schedule                                                       What is Merkaz Ivrit (תירבע זכרמ)?                                                                                                  Registration
       Semester Courses                                               Merkaz Ivrit is an established institute for                                                                                        • Register by July 20, 2009 and receive  
                                                                      teaching Modern Hebrew in a structured and 
       at all locations                                               systematic way. The Ulpan is designed to help                                                                                         a $25 discount
       Semester I                                                     students advance their conversational, reading                                                                                      • For every friend you refer to Ulpan who  
       October – December / Mechina                                   and writing skills in Hebrew. We offer a multi-                                                                                       enrolls you will receive a 5% discount
                                                                      level program for various stages of proficiency.                                                                                    • Payment plans are available 
       Semester II                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
       January – March / Mechina, Beginners I                         An Innovative Program                                                                                                               Name
       Semester III                                                   • Instructors are highly-qualified native                                                                                           Address
       March – May / Mechina, Beginners I & II                          speakers with pedagogic training 
                                                                      • Exciting interactive methodology to                                                                                               Day/Cell Phone
       Skokie – Monday PM                                               facilitate learning                                                                                                               Evening Phone
       October 19 – December 14                                       • Classes for learners at all levels are available 
       Semester I – Mechina                                           • Spouses and “Significant Others” of Israelis                                                                                      E-mail
       Lakeview – Tuesday PM                                            encouraged                                                                                                                           Annual Course          Semester Course
       October 20 – December 15                                       • Israeli newspapers, videos, music, and  
       Semester I – Mechina                                             literature are utilized to integrate Israeli                                                                                      Site                                    Level
       Northwest – Wednesday PM                                         cultural topics into Hebrew language learning 
       October 22 – December 17                                       • Yearly and semester courses are available—                                                                                        Semester Tuition
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       Semester I – Mechina                                             1  hours each week                                               Merkaz Ivrit • תירבע זכרמ
                                                                      • Some out of classroom work required                                        Chicago’s Largest and                                  Mechina, Beg I, Beg II – $200 (materials incl.) 
       Yearly Courses                                                 • If you cannot attend a class, you may                                       Most Popular Ulpan 
                                                                        attend the equivalent class at another site                                                                                       Annual Tuition
       Skokie – Monday PM                                                                                                                                   live                                          $495 per person (new student, textbook incl.)
       October 19, 2009 – May 3, 2010                                                                                                                                                                     $940 per couple (new students, textbook incl.) 
       Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 • Level 4 • M1 • M2                                                                                                  learn                                             $480 per person (returning student) 
       Lakeview – Tuesday PM                                                                      Hebrew                                                                                                  $910 per couple (returning students)
       October 20, 2009 – May 4, 2010                                                               An indispensable  
       Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Level 4   M1   M2                                            •                                                  hebrew                                               Hebrew Ulpan Center
               •         •          •         •    •                                                component of Judaism                                                                                  c/o Community Foundation  
       Northwest – Wednesday PM                                                                     for over 3000 years                                                                                   for Jewish Education (CFJE)
                                                                                                    The language of                               October 2009–May 2010 
       October 21, 2009 – May 5, 2010                                                             •                                                       North Shore                                     4709 Golf Road, Suite 400, Skokie, IL 60076 
       Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3                                                                  Judaism’s primary texts                                                                               Visa/Master Card #
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       North Shore – Thursday PM                                                                    to Jewish cultural                                        Skokie                                      Exp. Date
       October 22, 2009 – May 6, 2010                                                               and social literacy                                 Lakeview areas
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                                                                               Hebrew proficiency!                                                       JUF of Metropolitan Chicago
      Course Levels                                          Yearly Courses                                           Mitkadmim 1 – םימדקתמ
      What Level is Right for You?                           22 weekly sessions                                       This course is designed for students                                    Ulpan Center, CFJE 
                                                                                                                      who have solid skills in oral expression,                               4709 Golf Road 
      Students with no proficiency with the Hebrew           Level 1                                                  grammar, and written comprehension. The                                 Suite 400 
      alphabet may register for the Mechina course.          This course is designed for students who                 course seeks to strengthen and deepen                                   Skokie, IL 60076 
      For all other students: please read the course         can read basic Hebrew with minimum                       understanding of the Hebrew language 
      descriptions and mark the one that you think           comprehension. The course will facilitate the            through the use of Hebrew newspapers,                                   t 847-410.3900 x 20  
      is right for you. We will then invite you to take      development of reading and writing skills,               various media, and several genres of literary                           f 847.410.3910  
      a placement test so that we can best meet              with particular emphasis on use of the present           texts. Students will advance their skills in all                        e ulpan@cfje.org
      your needs.                                            tense. The goal of this course is to build               proficiency areas, extending their ability to 
                                                             students’ oral expression through the use of             converse comfortably, read diverse styles, 
      Please contact us with questions at                    new vocabulary and simple grammatical rules.             express opinions orally, and write well in 
      ulpan@cfje.org or 847.410.3900 x 20                                                                             Modern Hebrew.
