Onward Hebrew
Hebrew learning that is engaging,
successful and fun !
Really, wouldn't you like your students' experiences to be different from the decades old model of learning Hebrew in part-time/synagogue settings? You know, the one that spends years of letter recognition work and reading drills ... with sixth graders still not able to decode fluently and accurately?
Onward Hebrew has flipped the model by honoring how children learn languages - sounds first (hearing language) and then the print (decoding/reading). Directors that have adopted the Onward Hebrew approach tell us that it brings energy and enthusiasm to Hebrew learning. Moreso, research has shown that Onward Hebrew students feel a warm connection to Hebrew AND develop into competent and confident "pray-ers."
If you are new to Onward Hebrew, start with the "Go-To Resource" posted toward the top of this webpage - it has general information about the approach and helps answer a myriad of questions including how to create a sound-to-print Hebrew environment even when your teachers might not be comfortable with Hebrew, themselves.
Take advantage of personalized attention, whether you are new to the approach or a director that has been implementing Onward Hebrew for a while. Nachama Skolnik Moskowitz (Director, Onward Hebrew), is always happy to have a conversation that will focus specifically on you and your program. Contact her at [email protected].
We invite you to start your journey on this website by clicking the "Find It!" tab, above or clicking here.
Onward Hebrew has flipped the model by honoring how children learn languages - sounds first (hearing language) and then the print (decoding/reading). Directors that have adopted the Onward Hebrew approach tell us that it brings energy and enthusiasm to Hebrew learning. Moreso, research has shown that Onward Hebrew students feel a warm connection to Hebrew AND develop into competent and confident "pray-ers."
If you are new to Onward Hebrew, start with the "Go-To Resource" posted toward the top of this webpage - it has general information about the approach and helps answer a myriad of questions including how to create a sound-to-print Hebrew environment even when your teachers might not be comfortable with Hebrew, themselves.
Take advantage of personalized attention, whether you are new to the approach or a director that has been implementing Onward Hebrew for a while. Nachama Skolnik Moskowitz (Director, Onward Hebrew), is always happy to have a conversation that will focus specifically on you and your program. Contact her at [email protected].
We invite you to start your journey on this website by clicking the "Find It!" tab, above or clicking here.
Onward Hebrew by the numbers
celebrating those that have adopted Onward hebrew!
Onward Hebrew is delighted to share the current map of 77 synagogue/part-time educational programs that have officially adopted the principles of sound-to-print learning. Together they energize Hebrew education for over 11,000 students annually by:
- Adopting Hebrew Through Movement
- Enriching Hebrew usage in t'fillah/worship
- Integrating Jewish Life Vocabulary
- Introducing Hebrew decoding with attention to sound-to-print learning
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B’Yachad (Springfield, MA)
