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Intermediate Conversational Hebrew with Susie Chalom
Meets online Thursdays, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
2026 Session Dates:
Thursday, February 12 |Thursday, February 19| Thursday, February 26 |Thursday, March 5 |Thursday, March 12 | Thursday, March 19 | Thursday, March 26 | No Class 4/2, Passover| No Class 4/9, Passover | Thursday April 16 | Thursday, April 23 | Thursday, April 30 | Thursday, May 7 | Thursday, May 14
Course Description
Improve your ability to speak, understand, read and write Modern Hebrew with Susie Chalom, a master teacher who strives for every student to succeed in learning everyday Hebrew.
Classes are lively, supportive, and fun, with plenty of conversation, practical vocabulary, and clear grammar review. Along with the language, students will explore Israeli culture through songs, short news articles, and videos, bringing Hebrew to life. By the end of our 12 sessions together, students will better understand spoken Hebrew, express their ideas more smoothly, and enjoy reading authentic texts with confidence.
Intermediate Conversational Hebrew will allow you to expand your vocabulary and grammar and to read, write, and speak more fluently. This is not an introductory-level course: newer learners are encouraged to enroll in our Conversational Hebrew for Beginners. Students who are prepared for a higher level may wish to consider Advanced Conversational Hebrew.
Class participants are responsible for obtaining the course textbook and workbook prior to the first session. Publisher information and purchase link below:
First and Foremost: Hebrew for Beginners and More (Barosh Uvarishona Ivrit Laramat Matchilim Veod), Textbook + Workbook
Authors: Goni Tishaler and Ateret Yarden-Barak
List Price: $56.00
ISBN 13: 978-965-350-181-2
Catalog Number: HEB NF
Year Published: 2018
Link to purchase from Gefen Publishing
Link to purchase from Amazon
Instructor Bio
Susie Chalom has been a Jewish educator in the Twin Cities since 1970, when she began teaching Hebrew and Torah at Talmud Torah of Minneapolis.
Before that, in Israel, she taught English to soldiers in the IDF.
She studied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, and Literature at Tel Aviv University, and has continued lifelong Jewish learning through the Melton Bible Training at Camp Ramah, the Gratz College M.A. program in Jewish Studies, and advanced study at the Whizin Institute, American Jewish University, Pardes Yeshiva, the Conservative Yeshiva, and the Shalom Hartman Institute.
Her spiritual practice was further enriched through a two-year fellowship with the Jewish Spirituality Institute, where she is a member of the JSI Hevraya.
For 27 years Susie served as Education Director at Adath Jeshurun, and then as Executive Director of Talmud Torah of Minneapolis for a decade, retiring in 2016. She went back to her first love, teaching Torah, Tanach, and Jewish studies to 5th and 6th graders at TT Minneapolis, remaining until 2024. Over the past two years, she has worked at Talmud Torah of St. Paul as Director of the Afternoon School and Midrasha, bringing her dedication, creativity, and commitment to excellence.
She continues to teach adult Hebrew conversation classes.
Registration Fee
$300 (12 classes)
Tuition assistance is available. Please contact [email protected] to apply.
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