Shalom Aleichem Lessons
Learn a few letters for each lesson. Click on the letters below to go to practice pages with lessons, flashcards, audio files and more. Click on the blue box to be able to print the whole lesson. Click on the red box for the flashcards for that lesson. Click on the green box for the practice song that corresponds to the lesson.
This pdf file has every word in Hebrew, English and Transliteration. Use it to learn the words, and use the words to write English on the back of the lesson Flashcards.
This pdf file has every word in Hebrew, English and NO Transliteration. Use it to practice reading the words, and to learn the meaning of each word. Use the words to write English on the back of the lesson Flashcards.
This pdf file is helpful for practicing reading the whole song syllable by syllable. Until you know all of the letters and vowels, you can also use it to find the sounds you have already learned.
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Aleph Bet and Vowel Help
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Lesson One
This pdf file has the whole Shalom Aleichem song printed with outlined letters. Color the letters as you learn them. Print it again and color words you know.
These pdf files have each word in the Shalom Aleichem song, however words that repeat in the song only appear one time each on the flashcards. Print the set in one language, flip the paper, reinsert it into the printer and print the set in the other language.
This pdf file has the whole Shalom Aleichem song printed in Hebrew on business card sized flashcards. You can use business card stock, or cut on the lines. You may want to use the chart with the translation and write translations on the blank sides to help learn the the English meanings of each word.
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These words below are words you can read when you learn the letters above. They are all part of the Bim Bam Shabbat Shalom song. The word in black is also part of the Shalom Aleichem song.
These words below are words you can read when you learn the letters above. The words in black are found in the Shalom Aleichem song. The word in blue is the first word for the Sh'ma prayer (Deut 6:4).
Lesson Two
Once you know the letters above, you will be able to read all of the words to the Bim Bam Shabbat Shalom Song. The words to the song are shown below, but the whole song (showing how many times each word repeats is on the Lesson 1 sheet you can see by clicking the blue Lesson 1 box above. You can hear the song by clicking the play button. You can save the sound file by right clicking the green box below.
Once you know all the letters above, you will be able to read all of the words to the Shalom Aleichem Round Song, plus some of the words for the Shalom Aleichem song from services. You can hear the song by clicking the play button. You can save the file by right clicking the green box below.
These mp3 files have complete versions of the Shalom Aleichem song. You may want to learn to sing the songs, or at least become more familiar with them, even before you can read all of the letters and words.
Once you know all the letters above, you will be able to read all of the words below. You will be able to read almost every word in the Shalom Aleichem song. To listen to the whole song, go to the top of the page, and click on the green boxes. You can save the mp3 files by right-clicking on a box.
Lesson Three
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to hear these words read:
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to hear these words read:
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to hear these words read:
These words below are words you can read when you learn the letters above. The words in dark green are found in the Shalom Aleichem song. The words in light green are other common words used in liturgy.
Lesson Four
Lesson Five
