Jonathan Lotan Bücher

Presents a radical new approach to learning the Hebrew script. It recognizes how exotic & daunting it can appear at first to natives of other cultures, & breaks this down by revealing the script s shared roots with the Roman & Greek alphabets, & showing how it can be understood largely in terms of the natural inclinations of the hand when switching to writing from right to left. Written with the empathy of someone who made this transition as a child, the book & its method are the product of over 10 years of successful testing, & demonstrates how the skill of writing in Hebrew can be mastered independently of its grammar & vocabulary. With its informal style & copious illustrations, this book makes the Hebrew script accessible & relevant to everyone.

L earn to Write the Hebrew Script presents a new and innovative approach to learning the Hebrew script. Drawing on the common ancestry of European and Hebrew alphabets and the natural inclinations of the writing hand, Orr-Stav shows how the Hebrew script may be understood and acquired almost intuitively through a three-step transformation of ordinary Roman-script cursive.Thoroughly researched but written with a light touch and the empathy of someone who’s been there, Learn to Write the Hebrew Script uncovers several surprises and dispels much of the mystique of what is often an intimidating subject, making the script of the Old Testament much more accessible to millions of non-Hebrew speakers worldwide."What sets this book apart is its novel approach to the subject, which offers the Western reader a far more accessible and less intimidating approach to the subject."—J.P. Kang, Princeton Theological Seminary"A completely novel approach to this knotty problem. For anyone who wants or needs to learn Hebrew, this book is a must, a valuable adjunct to any teaching aid."—Josephine Bacon, American Translators Association Chronicle"This quirky, unexpected, and utterly charming book offers a three-step method for learning to write Hebrew script, and the author has a gift for presenting the technical and abstract clearly and disarmingly."— The Jerusalem Report