An Online Course with Dr. David Zev Moster
Eight Tuesdays: January 28; February 4, 11, 18, 25; March 4, 11, 18, 2025
2:00–3:30 p.m. ET  

Can you read passages in the Tanakh on your own but lack the confidence to translate some of the more advanced verbal forms in the Qal stem, including commands and wishes, the “flipping Vav,” infinitives, and participles? In eight live online sessions, we will read and workshop passages selected by the instructor and participants, using a variety of resources including Accordance Bible Software* and Dr. Moster’s Tanakh cards. We will approach grammar inductively, exploring linguistic phenomena as they come up in our study of the selected passages. Participants will be encouraged to complete an assignment for each class. By the end of the course, participants will be able to parse (in terms of person, number, tense) every type of Hebrew Qal verb.

Recordings will be available for those unable to attend a session. Space is limited.

Prerequisite: Completion of Biblical Hebrew I. If you have not completed this course but believe you have the equivalent background, please schedule a conversation with the instructor prior to enrollment. To take this course, you should be able to translate any three biblical verses on your own and break down verses into their grammatical components.

Cost: $415

Declare your candidacy for JTS’s Certificate in Biblical Hebrew and receive a 10 percent DISCOUNT on your first course. Candidates complete the four-course sequence and optional capstone project. By the conclusion of the program, you will be able to read and understand a book of the Bible from start to finish in the original Hebrew.

Learn about the Certificate in Biblical Hebrew

* If you do not already own these materials, a coupon will be provided for the purchase of Accordance Software at the discounted price of $50. The two Tanakh Cards are $15/each.

Dr. David Moster is the Director of Biblical Hebrew Instruction in the Center for Lifelong Learning at JTS and the director of the Institute of Biblical Culture, where he teaches Hebrew and creates YouTube videos for the general public. He is the author of Etrog: How a Chinese Fruit Became a Jewish Symbol (2018). He received his PhD from Bar-Ilan University, an MA from New York University and BA, MA, MS, and rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University