Shalom Herb,
I know you have lots of fans but I am one of the biggest! As a fellow Hebrew teacher, I am just so happy about the way you make learning Hebrew FUN! I wish every teacher everywhere would do the same.
But maybe more importantly, your memory tricks really work and will make learning Hebrew much easier for just about anyone.
Seth Young
Dream Team Hebrew Classes
hebrew@hebrewclasses.co.il
https://HebrewClasses.co.il
Dear Herb: I just finished your book and wanted to share with you that you were right on… I learned while I laughed. An additional benefit of your methods is that they encourage the imagination – especially the crazy kind. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and learned mnemonic techniques which will probably stay with me from this point on, since every time I will wish to forget them, an image of a woman asking for a get will pop into my mind… I’m hooked!!! Thank you for sharing it with me.
Take care,
Daniel Chejfec
Executive Director
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation
1050 Chinoe Rd, Suite 302
Lexington, KY 40502
ckjf@jewishlexington.org
https://www.jewishlexington.org
Who can improve their Hebrew with this book?
This book helps you learn whether you read it as a student and/or teacher as shown here by Joan:
Dear Herb,
…I am enjoying your book tremendously. I have learned the months, the Ten Commandments, the prophets and writings (almost) and am working on the names of the vowels. This is a great system, and, as you have said, is really fun. As a teacher, I am going to try using your illustrations with the Hay class students who seem to want to learn more Hebrew. Wishing you a happy and a healthy New Year.
Sincerely,
Joan Zuckerman
Or as experienced as Stu in this excerpt :
Now, for someone who has lived in Israel for the past 15 years, I picked up the copy of the book that Herb had handed me and was not expecting much. Boy was I wrong. After 5 minutes I was already using Herb’s techniques to remember things. Just amazing. Easy to use, fun. Funny. A useful addition to the Hebrew beginner’s library. And as it turns out it is helpful to us “advanced” users
Stuart Schrader
Director, FSU Activities
The Unit for Resource Development and Public Affairs
The Jewish Agency for Israel
(The above is solely the personal opinion of Stuart Schrader and the inclusion of his professional title is not meant to imply an endorsement by his employer.)
By the way, as long as your interest is in learning memory techniques as it applies to Hebrew and Jewish Culture it doesn’t matter your starting point, as shown by the following:
Recently, Herb Fried presented an overview of his book, Crazy Herb’s…, to the three congregations which make up the Downtown Alliance of Churches in Fort Myers, Florida: First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, and First United Methodist Church. Everyone was captivated by Herb’s wit and interesting way of teaching the basics of the Hebrew language and key events in Jewish history. The event also became a delightful experience in building more communicative, healthy Jewish/Christian relationships.
Winford L. Hendrix
Transition Pastor
First Baptist Church of Fort Myers, Florida.
[Note that all the above testimonials are real, unsolicited, uncompensated and each individual can be contacted for verification.]
Convinced? Click here to get Crazy Herb’s Hebrew Words.