hebrew

Z'man lachzor lakitah! A growing number of Portland-area children learning Hebrew know what that means: It's back-to-school time! Time to sing, speak, play games and write in Hebrew. Jewish educator ...
The Harvard Crimson

Hebrew Class Uses iPads For Teaching, Learning

In this fall’s Modern Hebrew 120a: “Intermediate Modern Hebrew” course, digital apps and iPads have replaced paper flash cards and textbooks. In collaboration with Harvard’s Academic Technology Group, ...
Jewish Journal

VBS learning center aims to get kids excited about Hebrew school

Valley Beth Shalom’s Etz Chaim Learning Center offers programs such as performing arts. Photo courtesy of Valley Beth Shalom The students are enrolled in VBS’s Etz Chaim Learning Center (ECLC), a ...
The Forward

Language apps are putting Hebrew school in teens’ back pockets. But do they work?

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. For the past 643 consecutive ...