                                                             Level 2                                                  Mitkadmim 2 – םימדקתמ
      New! Semester Courses                                  This course is designed for students who can 
      8 Weekly Sessions                                      speak and read simple Hebrew sentences                   This course is designed for students who  
                                                             using the present tense and have a mastery               have a high level of language proficiency.               Locations
      Mechina                                                of recognizing and writing in cursive script.            A custom-designed course, it utilizes articles,          Yearly and Semester Courses 
      This course is designed for students with no           Level 2 students will add the past tense to              stories, creative writing, and poems of 
      prior Hebrew knowledge and will introduce the          their Hebrew tool box and work to achieve                contemporary Israeli writers. Students will              Skokie
      foundations of Hebrew language. Students will          greater fluency and confidence in verbal                 delve into current Israeli culture and news              Monday nights, 7:00-8:30 pm 
      learn the Hebrew alphabet, including vowels            expression. Additional grammatical rules will            through Israeli satellite TV and the internet.           Temple Beth Israel 
      which facilitate reading at the introductory           be introduced in this course.                            In addition, students will read and analyze              3601 W. Dempster St. 
      level. Students will also learn to recognize and                                                                Israeli newspapers.                                      Skokie, IL 60076 
      write cursive Hebrew script.                           Level 3
                                                             This course is designed for students who are                                                                      Lakeview – Chicago
      Beginners 1                                            able to express themselves in Hebrew using                                                                        Tuesday nights, 7:00-8:30 pm
      This course is designed for students who               simple sentences in both the present and                                                                          Anshe Emet Synagogue
      have completed the Mechina course. The                 past tenses. Students in this class will develop                                                                  3751 North Broadway
      focus of the Beginners 1 course is to                  reading comprehension through paragraphs                                                                          Chicago, IL 60613 
      continue strengthening the foundations                 and short stories and focus on gaining                                                                             
      of Hebrew taught in Mechina, with further              mastery of the future tense. A primary goal of                                                                    Northwest – Buffalo Grove
      development of reading and writing skills.             this course is to develop self-confidence in oral                                                                 Wednesday nights, 7:00-8:30 pm 
      We will also start building oral expressions.          communication and improve reading fluency.                                                                        Congregation Beth Am 
      Beginners 2                                            Level 4                                                                                                           225 N. McHenry Road 
                                                                                                                                                                               Buffalo Grove, IL 60089    
      This course is a continuation of the Beginners         This course is designed for students with 
      1 and Mechina courses. The goal for the course         the ability to express themselves in more                                                                         North Shore
      is to further enrich the structure and the             complex sentences. The class will utilize 
      foundations of Hebrew through oral, reading            Hebrew newspapers, songs, stories, and more                                                                       Thursday nights, 7:00-8:30 pm 
      and writing skills. Students will build their          to advance reading and conversational skills.                                                                     Am Shalom 
      confidence in mastery and usage of basic               Students will also build Hebrew writing skills                                                                    840 Vernon Ave. 
      Hebrew.                                                with special attention to grammatical rules.                                                                      Glencoe, IL 60022