Join us for this 4-part class on Wednesdays, November 13 & 20; December 4, & 18, 2024
(Online Only)
$60 KS Members, $90 Non-Members
Please RSVP and send a check, payable to Kerem Shalom, to PO Box 1646, Concord, MA 01742, Attn: Rosalie, no later than 11/7/24.
Learn about the Hebrew and English prayers in Kerem Shalom’s prayer book, Shir haLev, Song of the Heart. We’ll practice reading transliteration and pronouncing the actual Hebrew. Discover alternate translations of the prayers and songs you’ve been singing in Hebrew all along. In this class, we’ll focus on the Shabbat prayers in Shir haLev, including their English translations, multiple interpretations, and how to pronounce them in Hebrew with confidence. This class will provide a fun, safe, context in which no question is too basic. For example, why is the prayer book called a siddur? This class will help you dig deeper into the holiness of the Shabbat liturgy, which might even transport you to a new level when you celebrate Shabbat at Kerem Shalom.
Natasha Shabat is an independent scholar who learned Hebrew as an adult and has been teaching Biblical, Prayer Book, and Modern Hebrew full-time to adults since 1997, including at Kerem Shalom and Hebrew College. Since 2020, all of Natasha’s classes and private lessons are on Zoom. Natasha is a graduate of Harvard University in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.