Bet Shalom Reform Congregation (Minnetonka, MN) Beth David Reform Congregation (Gladwyne, PA) Beth Israel - The West Temple (Cleveland, OH) Chicago Sinai (Chicago, IL) Community Synagogue (Port Washington, NY) Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel (Boise, ID) Congregation B'nai Shalom (Westborough, MA) Congregation Beth Am (Los Altos Hills, CA) Congregation Beth Am Israel (Penn Valley, PA) Congregation Beth El (Berkeley, CA) Congregation Beth El (Bethesda, MD) Congregation Beth Shalom (Naperville, IL) Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun (Milwaukee, WI) Congregation Emanu El (Houston, TX) Congregation Gates of Heaven (Schenectady, NY) Congregation Kerem Shalom (Concord, MA) Congregation Mishkan Or (Cleveland, OH) Congregation Or Shalom (Chicago, IL) Congregation Rodef Sholom (San Rafael, CA) Congregation Rodeph Shalom (Philadelphia, PA) Congregation Shaarai Shomayim (Lancaster, PA) Congregation Shaarey Zedek (Southfield, MI) Congregation Sukkat Shalom (Wilmette, IL) HAMAKOM (Los Angeles, CA) Ikar (Los Angeles, CA) |
Jewish Community of Amherst (Amherst, MA)
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation (Evanston, IL) JQuest, Keneseth Israel (Philadelphia, PA) JQuest, Temple Isaiah (Lafayette, CA) Kehillat Israel (Pacific Palisades, CA) Kol Tikvah (Woodland Hills, CA) Main Line Reform Temple (Wynnewood, PA) Mt Zion Temple (St Paul, MN) North Shore Congregation Israel (Glencoe, IL) Ohef Sholom Temple (Norfolk, VA) Or Chadash (Flemington, NJ) Rockdale Temple (Cincinnati, OH) Shir Hadash Synagogue (Wheeling, IL) Sinai Synagogue (South Bend, IN) Stephen Wise Free Synagogue (New York, NY) Suburban Temple - Kol Ami (Cleveland, OH) Temple Akiba (Culver City, CA) Temple Bat Yahm (Newport Beach, CA) Temple Beth Am (Jupiter, FL) Temple Beth El (Bloomfield, MI) Temple Beth El (Boca Raton, FL) Temple Beth-El (Northbrook, IL) Temple Beth-El (Providence, RI) Temple Beth Israel (Fresno, CA) Temple Beth Or (Raleigh, NC) Temple Beth Shalom (Hudson, OH) |
Temple Beth Sholom (Miami Beach, FL)
Temple B'nai Israel (Oklahoma City, OK) Temple B'nai Torah (East Bellevue, WA) Temple B'rith Kodesh (Rochester, NY) Temple Bnai Israel (Willimantic, CT) Temple De Hirsch Sinai (Seattle, WA) Temple Emanuel (Denver, CO) Temple Emanuel (Kensington, MD) Temple Isaiah (Lexington, MA) Temple Isaiah (Los Angeles, CA) Temple Israel (Omaha, NE) Temple Israel (Tallahassee, FL) Temple Israel of Northern Westchester (Croton on Hudson, NY) Temple Jeremiah (Northfield, IL) Temple Shaarei Shalom (Boynton Beach, FL) Temple Shalom (Dallas, TX) Temple Sholom (Broomall, PA) Temple Sholom of Chicago (Chicago, IL) Temple Sinai (Atlanta, GA) Temple Sinai (Rochester, NY) Temple Sinai (Sarasota, FL) Temple Sinai of Bergen County (Tenafly, NJ) Temple Solel (Paradise Valley, AZ) Westchester Reform Temple (Scarsdale, NY) Yavneh - Hill Havurah (Washington, DC) |
the Onward Hebrew leadership team:
Nachama Skolnik Moskowitz, #OnwardHebrew (retired: Jewish Education Center of Cleveland)
Dr. Isa Aron, HUC-JIR (retired), (Los Angeles, CA)
Rabbi Nicki Greninger, JQuest, Temple Isaiah (Lafayette, CA)
Rabbi Amy Hertz, Temple Emanuel (Greensboro, NC)
Rabbi Stacy Rigler, Association of Reform Jewish Educators (ARJE)
Rabbi Adam Schaffer, Temple Aliyah (Los Angeles, CA)
Rabbi Stacy Schlein, Jewish Education Center of Cleveland (Cleveland, OH)
Dr. Kathy Schwartz, HUC-JIR (National eMA Program)
Dr. Isa Aron, HUC-JIR (retired), (Los Angeles, CA)
Rabbi Nicki Greninger, JQuest, Temple Isaiah (Lafayette, CA)
Rabbi Amy Hertz, Temple Emanuel (Greensboro, NC)
Rabbi Stacy Rigler, Association of Reform Jewish Educators (ARJE)
Rabbi Adam Schaffer, Temple Aliyah (Los Angeles, CA)
Rabbi Stacy Schlein, Jewish Education Center of Cleveland (Cleveland, OH)
Dr. Kathy Schwartz, HUC-JIR (National eMA Program)
Onward Hebrew is grateful for the continuing support of
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation
and the
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation
and the
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland
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