Todd Shotz
www.hebrewhelpers.com
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Todd is the founder of Hebrew Helpers, the Los Angeles-based Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutoring service. Todd currently teaches Adult Hebrew Reading courses at IKAR and the Leo Baeck Temple. Before moving to Los Angeles, he created the Bar/Bat Mitzvah program at The New Shul in Greenwich Village. When he is not teaching kids for their Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Todd is a film and television producer.
Hebrew Basics From the Vowels on Up (I)
Tired of getting lost during prayer services? Learn to read Hebrew in three fast and easy sessions, perfect for beginners or if you need a refresher. In this first session, we'll start with the alphabet and vowels, and will be reading basic words by its conclusion. No writing will be necessary during this session.
Hebrew Basics From the Vowels on Up (II)
Have you always meant to learn how to read Hebrew? This is your chance! Learn to read Hebrew in three fast and easy sessions - perfect for beginners or for those needing a refresher. In this second session, we will finish covering the alphabet and vowels and begin to read Hebrew.
FILM: Wrestling With Angels - Playwright Tony Kushner
Arts & Performance
A hit at Sundance 2006 and recently seen on PBS, this feature documentary film about the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright Tony Kushner ("Angels In America") shows the evolution of the artist and civil rights activist. Oscar-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock tells the story of a Jewish gay boy raised in the Deep South who becomes a compassionate spokesperson for outsiders and one of today’s most important American playwrights.
Hebrew Basics From the Vowels on Up (III)
Haven't read Hebrew since your Bar/Bat Mitzvah? Join us for this last session of three when we will build on the alphabet skills from the first two sessions by looking at pronunciation exceptions. While for beginners, it is recommended to attend all three sessions, this last session will be perfect for refreshers as we look at ten major exceptions in putting words together.
