Hebrew
Dr. Shalom Holtz Chair
Sholtz@yu.edu
Hebrew language courses at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s Stern College for Women provide students with the basic tools to study primary source material in all disciplines of Jewish studies. Reading comprehension, oral conversation and composition skills, leading to the study of modern Hebrew literature, provide insights into Jewish culture impossible to achieve through translations.
All students take the Hebrew placement exam to determine their Hebrew requirement. Students are informed of their placement category following the exam.
- All students (except those exempt as indicated below) take the Hebrew placement exam to determine their Hebrew requirement. Depending on their performance on the placement exam, students will be placed into one of the following catego They will be notified of their placement via email shortly after the placement exam.
- Category 1: Beren students must complete a three-semester sequence, 2 credits per course: HEBR 1001 AND HEBR 1002 A {BBLE 1405 OR 1410}.
- Category 2: Students must complete HEBR 1010 and HEBR 1020 (synchronous or asynchronous). Students in this category complete their Hebrew requirements after they complete HEBR 1020. They are not required to take Hebrew 1030.
- Category 3: Students must complete HEB 1030 (synchronous or asynchronous).
- Category 4: Students must complete one advanced course: HEBR 1240 or HEBR 1250 or HEBR 1260
- Category 5: Exempt pending writing sample
- Other exemptions: Bagrut certificate; Jerusalem Exam score of 85% or above
Placement exam
The placement exam is administered in person and through the proctoring system, proctorio. For more information or to find out when you can take the test, please contact Haviva Chernigoff at Haviva.chernigoff@yu.edu.