LITR300: Hebrew Literature (Double Period) Teacher Letter Period 1 on Sunday in Newton Center Instructor: Mira Angrist

Mira Angrist LITR300 Hebrew Literature Dear parent(s), My name is Mira Angrist and I’ll your child’s Hebrew teacher this year. This is my fourth year teaching Hebrew at Prozdor, but I bring with me years of teaching experience in this field. I taught Hebrew at the Ulpan of Hebrew University while I was an undergraduate student. Here in Boston I also taught at the Israeli Complementary School and for ten years I taught at the Rashi Reform Jewish day school in Newton. Currently in addition to my work at Prozdor, I teach at Boston University and I am the Hebrew Specialist for the URJ (Union for Reform Judaism). As the URJ Hebrew Specialist I consult and train Hebrew teachers and directors of education. I hold an MSW from Rutgers University, NJ and I am a graduate of the Senior Educators Program from the Jewish Education Department at Hebrew University where I concentrated on teaching Hebrew as a second language and professional development for Hebrew teachers. This class will examine Israeli culture and Jewish tradition through different literary genres, such as short novels, short stories, poetry, Israeli songs, newspaper articles and movies. The course will introduce students to S. Y. Agnon, Amos Oz, Yehudah Amichai, Etgar Keret r and other well known writers and poets. Some of the material will be in its original language and some will be an abridged version. We will also read from Hebrew newspapers and magazines and discuss current issues in the Jewish world and in Israel. Students will participate in class discussions and oral presentations, and also write short essays in response to the reading material. The assessment of your child’s Hebrew performance will be based on his/her attendance and participation, homework and assignments given throughout the semester You and your child are welcome to approach me with questions, concerns or any other matters related to the course. It is my honor to be part of the Prozdor team and teach your child. Best wishes for a productive and enjoyable year. Shana Tova שנה טובה Mira Angrist /mangrist@prozdor.org

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LITR300: Hebrew Literature (Double Period) Teacher Letter Period 2 on Sunday in Newton Center Instructor: Mira Angrist

Dear parent(s), My name is Mira Angrist and I+?G??G??ll be your child+?G??G??s Hebrew teacher this year. This is my second year teaching Hebrew at the Prozdor, but I bring with me years of teaching experience in this field. I taught Hebrew at the Ulpan of Hebrew University while I was an undergraduate student. Here in Boston I also taught at the Israeli Complementary School and for the last ten years I have been teaching at the Rashi Reform Jewish day school in Newton. In addition I work part time as a Hebrew Specialist for the URJ (Union for Reform Judaism). In this capacity I consult and train Hebrew teachers and directors. I hold an MSW from Rutgers University, NJ and I am a graduate of the Senior Educators Program from the Jewish Education Department at Hebrew University where I concentrated on teaching Hebrew as a second language and professional development for Hebrew teachers. The NETA curriculum taught at Prozdor is a new curriculum initiative in Hebrew language and culture specifically for Jewish middle and high school students in North America. It was developed by experts in the field under the leadership of Hilla Kobliner from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The goal of the program is to develop and improve language acquisition in areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking through themes that are appropriate for your children+?G??G??s development stage and also to introduce them to Israeli and Jewish culture. Students are exposed to different layers of the Hebrew language and a variety of genres (stories, song, classical texts, newspapers etc) in diverse topics such as: Art, History, Science and more. This year your children will begin their studies with an advanced text book (unit 22) titled +?G??+?leech Lecha+?G??-?. This unit deals with issues related to immigration. We will then proceed with Unit 23 (Tamid Ner) and unit 24 (Al Halechem Ve+?G??G??lo Levado). Due to the successful reading project last year, I am planning to choose another level appropriate Hebrew book for the class for this school year. The assessment of your child+?G??G??s Hebrew performance will be based on his/her attendance and participation, homework, and quizzes and test that will be given throughout the course. You and your child are welcome to approach me with questions, concerns or any other matters related to the course. It is my honor to be part of the Prozdor team and teach your child. Best wishes for a productive and enjoyable year. Shana Tova +?-?+?-?+?G?? +?-?+?G??+?G??+?G?? Mira Angrist mangrist@prozdor.org

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