I found a very nice online Hebrew to English dictionary that also puts the nekudot (dots under the words) in the translation. This comes in handy when you find an article without nekudot and need to translate and pronounce some words you don't recognize. Check it out and tell us if you have another online dictionary that you think is good. http://www.Morfix.co.il/en

I saw this Hebrew in 10 minutes a day for 1 cent on Barnes and Nobles...not amazon. Obviously used but I am unclear on any shipping charges. I am seeing the new version on Amazon with a CD FOR $18. Getting back to those great newspaper/magazine readers...One advantage of the Hebrew Today website vs the Jerusalem Post reader paper is that they have an online version where you get audio so you can listen to the article as well. Still, Rachel gave a great review of the Jerusalem Post Magazine reader so you can't go wrong with either....except with those silly prices.

Shabbat Shalom! Great idea Rachel on the Gingerhood book. Little stickers in Hebrew on all your furniture/appliances is a great method. You reminded me of a paperback book. It's called Hebrew in 10 minutes a day. I had the book for learning Russian in 10 minutes a day but the style for each language is the same. Its another gem of a paperback with stickers for your furniture and appliances in their as well. This book is geared toward beginners to intermediate learners. I saw these books going for 1 cent on amazon...not sure if there is shipping. These are great books originally published by cliff notes...don't worry if you get a version from the seventies or eighties....It's still the same and you enjoy the lower price. In fact, don't be fooled by these expensive modern products. I have some incredible retro Hebrew learning books from 1965 (Israeli books) and they are SUPERB for learning Hebrew. Last summer I taught using two of these retro books with super fast results. Getting back to more innovative ways to learn Hebrew, I had mentioned getting hold of recorded TV shows or movies. Another great method of learning is by song. Find some Israeli musician that meets your lifestyle choice and translate the lyrics. You may need someone helping you on the hidden meaning to some lines but music is a quick method. If you go to Israel, instead of a hotel, stay in someone's house. Live with the natives! If you plan on doing an Ulpan in Israel, don't bother on the ones that last 4 hours every day. In my opinion and experience you are wasting a good 1.5 hours on breaks and lost time trying to interpret a joke that gets sidetracked off the lessons. my best Ulpan lasted only two hours and was career oriented so we focused on words and books that our professions were in. Still, a good innovative Ulpan can be done in one hour in the US.

I am a comparative language major that was once catholic, but converted and made Aliya, returned to the US, met an Israeli and married. I have done three Israeli Ulpans so I am keenly aware on what works the best in the shortest amount of time. Here are some of my recommendations... 1. Get a hold of some Israeli TV. This is the ticket to learning a language. Dish TV has an option of getting a couple of Israeli TV channels. If you don't have access to Dish TV, have someone in Israel record some TV programs like game shows, soap operas, kids children shows, cartoons. There may be some clever ways of getting Israeli Tv on the Internet...talk to a shaliach or the Israeli Consulate about ideas of getting Israeli TV while in the US. They will tell you what they use. Israeli TV is interesting since you have a ton of US TV programs in English and mandatory Hebrew subtitles. The Hebrew subtitles are a boon for learning Hebrew. Eventually after watching your favorite US shows in ENGLISH but with Hebrew subtitles, you pick up on phrases to use when speaking Hebrew. 2. Learning newspapers like the Jerusalem post Reader or Hebrew Today learning newspapers. ...I know...I have commented about the outrageous prices but guess what... They work great because they deal with current event issues in the Israeli news and you really pick up great vocabulary. I have more ideas but the kids are not behaving right now so I need to post more ideas later.

Wendy I have another question about the Jerusalem Post readers... I was looking on a similar site called Hebrew Today. They have an informative website that's clear cut with pricing but I was shocked to see them charging a price for 12 months and then in the smaller print later on the site, you see that they don't publish for two months July and August ....and don't publish during some holidays. Here is an excerpt: 4How many issues will I receive throughout the year? "Bere****" and "Yanshuf" are published every two weeks. You will receive 18 issues during the subscription year. Only one issue will be printed during the month of the Sukkot (September or October) and Pesach (April or May) holidays. Newspapers are not published during July and August. Every two weeks should be 52 weeks divided by 2....to see only 18 issues instead of 26 weeks is deceptive. How many weeks does the Jerusalem Post provide for a year?

Hi Rachel, Yes! That is the book. Just an incredibly well done book. To read poetry from some of Israeli's most famous poets was such a thrill. The short stories and poetry are so thought inspiring...they lead to great discussions.

