Ulpan-Or: Hebrew From Insight Out: The Five Books of Torah for iOS

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This new exciting application is part of Ulpan-Or iHebrew series of Hebrew learning books and applications. In its text and the associated audio...

This new exciting application is part of Ulpan-Or iHebrew series of Hebrew learning books and applications. In its text and the associated audio recordings It presents to the reader fascinating insights, parables and commentaries associated with all the fifty four weekly portions included in the five books of Torah. The main objective of this application is to assist the user in accessing biblical text in its original language Hebrew, while enjoying reading and listening to the interesting commentary content.WHY IS IT CALLED "HEBREW FROM INSIGHT OUT"?In this book we present various aspects of the Hebrew language as related to insights associated with the biblical texts included in the weekly Torah portions. BOOK DESIGNThis book design is based on the unique RLA Rapid Language Acquisition methodology developed by Orly and Yoel Ganor, founders of the center for Hebrew studies and Israeli culture Ulpan-Or. This methodology is applied with tremendous success for learning Hebrew by Ulpan-Or branches in Israel and abroad. In this application, designed especially for use on the iPad platform, special effects and features have been applied to enhance and enrich the reading experience. The application will be updated at no cost, as new features and enhancements get released. BOOK STRUCTUREThe commentary text is presented in an Easy-Hebrew along with a Hebrew-English dictionary associated with the stories and. A full English translation of the commentaries is included as well.Most of the commentaries relate to the unique way some Hebrew words or expressions are used in the Torah, finding out the reason for it and revealing a new understanding of familiar texts. The written part is accompanied by audio recordings, which include a talking dictionary and a recorded Hebrew commentary for each Torah portion. The recordings are played from within the application. Last, but not least the reader is shown how some of the ancient Hebrew words have evolved into Modern Hebrew words, expressions or idioms.