What letter is this and what sound does it make?
Alef - Silent or whatever vowel is attatched
How do you pronounce the Kamatz vowel?
Ah - like Talk
רַע
Rah - Bad
What does Or mean?
Light
Say the blessing over food and Challah.
What letter is this and what sound does it make?
Vet - V
How do you pronounce segol and chataf segol vowels?
Eh - Like 3 or 5 eggs in a basket
טוֹב
Tov - Good
Read the Line 1 of the Yotzer Or
Baruch ata adonai elohainu melech ha'olam
Say the short prayer over the wine/grape juice
What letter is this and what sound does it make?
Gimel - G
How do you pronounce the Chirik vowel?
Ee- like see
שַׂמֵחַ
Simcha - happy
Read the Line 2 of the Yotzer Or
Yotzer or uvoray choshech
Move Yimina!
Move to the right
What letter is this and what sound does it make
Koof - K
How do you pronounce the Shva vowel? (hint: there's two ways)
Silent (in the middle of words), Eh (if at the front or Shva vowel back to back)
מַלכָּה
Malkah - Queen (AKA my Hebrew name)
Read line 3 of the Yotzer Or
Oseh shalom unvoray et hakole
Move Achorah
Move backwards
What letter is this and what sound does it make?
Final nun - n
Why are these two vowels different? What sounds do each make?
The Cholam and Shuruk vowels make different sounds. The first is Oh (like snow) and the second is Ooo (like snooze). Think, "Oh," when looking up at the rain and saying, "Oo," when looking down at a puddle you have to cross.
קוֹף
Koof - Monkey
Read the last line we had for homework: Line 7 or Line 10
Coo-lam Bichochmah asita
Move Kadimah!
Move foward