To learn to read Hebrew, I have taught Mechina that we take the letter sound PLUS the vowel sound and that gives us the WHOLE sound.  They have learned 2 vowels, both make an "ah".  I am amazed at how well they are blending sounds!  We will continue this week with the letter ל LAMED.
 In Judaics, we will continue learning about Rosh Hashanah.

In the word Shabbat below, you see both of our new vowels.

THE LETTER ל (LAMED):

This week we will be learning the letter ל (lamed). Lamed  makes a "l" sound. Lamed also looks like a lightening bolt. Here are some  ל (lamed) words.

Why               La-mah            למה

Heart              Lehv                  לב

Lulav                                       לולב

Lemon             Lee-mon         לימון

Bread               Le-chem         לחם

Pancakes       Leh-vee-vot      לביבות

THE LETTER מ (MEM)

The letter מ (mem) makes a "m" sound. The fact that מ (mem) looks like a mountain, helps us to remember both its name and sound. Here are some words that we learned that start with מ (mem).

Teacher Mo-rah מורה

Juice Me-itz מיץ

King / Ruler meh-lech מלך

Matzah מצה

Mezzuzah מְזוּזָה

The LETTER  שׁ (SHIN)

 שׁ (shin) makes a "sh" sound and can be found in words like שלום (Shalom). Notice that the dot is on the right.

Words we learned that start with a שׁ:

Seven Sheh-va שׁבע

Year Sha-nah שׁנה

Shofar Sho-far שׁופר

Shabbat שׁבּת

THE LETTER ת (TAV)

THE LETTER בּ  (BET)

Bet makes a "b" sound and has a belly button and a bench in the back.  Here are some בּ (Bet) words:

House          Ba-yit          בַּיִת   

Baby Doll    Bu-ba          בֻּבָּה

Daughter      Bat             בַּת

Welcome to THE BEEHIVE! 

THE BEEHIVE is your up to date blog for Mechina's Hebrew and Judaics.  As we learn new letters, I will be posting the letter and some helpful tips for remembering them.  I will also share with you any mitzvah or chag (holiday) that we may be studying.  Oh, and of course lots and lots of pictures.

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We have already learned so much, and I can't wait to share it with you in tomorrow's post!