Look for Bendasoft Hebrew writing apps for the iPhone. They offer block and cursive Hebrew letter practice. These are very effective for teaching anyone how to draw and learn the Hebrew alphabet. In the apps store, look under Hebrew writing

Wow. Congrats to everyone posting on this most difficult subject that usually goes down a slippery slope of accusations and moderator deleted posts. I cringed when I saw this post at first. This is truly a model thread for the world to see.

Try the khan academy website...this guy teaches math...and other subjects.. and has all these cool videos teaching. Great reviews Great for homeschoolers looking to brush up on how to teach a certain topic

My wife had a cat that had a pee problem, once we opened the master bedroom so he could sleep on the cozy bed, he miraculously quit. Could be a bladder or kidney problem as well so go to a vet to test.

If you do have an iPhone and lose it, you can find it by using the free app Find IPhone. Just enable it in iCloud settings. You can have it send a message to your lost phone, have it start beeping, erase the data on the phone, look in real time where the phone is.

Try looking at Michael Hyatt's blog for some great insights on setting up your blog. He also recommends Wordpress. This guy is an inspirational speaker, former CEO, and a NYT best selling author. I really like his writing style...very concise and clear. I just finished reading his latest book...Platform, Get Noticed In A Noisy World. This book is perfect for anyone thinking about blogging or even selling something online.

Thank you Wendy for the price. Oh I misspelled that service I ran across. Its learnhebrewpod....not learning...curious what anyone thinks of it. I got a good laugh out of the website. It was slick and perfect in every way...even the face shots were incredible. I really like Behrman House. They had an Ora Band Reader modern Hebrew Prose and Poetry 20 years ago that was just incredible. Packed with beautiful poetry and short stories.

There is a speaker and microphone on the iPad. The quality of the call is excellent on Skype. The great thing about Skype calls is that the service is ubiquitous...I can use Skype anywhere...so if I drop my phone in the lake, I can still use any smartphone, tablet or PC and make the call. With Googlevoice, I get FREE UNLIMITED texts. Now that's cool. What does the D mean? Like DH or DS? I'm guessing "darling" but that's not a word my wife calls me :lol:

Flixter is great for movie reviews and theater times Netflix Tomtom gps Docusign ink Good reader Notability Ewallet Securezip Logmein ignition (free and excellent security to get on your pc) Skype Google voice Okay...now for the big wow moment. I cancelled my overly priced iPhone and got an iPad with a $15 3G data plan. I pay $3 for Skype to get unlimited phone calls to the us and Canada. I ported my AT&T cell phone number to google voice for 20 bucks. I also signed up for talkatone yearly plan at 19 bucks. I am trying out both Skype and Talkatone to see which works best for me. I am liking talkatone since I can use my bluetooth on it with my iPad and I can't do that with the Skype iPad app. If you have more than three bars or have access to wifi, then you are an excellent candidate to ditch your expensive iPhone and save hundreds of bucks a year by just using a tablet. need more info? I will be happy to share my experiences. As a guy, I was concerned about the coolness factor of carrying around a man purse but I found this really amazing sling bag made by Kensington. It sold for less than 15 bucks on amazon and it's really durable. Not only that, it's functional and looks great on a guy. It has adjustable Velcro so your height is not an issue.

Not much difference in apps on android and apple. The good educational apps are on both platforms. I chose the iPad because I appreciate that it's locked down a bit better than android tablets. I have an iPad but I do not like iBooks since its proprietary. I like being able to read my ebooks from ANY device and the kindle reader is excellent at this. The bad thing about these tablets is that the PC version of the apps are almost always more robust. Take the Skype app for example. The tablet version is downright embarrassing with how much is missing compared to the PC version. My bet is on Microsoft to do really really well with the Windows 8 pro tablet(comes out at the end of 2012) that weighs a little more and costs a little more but offers the best of pc and tablet. It's what everyone needs and neither apple or android are providing this.

One product that I noticed is called learninghebrewpod. I never used the program but from what I see on their website, their products are reasonably priced....with the exception of their live tutor program. I was reading some reviews on Rosetta stone Hebrew and saw some glowing comments about them. I like the jerusalempost Easy Hebrew magazine idea. I had good experience with a similar paper called Shachar matchil but they are currently not publishing anymore. What really irks me is that there is no pricing on the Jerusalem post website for this easy hebrew magazine product after the complimentary month. I mean really...what are they hiding...is it that expensive?? Thanks for the heads up about Ivrit talk. Again I would love to know their price rates.